Sometimes, when walking alone through life, each step feels like you’re sinking into quicksand, a pit of depression, doubts, and fears. The thing about quicksand is that it’ll most likely kill you if you’re all on your own. And once you’re in, the sand’s pull will get stronger, no matter how hard you try to fight it. It’s paradoxical how your efforts to pursue survival can lead to your undoing. But this blog isn’t written as a warning to tread cautiously.

This piece of writing is your friend. 

It is a shoulder to lean back on once you confront the one thing we all hate: Loneliness.

Let’s fight it together.

Here is how to overcome the dreaded feeling of being alone.

Confrontation

Human beings have a deep inclination to belong to a pack. We all want to be accepted into the herd and, in ideal scenarios, lead the group. It gives us a sense of safety and power.

Hence, we all want people to like the pictures we upload on social media. The sound of laughter at our jokes is like music to our ears. We smile a little brighter whenever we overhear praise about us. We crave a room full of the people we love singing “Happy Birthday” for us. We all wish for a companion to be our partner in crime for the rest of our lives.

Now, I’m letting you in on a bitter truth about life…

While we all may demand these scenarios and situations, life could care less about what we want. Sometimes, you will feel like you’re not good enough because your crush isn’t replying to you. There will be instances when you might return to an empty house, battered from the world and its burdens, aching to have someone soothe your wounds and the knots on your back. Other times, you will want someone to listen to what happened at work, only to find radio silence at the other end.

But here’s the key.

When loneliness knocks on your door, don’t ignore it. Welcome it with open arms, for you will find true happiness here.

You Are Enough

The only thing permanent in life is its impermanence. Look around you; everything you see, from the ground beneath your feet to the hues of mesmerizing blues in the sky, will eventually fleet away. People will always be temporary, like passing clouds, but the only thing that will remain constant will be you. You see, you can’t find love or connection if you’re not content with yourself. Only when you sustain self-love will you attract people. Learn to enjoy your own company. Look within, and you will surprise yourself with the wonder you were born with.

If you need help, author Diane Dalton presents her riveting book Broken But Fixed: The Diane Dalton Story. The book is an enlightening testimony that expands upon the life-changing trials of life. The story revolves around the author, who went from a loving home with two parents to an orphanage at seven. Her father passed away on the day of her mother’s funeral, with no relatives who were willing to adopt her, her two sisters, and her brother.

Witness an incredible life, surviving an abusive childhood during her years in an orphanage, overcoming all those who hurt and rejected her.

Click on the link to learn more.