(47) Transparency and Opaqueness – Beat Loneliness | 57 Ways

Forty-Seven (57 Ways to Beat Loneliness & Depression) Transparency and Opaqueness Her: How was your weekend? Me: It was good. I spent some time with my family, which I really enjoyed because I hadn’t seen them in so long. I also got to read this really good book, have you heard of it it’s called… blah …

(46) Be patient with life – Beat Loneliness | 57 Ways

Forty-Six (57 Ways to Beat Loneliness & Depression) Be patient with life We all have plans and goals, we all have places we would like to be by certain times. I remember my roommate from College would always say how she wanted to start having kids by 24, and she wanted to be married by 23. …

(38) Stop "Waiting on God" – Beat Loneliness | 57 Ways

THIRTY-EIGHT. (57 Ways to Beat Loneliness & Depression) Stop “Waiting on God.” It feels great to say that you are “waiting on God.” You are waiting for him to do something. Whenever He gets ready, he will do it. You feel holy, and pious and spiritual and well…after all it’s important to learn to be …

(31) Learn to Quit – Beat Loneliness | 57 Ways

THIRTY-ONE (57 Ways to Beat Loneliness & Depression) Learn to Quit Growing up I was always told that winners never quit, and quitters never win, but sometimes we have to quit. We have to quit things (or people) that are bad for us, we have to quit doing work we are not passionate about, so …

(10) Stop having sex – Beat loneliness | 57 Ways

TEN.  (57 Ways to  Beat Loneliness & Depression) Stop having sex. (if you’re not married) There is nothing on this side of death (so I’m told) that is as pleasurable as sex. It feels great, it makes you feel connected, it relieves stress…it’s an all around good time. The thing about sex is that it …

(6) Imagine death – Beat loneliness | 57 ways

SIX. (57 Ways to Beat Loneliness & Depression) Imagine death Imagine you had one week left to live on this earth, what would you do differently from what you are doing now? What would you finally start doing? What would you finally quit doing? Who would you spend time with? Who would you call? What …

Poem: Yet

This is a guest post by Sofia Marquez. yet, i continue to tend it. and i hope still for a plentiful harvest though it’s all been trampled on by the uncaring hooves of a passing horse. Sofia Marquez graduated from UCLA in 2007. She currently lives in Stockton, CA were she sometimes writes.