Instagram is a funny place. There have been times when scrolling through Instagram has made me feel not so very good about my life. It’s extremely easy to—unconsciously and unwillingly—fall into the comparison trap. You see people with seemingly better lives, better homes, better friends, better families. But sometimes, some lucky times, you get across some jewels.
This week, I came across this jewel… about the types of loneliness by Mari Andrew. This post resonated with me in a deep way because some of them hit right home. And like the over-thinker that I am, I just kept thinking of the type of loneliness I have experienced and needed to put some of them into words…
Loneliness of failing a test
Loneliness of getting a no for an answer when you were really hoping for a yes
Loneliness of starting over in a new city
Loneliness of being physically present in one a place, but your heart being somewhere else
Loneliness of a missed opportunity
Loneliness of could have’s/should have’s
Loneliness of shouldering financial burdens by yourself
Loneliness of making ends meet
Loneliness of pain
Loneliness of being in a room full of people yet feeling so very alone
Loneliness of not feeling enough
Loneliness of overlooked efforts
Loneliness of an unkind word lingering in your head and worse, in your heart
Loneliness of not being home
Loneliness of spending a birthday alone
Loneliness of sitting in the chapel by yourself while everyone else is surrounded by their families
Loneliness of feeling stuck
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