~~ by tkbrown
Dropping . . . dropping . . . dropping -- economic indicators keep dropping -- GDP drops 9% -- then 35%, the DOW plummets, one-day losses greater than ever recorded, one-third of their value -- lost to COVID-19. Unemployment skyrockets, layoffs and furloughs, rising . . . rising . . . rising . . . midst businesses thriving-- just weeks ago. The businesses did not fail, the plague is killing them one . . . by . . . one as the number of COVID-19 cases keep climbing and the death toll keeps rising, as people finally begin to realize this is not going away anytime soon. Death, illness and dying testing our faith, strength, resolve, taking much from the picture society had made, reversing life -- in many ways -- to days of yore . . . but, in many ways, advancing it to another level. Living . . . and working . . . from home over the 'net -- a concept never considered before by most. Now, learning how to be lonely alone becomes the painful new saga. I learned this long ago, I would rather be lonely alone than to be lonely with someone. At least, being lonely alone -- I know I am alone in this endeavor. When I have a spouse/partner, but am still lonely -- something is missing, and it is harder to do a-n-y t-h-i-n-g. Loneliness, or alone time -- you can choose to have the latter and fill it with hobbies that you love doing . . . or love learning to do. Loneliness does not have to exist, just because you are alone. Get to know Y_O_U! I know, that is a really strange thing to say, but all too often we stay so busy doing THINGS that need to be done -- 'til we have no time to know ourselves. We all change as time passes whether we want to -- or not. These changes may not be to our liking when we really take the time to know ourselves. It is not an easy task -- getting to know yourself -- but . . . it IS a necessary task. So, spend some time alone . . . with you . . .. You might just learn to like your own company!
by tkbrown 
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