December 9th - It's not great to feel alone?
I'm a loner so I don't really ever feel lonely, but I understand that's not the case with everyone.
To each their own I guess.
The more sociable and gregarious of us need friends and people to speak to.
It's especially difficult for those who have lost loved ones or experienced significant life changes that leave them alone.
It’s a simple act to reach out to those in need of comfort and it costs nothing generally, but can make a huge difference in lightening someone’s load or brightening someone’s day
Think of a time when someone did that for you.
Who can you give that gift today? and into the future?
This is the nineth way of serving in 25 ways over 25 days leading up to Christmas.
Its easy:
- watch the short clip
- follow the instructions
- make it happen
- then tweet or otherwise share your results using... #lighttheworld... encourage others to participate
- 25 days is enough consistency to form a new habit...
If every day this December we are slightly more mindful of others we may find ourselves with a new great habit to continue into the new year and beyond.
THREE SIMPLE WAYS TO GET INVOLVED
- Invite a widow or widower to dinner.
- Think of someone who will be alone for Christmas, and invite him or her to attend a church service with you on Christmas Day.
- Visit a nursing home. Studies show that 60 percent of those living in a nursing home never get visitors during their stay.
OTHER WAYS TO PARTICIPATE
- Better understand Jesus Christ’s teachings about reaching out to the lonely by reading this message or this one.
- Send a friendly text to someone who could use a boost. No one come to mind? Pray and ask God for someone that needs an uplifting text.
- Send a letter or message to someone who is currently living away from home.
- Identify someone in your neighborhood you have never met. Take him or her a Christmas treat and introduce yourself.
- At work, school, or church, sit by a new person and get to know him or her.
- Visit JustServe.org for more ways to #LIGHTtheWORLD in your community (U.S. and Canada only).
more detail and the embeded links can be found directly from this link
https://www.mormon.org/christmas/in-25-ways-over-25-days/jesus-visited-the-lonely
I do not believe in labels. If a person really means something to you and you put in the effort you can change. Secret: You need to calculate what the worth is to you(motivation), practice "The will power"to change by getting help, then you need to take "The actions" required to help you succeed and last but not least, "Nothing is impossible with faith and God" But ..... you really need to want it. Sad and lonely for the family involved. Time wasted which you can never get back again,
lost forever. An addict cannot label himself and then say this is me world, take it or leave it, like it or not, I am not going to change. We are here to overcome our weaknesses. Master control in all things.
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You might have schizoid personality disorder. I believe I have it too but I'm not diagnosed, because it's awkward to find psychologists familiar with it despite being relatively common.
I am obsessed with things and information rather than people... so there is always more than enough to keep me busy, when other people aren't around...
In my totally not professional opinion that's something many schizoids say.
If we are going to be throwing labels around... I prefer Asperger syndrome
Always a possibility, and I'm going on one line of text. But despite Aspergers being much more well known, SPD is likely about 10 - 100 times more common, possibly up to 5% of the general population.
I like the message, but I don't think Jesus and God needs to be involved. In my opinion, this is about human interaction. Non believers and other religions can do the same thing while being inclusive. I think it's a little pushy to find someone lonely and take them to church. That's their business, their decision. Visit them, help them, talk to them, but leave the religion out. Yes, many non believers celebrate Christmas with their family because they have time off.
Just suggestions, perhaps appropriate for this time of year...
Use it, don't use it...
Adapt to your own needs and surroundings...
Just something a little different to all the tinsel and trapping of this time of year.