To my future self,
So you’re lonely. It’s not a question. It’s a fact.
Take a deep breath. Let it out. Lonely.
Feel into it. Feel the loneliness. Wherever you’re sitting, just feel it.
Feel that longing for someone who isn’t here.
Feel that desire to be seen and cherished. The want to know someone.
Touch it. Experience it. You’re lonely.
You wish it wasn’t this way. You wish things were easier. You wish you weren’t alone. But you are, and that’s ok.
We’ve been here before.
There’s power here in feeling lonely. Touch it. Befriend it.
I’m sure your mind is racing, “What am I going to do?” Don’t run away.
Just be.
Lonely.
You’re not the only one.
Even if there’s no one around, you’re part of something bigger. Your presence on this earth is part of a whole.
Listen. What do you hear? Maybe the birds. A humming refrigerator. A plane passing by.
Life.
That’s something.
Something to grab on to, something to step towards, something to experience. Alongside your loneliness.
Get up, move your body, step into the light.
Look. I mean, really look. Take in the face of a driver passing by. Were they singing?
Take in the smells on the breeze. Were they sweet?
Graciously share a smile and see if it’s returned.
See the beauty. See your part in this whole.
Then, when you’re ready, reach out and share. Share that you’re lonely and you want to connect.
This loneliness isn’t yours alone.
Pick up the phone, send a text, do whatever feels right in this moment to connect.
Because there is someone on the other end. There always will be, no matter who you are, where you are, or how you got here.
Craig
17 May 2026
