Part of feeling lonely is always rooted in how we respond and treat ourselves.
I run around trying to get things done until my body and mind shut down.
Yet, I keep waking up with thisweight and emptinessin my chest.
Atharva Tulsi
On the outside, everything looks perfect, but on the inside, myemotional voidis getting bigger.
I think I might belonely.
Even though I am active, I have beenshutting myselfaway from the world and myself.
I am distracted and busy but for the wrong reasons.
We all have our different reasons for feeling lonely.
It takes time to admit it, and you might be adding to your loneliness without realizing it.
Part of feeling lonely is always rooted in how werespondand treatourselves.
Are you payingattentionto yourself?
Are you doing things youenjoy?
Are you enjoying yourowncompany?
Are youopening upto people and letting them in?
All these are questions youare encouraged to askyourself because more often than not, we tend toneglectourselves.
It is so easy to do.
Its so easy torun awayfrom ourselves.
Its so easy to not give ourselves thelove and carewe so desperately need from others.
Its easy to rely onexternalfactors to fulfill ourdeepest desires,and thats how loneliness can spiral into adark pitfall.
In times of loneliness, in times ofdesperation, you gotta have your own back.
You need toscoop yourself upand be ready totenderly nourishthe voids in you heart that have been accumulating.
In times of loneliness,kiss your pain, hug it, and acknowledge it.
Lonelinesscan hitany one of us.
Lay with, let it evencrush youa little, until you find your way.
I promise, one dayit will crawl out of your skin.
