You Are Never Alone

Loneliness—the state of being alone; isolation

To the young, the eternally social, loneliness can be tantamount to death. It’s the cursed cold, the emptiness of the soul, the deadly quiet of day and night that seems eternal, never ending. But, loneliness, as painful as it may be at the time, isn’t forever.

Time spent alone gives you a pause in an otherwise overly active life. It lets you catch up, breathe, relax, unwind, and just be. It can be a time of great creativity: paint, write, sculpt, sketch. If you change your perception of what loneliness is, you can change your mind about spending time alone with your self. Use the time to get to know your self, to enjoy the person you are and the person you are becoming.


When you close your doors, and make darkness within, remember never to say that you are alone, for you are not alone; nay, God is within, and your genius is within. And what need have they of light to see what you are doing?
—Epictetus

The kingdom of God is within you.
—Luke 17:21 NIV

Loneliness is the first thing which God’s eye named.
—John Milton

Solitude is the profoundest fact of the human condition. Man is the only being who knows he is alone.
—Octavio Paz