Feeling lonely is quite common. Thinking of someone you lost or who is out of reach, trouble with a partner, or just being in a new city where you don’t know anyone can make you feel empty inside.
Instead of trying to fill the void with junk food, alcohol, drugs, or other unhealthy habits, you can try contacting friends and family, meeting new people off or online, or distracting yourself with a new hobby. Sometimes therapy can be helpful when dealing with the death of a loved one or prolonged periods of loneliness.
For a more lasting and fulfilling solution when you’re feeling lonely, and one that will build your self-confidence and self-esteem, try this exercise:
1) Meditate or relax in bed.
2) Imagine a shining white Light above you. Pretend it’s the sun or a bright star if you have trouble visualizing. Pretend the Light is surrounding and filling you with its brilliance, washing away sadness and anything else you don’t need anymore.
3) Plug into the source and ask God, Buddha, your guides of the Light, or whomever you pray to to fill your heart, body, mind, and soul with love.
4) Imagine the feeling of love and self-appreciation flooding your body. Focus on the love within you instead of any perceived lack of love outside of yourself.
5) You can revisit this feeling at any time simply by visualizing the white Light filling your body.
The more you do this exercise the less you’ll crave love outside of yourself, and the more you won’t feel lonely when alone, which is a sure sign of spiritual growth. This will put you in a position to choose potential dates more carefully or be a better partner. You’re never really alone and feeling lonely is optional; with practice, the exercise above will help you realize this.
Copyright © 2014 Stephen Petullo
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