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I'm just a lonely piece of driftwood on the ocean of life. How often we have felt that way. Loss of a job or a loved one due to their death. Or the lack of a spouse or a committed relationship. Yet loneliness can be a blessing. Instead of dwelling on the fact that we are alone or solitary we are in fact not alone. If we feel we are without anyone then we are neglecting the most important relationship we have in our life and that is the one we have with ourselves. Each one of us is an individual and there are plenty of moments in life that each one of us spends with himself or herself. That moment when we awake in the morning or just after getting into bed at night. It can be a quiet time and sometimes we make the mistake of dwelling on the fact that there is no one with us. But there is in fact someone with us. God is always with us and has placed His spirit in us and given each one of us unique talents and abilities. To be sure we should be sharing those talents with outers and that is fine. But there has to be times when we can simply enjoy our own talents and be content to be who we turly are as individuals and be not so much alone but on our own. From my own life experience I can relate to this having grown up with no brothers or sisters. Now as someone in my late fifties I have never married for various reasons (responsibilities to care for parents and or relationships that did not work out) but can enjoy life as it is and follow my own road of life and pursue my own interests always looking to see where my talents may be used for the good of others and also for my own enrichment.
I've had many challenges to face on my own, a Mother with a long battle with Parkinson's Disease and Dementia, a Father who died suddenly while my Mother was suffering and there were people who did help but I was always on my own to make decisions and carry them out. I've been and still am alone and it may appear to be a weakness in today's social society but in weakness there is strength. When I look back on those days I realize that God was with me the whole time and I learned a great deal about myself. Hopefully that will make me better prepared for a good relationship and find a good wife so that I will no longer be on my own or alone

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