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The wind beneath your wings by Tim Mitchinson via Evanston Patch

July 19, 2017 By linda

Feeling lonely? Feel the wind beneath your wings
@Glowimages: “Whooper Swans Flying over Lake” illustrates a lift out of feeling lonely.

Feeling lonely?

Those feeling lonely, and those trying to help the lonely, will find practical solutions in Tim Mitchinson’s July 13 Evanston Patch article “The wind beneath your wings.” Reports of an unusually large number of people feeling lonely make Mitchinson’s spiritual view and first-hand experience a timely read. The beginning of the article is below but you will need to click the link at the end to read the entire article.

Feeling lonely can be a challenge to almost everyone at some time or another. But there is a spiritual answer, beginning with a spiritual point of view, that can help us feel cherished and needed even when alone.

While loneliness is an increasing problem in the US, University of Chicago neuroscientist and researcher, John Cacioppo, found that good friendships can reverse these feelings. He stated, “Our work suggests that what’s important is having friends in whom you can trust. Someone you can count on.”

This begs us to consider, first of all, how we can be a good friend to others. We are all capable of helping others feel less lonely. Expressing our spirituality – our affection, humility, forgiveness, and appreciation of others are wonderful ways to combat loneliness for ourselves as well as others.

Throughout life, everyone hopes they will have the support and encouragement of friends and family, especially during trying times. We all yearn for a “wind beneath our wings” to paraphrase a Bette Midler classic. I remember a time in my life when I lost my two best friends, and simultaneously was beginning a new job. Instead of feeling alienated, though, I looked for opportunities to use my talents to benefit others and ended up joining a community band and playing clarinet.

But I also did a lot of considering during this time – in prayer trying to find ways to feel whole whether I had friendships or not. I began to realize more than ever before that God’s great love is the wind beneath our wings, for each of us. In the Bible St. Paul wrote, “I’m absolutely convinced that nothing – nothing living or dead, angelic or demonic, today or tomorrow, high or low, thinkable or unthinkable – absolutely nothing can get between us and God‘s love because of the way that Jesus our Master has embraced us.” As I read this, I could feel the coldness of loneliness melt and the warmth of an ever-present divine Friend embracing me.

Click here to read the entire article.

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Filed Under: lonely, Mental Health Tagged With: Bette Midler, Evanston Patch, John Cacioppo, Lonely, mental health, Tim Mitchinson

LINDA FARQUHAR

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Based in Wichita Kansas, I am interested in the positive connection between spirituality and prayer in relation to health. There is increased interest in this topic in heath, health care and ever widening circles and I host this blog to further this conversation.

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