If we are feeling lonely, it is because of our separation from Source!
I think we all have days with a hint of loneliness, and sometimes even utter loneliness and separation
A single tree in the fog.
from everyone including ourselves. This idea that we are actually all alone comes from buying into the illusion that we are separate from all the other separate people we see and commune with. These feelings of separateness not only create sadness but also leave us with a feeling of exhaustion. The exhaustion comes from being out there all alone, doing everything on our own.
I love the analogy that Marianne Williamson uses about the wave in the ocean. If one of the waves thought it wasn’t part of the ocean, it would get annihilated, but as part of the ocean it just flows so freely. This is similar with us. When we see ourselves as part of the whole, I believe things flow much easier and our feelings of separation dissipate.
A lot of people, including myself, experience deep feelings of loneliness from time to time. In remembering that we are all one, it brings me back to a knowing that I am a spiritual being having a physical experience. If we are spiritual beings, we are connected to source and everyone and everything, no separation!
This is why it is so important to stay awake during our day to connect to the experiences we are having that show us where we are. When we are buying into old limiting beliefs from our Ego minds/little girl that say we are all alone and not safe, we need to know that this idea isn’t the truth, that it is from our lower self. If we stay away, we are able to use the situation as an opportunity to shift these old beliefs instead of continuing to live through them. This is why my intensive retreats are so powerful, because you learn how to wake up.
This feeling of aloneness is simply from our separation from source, thinking we are here doing this life by ourselves and not co-creating with the universe. When we see that we are all one, we have the ability to flow with the ocean not come up against the waves. This feels completely different.
A morning practice that I do before my meditation is connecting to the universe and all that it encompasses. I let source know that I have a willingness to see that I am connected to everyone and everything and co-creating with the universe. This is very powerful!
“Loneliness is the human condition. Cultivate it. The way it tunnels into you allows your soul room to grow. Never expect to outgrow loneliness. Never hope to find people who will understand you, someone to fill that space. An intelligent, sensitive person is the exception, the very great exception. If you expect to find people who will understand you, you will grow murderous with disappointment. The best you’ll ever do is to understand yourself, know what it is that you want, and not let the cattle stand in your way.” ~ Janet Fitch
