tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568229.post6566635540270190205..comments2024-02-18T22:05:54.854-08:00Comments on life is good: lonelyMarcyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00792375260633790983noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568229.post-33041442467277708982013-08-23T01:45:52.589-07:002013-08-23T01:45:52.589-07:00MAAAAAWWWW!!! Your words speak a ridiculously grea...MAAAAAWWWW!!! Your words speak a ridiculously great amount of truth for me who is in a completely different, but same-effect situation. It's the lack of presence of the relationships you KNOW you have elsewhere that make you feel so alone now. Well said. Ugh. My problem is I don't have a countdown for when I'll be reunited with my beloved friends and family...so many choices! Which is a HUGE blessing, I know. But can still have its unique frustration/pain.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14701479815790385532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568229.post-7652204421122503012013-08-04T19:29:25.266-07:002013-08-04T19:29:25.266-07:00Nice to feel so able to help life feel better. I ...Nice to feel so able to help life feel better. I think the lonely you feel is the missing the good (great) connections you actually have. It's exquisitely painful in the separations, yet only the wonderfulness of the relationships makes the missing them so hard. So the contrast makes it SO lonely for you. It's not the loneliest kind of lonely though in one huge sense. We all strongly need and desire connection, no matter how we differ. And some people just don't have relationships that ever fill their need. Really ever. So while it can be argued that not knowing what you're missing makes it less devastating, I think on some level people sense an existential loneliness when they haven't been blessed with comfortable, loving connection with parents, partners, children, or friends. Bad as the grief over loss of a loved one is, I've never met anyone who'd rather not have had that person in their life. <br />So, when you feel lonely, acknowledge whom you are missing , and be aware of the corollary - the rich relationships you carry in your heart and mind, even when they're out of sight and touch.<br />I am really blessed to count you as one of mine. lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863604995575331906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568229.post-65291522374629522912013-08-04T08:38:46.067-07:002013-08-04T08:38:46.067-07:00Dang autocorrect. ROUND the World. Not Road.Dang autocorrect. ROUND the World. Not Road.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568229.post-52878803018729786532013-08-04T08:37:50.724-07:002013-08-04T08:37:50.724-07:00So happy you have gotten some good family support ...So happy you have gotten some good family support this summer. I was a bit worried for you, as I know exactly how hard the single parenting while husband is away on business thing can be. It drags you down day after day, but the longest I ever had to do it without support was 3 weeks while Fred went on a Road the World Business Trip (Zurich - Hong Kong - LA - NYC - London - Zurich) when Nicholas was 18 months and Linnea was still an infant. It sucked. Majorly sucked. The thought of you doing it an entire summer was mind-boggling and it's wonderful you have family who were able to come and help you! The extra hands are always appreciated, but the importance of having a conversation with another adult cannot be underestimated as well.<br /><br />So, well done to you!!! And the grandparents, aunt and cousin who helped as well!<br /><br />Gretchen (who cannot remember her Google password since she got hacked and had to change all her passwords...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com