How do you respond to being alone?
Posted on Jun 14th, 2008
by
Meenakshi
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for June 14, 2008:
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Last ..
ONE
And as many know now
One
eNcircles
Everyone

Help




Kinda gets rid of aloneness, oneness, grins.
A pret' near perfect response, Meenakshi, I love it!
Ahhh…to be encircled by everyone, blissful!
Alone is single.
Lone is companionless, solitary.
Lonely is without a friend, not frequented.
Loneliness is soliude.
Solitary is livig alone, single, lonely.
Soliude is loneliness, lonely place.
I wished to say, that soliude is best for meditation - comcentration purposes, even among thousands of people this stage could be easily attained and concentration could be done, like doing so while travelling.
Modern world creates people more lonely without friends etc. This is not natural. and it leads to madness and further complications, those people could be advised to make it into good useful ways.
If you go thro many of the blogs on the internet, this situation is clearly visible, People unable to stand the lonliness. They feel too lonely, and they want to get out of it.
Yes, as people have found through the ages, there is a loneliness even among a crowd of people if we do not resonate ; and a feeling of community among people, whom we may never meet e.g. in online communities.
In a way, I think we are finding those inner companions whom we could not hear clearly when we were alone; with us now on the web.
Otherwise, we would think we are “hearing voices that don't exist”. Now we can actually see that someone who reached out to us, also typed out their words!
From one who has loved being among plants and animals, and is now enjoying this online play; which helps to get along in offline life….a feeling of loneliness is indeed that window of opportunity that forces us to seek outward!
Till we can at last bring all the loving voices within us; and truly become our own best friend.
Well, I don't usually get lonely, and I go out in nature every day for alone time.
For the first two weeks of July I'm doing a silent retreat-no writing, no reading, no talking. Since those are some of my favorite things to do, this will be an interesting experience. Alone with my mind. Alone with God. Just meditating. Just being, not doing anything.
I'll blog on it when I resurface, if there is anything left :-)
Happy Father's day to all (for all are part of the day in one way or another)
A big salute to, mother'M'.
Love, this “M”… you “play” with words and language in such a way that makes my heart smile in joy and gratitude. Thank you.
Imagining two angels standing on both sides of the entrance - in the picture.
Is that the gate to learning?
That gate reminds me of a journey in a new moon ceremony…and if so, it is the portal to infinite potentiality
Like you commented on Peace Seeker’s blog….I too love the way these webs of light intersect on Gaia. I also love what you just said: “the portal to infinite potentiality.” We’re all connected, we’re all part of a Oneness beyond what our small selves can even imagine. Thanks, Ms. M.
Beautiful thoughts. Yes, we are many, yet we are all One.
I have chosen much alone time in my life. On the other side of the spectrum I crave interactions w/people. We learn so much from each other as we are one. I embrace my alone time and can easily entertain myself. As a kid getting sent to my room was no punishment. I could refocus and study or work on projects. My room was my domaine.