Moving in together is a big commitment and you need to both be sure you are ready and mature enough to share all aspects of your daily life together.
You can play a bigger role in your local community if you want to improve your area, make a positive impact on the lives of those around you or help to foster a greater sense of neighbourhood. Speak to your local council about any projects you’d like to get involved in.
Randy Stiver once noted that “happiness must be pursued by personally choosing the right thoughts, right words and right actions at the right time.” In short, our happiness depends on us.
Forgive yourself for thinking negatively. Forgive yourself for talking, without thinking twice. Forgive yourself for being rude to your superior, your friend, your parents, or your siblings.
Being happy within ourselves simply means showing mercy to ourselves, forgiving ourselves, befriending ourselves, accepting ourselves, and loving ourselves. It’s a lifelong journey that requires regular self-examination and an ongoing process of making peace with ourselves.
Make a decision. Find ways to enjoy your solitude, or decide to reconnect with the world around you. Either way, you’ll start feeling better. Channel your energy into new hobbies and taking yourself out on the town solo, or join a social group in your area that interests you or reconnect with old friends.
Contact your old friends or visit relatives in your home town to spend quality time with others. Being in the company of people you grew up with has a satisfying and positive effect when it comes to coping with loneliness.
Try to figure out when you started feeling this way. When was the last time you felt connected to the world around you and to the people in your life? What’s changed? Start keeping a journal to help you connect to how you feel. Getting to know yourself again is a great place to start.
You don’t have to be a secret millionaire or celebrity to do voluntary work – get involved, get experience, explore your interests and your life.
All the messages we’ve sent so far (484 of them!) are categorised and available on our website. If you have some time for reflection over the Christmas period, have a look through: which ones have impacted you? We’d love to hear back from you if any have changed the way you look at things, or have helped your family and friends!