Part 4 of 5, over the next 5 weeks we will be talking about Relationship.
DISCLAIMER
In regards to COVID-19 / etc.
PLEASE follow directions given by local authorities.
If you are sick, love others, by seeking medical attention and by physically isolating yourself.
Though you might be physically isolated, thanks to the amazing day and age we live in, through the proper use of technology that physical isolation does not equate to social isolation.
Also, in general... WASH YOUR HANDS!
DISCLAIMER
Man is not meant to be alone...
When you are left by yourself, it is usually not a wacky idea that comes to your head, but a bad idea... If you are alone then you become your own critic, and that critic tends to like all of the ideas...
Isolation is one of the biggest things that can ruin community. You can not really have community if you are by yourself, and if you are isolating yourself you can not really have community.
There might be physical isolation, but thanks to technology that does not equate to social isolation.
Are You Isolating Yourself From People ? ? ?
Signs of the Cycle of Social Isolation Starting:
The Thought of Interacting With Other People Feels Impossible
You Feel Generally Anxious
You Create Reasons to Justify Your Choosing to be Alone
Leaving the House Feels Like Stepping into the Scary Unknown
You Get Easily Annoyed at People on Your Social Network News Feeds
You Don't Want to Arrange Anything
Solitude is Spent Unproductively and in Fear
You Avoid Doing Anything That Feels Risky
You Feel Disconnected, and Blame Other People
If you have isolated yourself or you see yourself starting to be isolated... You have not reached the point of no return! Not even the Prodigal Son reached that point.
DO NOT let yourself get isolated!
DO NOT let Physical Isolation EQUATE TO Social Isolation!