Loneliness

Today, with all our technological wonders and various "things" to occupy our time and mind, a vulnerability exists and increases to be lonely - i.e., missing something, lacking something. This loneliness can lead to much distress, even despair. It may be that what we are missing or lacking is the real, healthy connection of our self with the intimacy of the real, natural world. The old phrase, "stop and smell the roses" may be an illusion today- something we think we're doing or have, yet are at risk for moving progressively away from. Our greatest challenge today may be to proportionally use what we have invented and created, while creatively and uniquely becomig the gift of self-with-the-world that was created for us to be. To be or not to be. Humility and the "surrender" of acknowleging our imperfections is often a starting point. Grandiosity blocks this start. Giving clients time and space and direction to be authentic and unique ( and their shared, willful acceptance of this) is what I do in therapy. Seek well-being. Seek to transcend loneliess.