Lonelinesses
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Lonelinesses
Even in company, a sense of imminent aloneness is a quality that can be cultivated. Aloneness does not need a desert, or a broad ocean, or a quiet mountain;
David Whyte • Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words
She used to be curious about the people who sat alone in pubs and cafés, wondering if they were lonely and wanted company; if they were friendless by choice or irritable and irksome by nature and good at driving people away. But now she sees that there’s a freedom in being unknown and alone, with time to think unhindered by conversation and other
... See moreLoree Westron • Missing Words
The mystic psychologist Carl Jung suggested that such sensations do ‘not come from having no people about one, but from being unable to communicate the things that seem important to oneself, or from holding certain views which others find inadmissible.’ In other words this kind of loneliness arises from feeling not fully seen, held, celebrated or... See more