“I love being by myself, but then, I get lonely and don’t have anybody to listen to me.”
…Was sent to me as a reply on Twitter.
To which I spent some time thinking about… and replied back with this:
“A question that has helped me with this: ‘Where do people like me, who like doing the same kinds of things I like to do, hang out?’ And then I go there and let common ground take care of the rest.”
I have found this to be the best strategy for combating loneliness—deliberate, heart-guided, initiative.
Friends aren’t just going to come knocking at your door while you binge Netflix series or doom scroll. And work friends can sometimes come with layered complications.
But people who are doing the things you also love to do—just for the hell of it? …Opens up a door WIDE for connection.
…You just have to show up and walk through.
Inner work prompt: How might you respond to that reply? Send me a… reply :)