Escaping the ache of loneliness

We schedule and chase and fill time and distract ourselves so we don’t feel the ache. The ache of loneliness. Busy tricks us into thinking we’re not alone. But busyness without purpose only drives us further into loneliness.

What if we shifted the intention? What if instead of filling our days to avoid the ache, we faced it? We stopped long enough to acknowledge the desire for connection? We redirected our plans to include time around the table, walks with friends, turning off the noise, becoming friends with the silence and even with ourselves?