Who Am I When Nobody Needs Me? What Living Alone Taught Me

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  @growingagain25 · 3 months ago · pinned

  What's one thing that living alone has taught you about yourself?  Or if you are not living alone -- what's something you've learned about yourself in this season of life?

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  @NellieOdom · 2 months ago

  I am 88 year old and have just moved into an apartment in TX after leaving CA where I was born, married, raised my family, worked as a nurse and buried my husband. &nbsp;I am in good health, have a a car and all the freedom one could want, but lack motivation to go out and get involved with life. &nbsp;Just taking care of my needs does not feel rewarding. &nbsp;Yet, I don’t want others to depend on me. &nbsp;Wishing I could <br>develop some of your enthusiasm for life!

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• KG

  @kgg6682 · 3 months ago

  When older people speek, what come out is diamond

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  @michaelsleator7238 · 3 months ago

  Trusting God as a companion!

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  @JqueenAr · 3 months ago

  I never lived alone in my life until I got divorced. It is the best thing I have ever done for myself and will never give it up for any man.

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  @chrisglover7111 · 3 months ago

  Living on my own is the greatest gift I have ever received. After 70 years of loving and caring for others my life revolves around myself.

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  @vickimurray-qb1dk · 3 months ago

  Dear Cindy, <br><br>When I got divorced, it was right after my youngest got married. &nbsp;Suddenly, I went from being a wife and mother to not really knowing who I was. I was still a mother, but my kids no longer lived with me. <br><br>I floundered for a little while, but then began to realize that &nbsp;my true identity was in Christ. And that actually,being a daughter of the King had been my true identity all along. <br><br>There is a verse in Isaiah that says, &quot;your Maker is your husband; the Lord of Hosts is His Name; the God of the whole earth He is called.&quot; <br><br>I thought to myself, &quot;now THAT is a good husband!<br><br>I have been very <br>content ever since that day. I am blessed to have wonderful friends. I stay active in my church. I enjoy gardening and taking care of my home. I love the quiet! <br><br>Best of all, I am never alone, because &nbsp;Christ is always with me.

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  @CinDDenz · 3 months ago

  Im my own best friend and we are so happy

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  @TheQuietKnowingLife · 6 days ago

  Turning the TV on because the silence hurt… then eventually turning it OFF because the silence became peaceful. That’s such a quiet picture of healing. ❤ Same room, same silence, completely different woman.

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  @2010twink · 2 months ago (edited)

  I discovered just how much criticism I had to face every single day when I was a Mom and a wife. What I bought at the grocery store, what I cooked, how I cooked, my choices for shampoo, how I cleaned, what I listened to, what I read, how I folded clothes, I mean EVERYTHING! I realized I had not put up proper boundaries and discovered that I was letting people walk all over me. Whenever I tried to make boundaries, they were broken, but I did not enforce them. The peace I get from doing whatever I want when I want without hearing all of this is something I didn&apos;t even know I needed so badly. Now, with new relationships I don&apos;t let this happen anymore. If it starts to happen I am free to choose to keep the person in my life. I will never allow others to disrespect me again.

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  @Karen-n1k7f · 2 months ago

  Since being alone I have finally learned that being alone has given peace to me, wouldn&apos;t trade it for anything. Not intetested in men anymore, they never gave me peace like I&apos;m now experiencing 😕

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  @carolynw4814 · 3 months ago (edited)

  After I became a widow, I believed my relationship with God has helped me not to be lonely, depressed or sad. He is a friend to the friendless. By the way, I love the scenery in your video. &nbsp;It looks sound interesting.

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