819 - How can you stop being lonely?

How can you stop being lonely?

Loneliness is a hot topic.

There are more and more stories about the rise in loneliness.

Loneliness is the next plague.

Loneliness is an epidemic.

STOP!

Loneliness, like happiness, is a choice.

The emotion of loneliness can sap one's energy and cause them to lose focus at work.

I never intend to insult or belittle anyone with my opinions on loneliness. However, I believe all this talk about loneliness as a plague or epidemic has to stop.

LONELINESS IS A MINDSET.

I remember my father telling me that because I lived alone, I must be lonely like him.

My father was from a generation where men depended on their wives for cooking, cleaning, shopping, and other daily necessities. Without a woman in his life, he felt lost.

When his wife died, he was lonely and continually sought the next woman he could spend time with. It didn't take him long to start dating, even at 86!

One day, he commented that I must be lonely too because I live alone.

I explained that living alone doesn't mean a person is lonely. I jokingly said "me, myself, and I" get up to all kinds of no-good.

He chuckled, but he couldn't relate to me at all.

It is my choice to be happy whether alone or in a room full of people.

I love my life as it is right now.

I made that decision years ago when I was in a relationship where I was lonely even though I was with someone.

Then, I realized I could choose a different way of being. I made the choice not to feel lonely ever again.

✅ How can you stop being lonely? Decide not to be lonely.

Make that choice every day until it is a habit.

What are your thoughts on the so-called epidemic of loneliness?