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Today
I find myself alone in the house. My spouse is out of town visiting
her family and also seeing our son. Colby (our older son who lives
in Belgium) is in Chicago and Phyllis (my spouse) can see him and her
family in the same visit. I am sure she is having a great time
making and sharing memories. But here I sit alone. Of course I am
not really alone. Pablo, our dog, is with me and so is God’s Spirit.
Obviously I miss my spouse but I am also using the time to get
caught up on some work projects and some leisure activities that I
enjoy. In fact I believe that each individuals needs to spend time
alone with God and with themselves.
I
find that when I am by myself I am given the opportunity to mature
and reflect. Strange isn’t it that so much of life is done with
others and yet our relationship to ourselves is so very important and
sometimes so overlooked. Let me make a gentle suggestion. Take time
each day to be alone with yourself and learn to be your own best
friend. This is not to say we don’t need others but it is to say
take care of you. Jesus once said that we should ‘love our neighbor
as ourselves.’ Learn to love yourself.