How do you enjoy time alone?
Do you look forward to it and what things do you do? Or do you get bored and look for company?
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I have no choice...I'd better enjoy it...if I can. I am old. My friends are all far away or dead. I spent a year looking for company. It did not work.
I like to read. And I am writing a book about my life from the point of view of these who met me this year and decided once was enough. It's based on the Dos Equis commercials ("He is the most interesting man in the world..."). It's called:
[i]The Least Interesting Woman in the World[/i]
"I don't always drink water. But when I do, I prefer tap water. Stay hydrated, my friends."
I like to read. And I am writing a book about my life from the point of view of these who met me this year and decided once was enough. It's based on the Dos Equis commercials ("He is the most interesting man in the world..."). It's called:
[i]The Least Interesting Woman in the World[/i]
"I don't always drink water. But when I do, I prefer tap water. Stay hydrated, my friends."
Rhonda · F
@greenmountaingal do you have family? What things do you enjoy about being alone? I love peace and quiet and not having to please anyone.
greenmountaingal · 70-79, F
@Rhonda No family. I like swimming, reading, writing, gardening, arts and crafts projects. I enjoy most of my time alone. I'm a loner by nature. But total social isolation and alienation has overwhelmed me this last year. I moved from where I had spent most of my life, and the last 32 years, and am now in a new town. It is mostly young families. Or old folks [i]with[/i] families. I've spent one year trying hard to find people I can relate to, or even just one person. It's partly that I've had a bizarre and scary life and haven't lived as most people have. And being old and retired takes you out of the mainstream.
MikeSp · 56-60, M
@greenmountaingal Churches make for a useful social group where you can meet new friends. It's OK if you are not fully into their stated beliefs. Just say you are still exploring. I've known a number of people who come every week and skip the service, but enjoy helping in a particular area, like kids or the meals for the homeless. Then after, you and your new friends go out to eat or whatever.
MikeSp · 56-60, M
@greenmountaingal I've heard of churches with Adopt-a-Senior programs where a family or person asks an older single member of the church to join them for lunch after church. The younger ones also keep in touch during the week to check on them. Maybe ask your pastor to endorse and start something like this?