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Friendship and Loneliness
As I sat in my dim bedroom on a September evening, surrounded by candles and oil lamps, I sat not alone, but in the presence of my husband and two children.
I read, as we listened to inspirational songs on my battery-operated radio. Everything appeared silent in the stillness of the night, except for the ripple of the pages, and the occasional movement of one of my beloved.
My heart pulsated as I listened to the inspirational songs that eventually filtered into my very being, releasing t...
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Friendship and Loneliness
I've learned two important things about loneliness over the years: 1) That being with people isn't the solution; and 2) that being strong and independent on your own doesn't solve the problem, either.
The only solution is a deep, settled sense of living in God's universe, cherished by divine Love and held in right relationship to others.
When God gave His creation dominion "over all the earth," it wasn't just over physical forces, disease and the whims of a human economy. Dominion also in...
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Friendship and Loneliness
The Nature of Friendship
Looking at my own life as a contemplative in the world, living at the crossroads of fundamental societal change, I want to explore here the vital nature and value of friendship as it functions in my experience. As a hermit monk in the Catholic tradition, I am naturally also a celibate. Neither marriage nor the joys of sexuality are options for me, given my commitment to the monastic ideal. This path is not a popular one, and I don't expect the worldly wise to understand...
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Friendship and Loneliness
Being alone is a challenge for many people. This challenge may loom especially large during the holidays if you are single or newly divorced and without family around you. Holidays are a time to share love, and many people end up feeling depressed when they do not have people around with whom to share love. If you are in this situation, what can you do to make the holidays joyous rather than depressing?
The key phrase here is SHARE LOVE. Too often people think in terms of getting love rather ...
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Friendship and Loneliness
The man I write about, has had a serious mental illness for years. I had not asked about him for a long time and when I did, what I heard was a story that warmed my heart deeply.
His story
This man's illness was diagnosed in his late teens. It always seemed to me that his family relegated him to a very isolated, lonely existence where he was forced to search out others to care for him. His family was there to support at arms length, but no closer, and as I was to learn in later years, if y...
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Friendship and Loneliness
In West Virginia folklore there is a story of a country doctor
who was called out to a holler late one night to assist a woman
about to give birth. By the time the doctor arrived at the
farmhouse, things had progressed to a point where the doctor
asked the husband to help him by holding a gas lantern up
high in order to illuminate the makeshift delivery room.
Before long, the courageous mother delivered a healthy baby boy.
As the father lowered the lantern, the doctor barked an order to...
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Friendship and Loneliness
You have a busy, full life and very limited time for yourself. You're really clear that you want to keep a positive perspective and surround yourself with positive people. AND you really want some new friends. Maybe you moved to a new city, neighborhood, job... or old relationships have fallen away.
So, you put yourself out there and "date" a new friend. Because it is like dating, right?
But then comes that sinking feeling - maybe a couple "dates" in - that tells you this isn't a good fit....
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Friendship and Loneliness
A social support network is a group of people who you can count on to support you. They may be the first people you call when something upsetting has happened, when you have a difficult decision to make, or when you have fantastic news to share. Some of the people in your social support network might be professionals and support you in very specific ways (i.e. your family doctor or your life coach), and other people in your network you might live with or be in contact with every day.
First, ...
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Friendship and Loneliness
Can Men and Women Be Friends?
By Dr. Linda Sapadin - Psychologist
www.PsychWisdom.com
It's been almost 20 years since the witty romantic comedy - When Harry Met Sally - explored the still debatable question- "Can women and men be friends?"
There are those who say 'No'. Heterosexual men and women can't be true friends. Blame the hormones! Attribute it to jealousy from a spouse. Point the finger at the predatory nature of men (and aggressive women) who "want only one thing". Or simply re...
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Friendship and Loneliness
With the demands of work and family, do you ever feel like you don't have enough time to
develop deep friendships the way you would like?
Lots of women are solving this problem by getting together with their friends while also
working individually on an important project: creating heirlooms that their families will enjoy for
generations.
Scrapbooking clubs are the quilting bees of the modern era. When you join ? or form ? a
scrapbook group, you create a regular time to meet with ...
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Friendship and Loneliness
Many of us today are getting too busy to have a lot of close friendships. In the modern world, we are on the go all the time. Yet our human need to be close to other people continues. Maybe it's time for you to slow down and have more friends.
Lots of studies have shown that it's important to have close friendships and relationships and to have close emotional connections to other people.
People who make good emotional connections to others are physically and mentally healthier and they ...
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Friendship and Loneliness
Being a good friend is a skill we can learn and
improve upon. Here, eight ways to be a better friend.??
Number One: Like yourself
The first step in having a good relationship with a
friend is to have a good relationship with yourself.
When we genuinely like ourselves, we become more
attractive to other people. We have more to offer
others because we are not constantly focused on
our own image and reputation.?
We become better friends because we don't cling....
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