There is an important role loneliness plays in our lives
- We don’t derive strength from our rugged individualism, but rather from our collective ability to plan, communicate and work to together.
To combat loneliness, we must first learn how to identify it, and to have the courage to see that experience as a warning sign.
- Just like a warning signal that you need to eat, pain to avoid scar tissue, and thirst when you are dehydrated.
- That warning sign should be to find connection
- That doesn’t necessarily mean with a bunch of groups or signing in with dozens of friends.
- Numerous studies show that it is not the quantity of friends but the quality of a few relationships that actually matters.
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Know that you can navigate the wilderness on your own. Know that you can stay true to your beliefs, trust yourself and survive it.
- That is true belonging.
Trust relations checklist
- Boundaries
- Reliability
- Accountability
- Confidentiality
- Integrity
- Non-judgment
- Generosity
We can’t give people what we don’t have.
- We can’t fight for what is not in our hearts.
- The key to joy is practicing gratitude.
- The more that we diminish our own pain (or rank it compared to what others have survived), the less empathic we are to everyone.
craving and resource from “Braving the Wilderness” – The Quest for true belonging and the courage to stand alone – by Brene Brown
