Being alone does not make us feel lonely.

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When we are by ourselves, we can still feel connected.

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Even though we may keep our physical distance we can still be okay.

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We can also feel like we are alone when we are with people.

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So where does this feeling of loneliness come from?

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Loneliness is different than just a desire to be with others.

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It is not about living by ourselves or not spending time with those we care about.

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Loneliness comes from a much deeper place.

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A place where we rarely visit.

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For the feelings inside that place is not just scary.

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Those feelings are terrifying and filled with anguish.

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Sometimes they come from loss.

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Especially when we lose someone close.

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They might come from a sense of alienation.

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Yet alienation is not the true source.

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That place we are so scared to visit is a place of disconnection.

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It is a dark place of not being connected with ourselves.

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With our essence.

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With the even deeper place inside of us that beyond such feelings.

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Our trauma and our unpleasant experiences cause a schism inside.

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A break where once there was only joy and freedom.

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It is a place that we learn to cover up and ignore.

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We learn how to deal with the pain by numbing it or cutting ourselves off from it.

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And when we cut ourselves off from it, we cut ourselves off from so much more.

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From our true inner strength and our inner peace.

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We can regain them.

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But it requires going back to that scary place and healing it.

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To bring it back into our awareness and our consciousness.

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And to do that we need to be alone.

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To just be with ourselves.

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To strip away all of the distractions and all of the coping mechanisms so we can truly face it.

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For once we admit that we have the pain, that we are afraid, that we still are holding onto the torment underneath everything else, then we move through it.

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It is not easy to face it and move through it.

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To feel that pain and allow it a voice.

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In fact, it might be just one of the hardest things we will ever do in our lifetime.

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Yet the rewards are tremendous.

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For when we are truly connected to everything that is inside of us, we will never be alone again.

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We will be calm and comfortable to just be with ourselves when no one else is around.

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With no need for distractions.

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And by acknowledging the loneliness we feel deep inside, we will never feel alone again.

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Whether we are with people or not.

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Is that not a price worth pursuing?

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Are you ready to face that pain inside yourself and finally heal it?

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~ Sam Liebowitz, The Conscious Consultant