International Tutors' Magazine April 2019 | Page 9

APRIL 2019
emotions are like clouds. They will fade away,
and there is a silver lining behind each one.
Mix and mingle
The human mind and its ability to connect
with other minds is one of the most powerful
Carpe-diem! Seize the day!
tools we have to fight loneliness. When we
We need to know what we want for ourselves communicate, we exchange ideas and share
and pursue our goals. Seize the day and live our personal philosophies of life, putting
the most of it. We usually
ourselves in each other’s shoes. It’s always
feel lonely when we
great to meet new people because it’s
Without the
are alone at home
an opportunity to learn from their
fear
of
not
being
or bored. Every time
own philosophies and life stories.
you find yourself
good enough... So encourage yourself to have new
bored, you have the
encounters and companions, to mingle
ability to make a decision to do something with different types of people. Even if you
right now to invest in your dreams or discover consider yourself “socially awkward”, just go
a new area of knowledge. For example, you out! Nearly everyone is equally insecure and
can browse TED talk videos and explore nervous to talk to strangers as well, so it’s just
interesting ideas. This new information can be about who makes the first move. You can be the
a great conversation starter with your friends one who does the favour for others, and then
and peers. Eventually, you will become an both of you are fighting loneliness together.
interesting soul who does interesting things
and won’t feel lonely as often. If you
Conclusion
...we
can
have a dream, remind yourself of it and
In the end, fighting
put it into your schedule. Start chasing finally pursue our
loneliness has a lot
your dreams, because tomorrow you
own happinesss. to do with self-love,
will have another set of new goals.
through embracing
who we are, crafting our
Trace your loneliness
plans carefully and adjusting our lives to
Life revolves in a cycle. Sometimes, things become who we want to be. As mentioned
can haunt you like trauma and make you before, social media can have a negative effect
feel sad. Don’t let toxic relationships or the on your mental health. Perhaps it’s time for
passer-bys of your life limit your vision. us to put down our phones and shift our
Personally, my loneliness source stemmed focus to our surroundings, by appreciating
from my childhood, when my mom and dad the beauty of nature and making chemistry
divorced. By identifying sources of loneliness, with new people. Ultimately, without the
you can acknowledge the pain, learn from fear of loneliness and of not being good
the lesson and overcome it. Never let your enough, we can unleash our fullest potential
trauma strangle you for the rest of your life. and finally pursue our own happiness. v
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