Next time loneliness lands in your lap, create some open time to get to know it. Close your eyes, take some deep breaths, and ask your higher wisdom: "What triggered my loneliness? How does it feel in my body? What past memories feed it? What stories does it trigger? What feelings come with it, or follow it?" Do some journaling about it. To access your higher wisdom, just ask the question, take deep breaths, and patiently wait for whatever bubbles up. Once you start to make friends with loneliness, it will never seem as dreadfully scary again.
— Carolyn Hobbs in Joy No Matter What