loneliness

"THE POWER OF ONE"

by Cally

One is single, one is alone,

And alone is a fearful place.

No one to listen, no one to care,

Why me, Lord? It's just not fair.

and God replied

with loving heart

I made you ONE, I made you whole

And one is a powerful place.

Don't look without to fill the fear,

Look within, your friend is here.

I am ONE, you mirror me,

One is where you need to be,

Loneliness is a state of mind,

The Power of One I bid you find.

There may be moments of loneliness

when someone dies, leaves, moves away.

There can be that feeling of loneliness

when one spends too much time alone.

There can be loneliness in a crowd.

There is situational loneliness which passes

once the situation is accepted, resolved.

AND THEN THERE IS THE BIG ONE

which is

the feeling of loneliness which moves in,

makes itself at home like an unwelcome guest

and just doesn't go away even when it's ordered to leave.

Sometimes the only way to be free of this ever-present

sense of loneliness

is to meet it head on,

understand why it is there,

when it first arrived

and what it is asking of you.

Ever-present loneliness is a need that needs to be met.

In order to meet this need which is within

we need to stop denying it,

stop trying to run from it,

stop trying to hide it in busy-ness.

In order to meet and befriend

this loneliness within

we need to travel within

and meet "loneliness" where it lives;

sit down and have a talk with it;

allow it expression

and the freedom to leave

with the knowledge that it has served its purpose

and is no longer needed.

FOCUS ON LONELINESS....a felt sense exploration

Allow yourself to relax, breathe deeply.

Go inside; come down into your body.

ASK YOURSELF: How do I feel about my loneliness?

Let these feelings unfold.

Find these feelings in your body.

UNFOLDING and CLARITY

ASK YOURSELF

1. Where in your body do you feel the loneliness?

2. What is the physical sensation?

3. If loneliness had a voice what would it sound like?

4. If it had a colour what colour would it be?

5. If you could touch it, would it be hot/cold warm/cool?

6. If it had a texture how would it feel?

coarse/smooth/rough/sticky?

7. If it could talk, what would it say?

What would its message be?

8. If it were an animal, what kind would it be?

9. How old do you feel when you feel this feeling?

10. Ask the little girl/boy within you...

How do you feel about this loneliness?

When is the first time you felt it?

What was happening in your life?

11. Feel this loneliness.

12. Ask your loneliness what do you need from me?

As you are doing the above inner exploration

allow your feelings to be felt

allow your feelings to be experienced.

With pen and paper journal your feelings, get in touch with them, understand the need, listen to the need.

What does it want from you?

ASK YOURSELF: Am I willing to meet this need for myself?

Situational loneliness is something that passes;

something that can be learned from.

Ever-present sense of loneliness is something

that can be learned from;

but something that will not pass

until the loneliness is met by the one who is feeling it;

understood by the one it is trying to teach.

If you feel you need assistance along the path to meet your loneliness seek the assistance of a counsellor, a therapist.

Although you are feeling lonely and alone

You are never alone unless you abandon your "self".

an excerpt from

YOU CAN HEAL YOUR LIFE

by Louise L. Hay

" If you learned to believe as a child, "I don't count," then this belief will always keep you at the end of the line wherever you are.

Did your childhood circumstances teach you to believe, "Nobody loves me"?

Then you are sure to be lonely.

Even when you bring a friend or a relationship into your life,

it will be short-lived."

AN AFFIRMATION

In the infinity of life where I am,

all is perfect, whole and complete.

I no longer choose to believe in old limitations and lacks.

I now begin to see myself as the Universe sees me,

perfect, whole, complete.

The truth of my being is that I was created

perfect, whole, complete.

I am now perfect, whole and complete.

I will always be perfect, whole and complete.

I now choose to live my life from this understanding.

I am in the right place at the right time doing the right thing.

All is well in my world.

Louise L. Hay