It is something we all face and how we deal with it will truly decide what kind of person we become. Some utilize it to “ponder thoughts” of betrayal, sadness, fear and anger while others find a deeper sense of who they are. We can be alone in times where we stand up for what we believe in when everyone else is sitting, or with a relationship that has become cold out of “know where” . All I can say is it stings and unless you have the right medication that loneliness can pull one down.
Joseph channeled those moments instead to become closer to his purpose instead of letting them drown him. When he was sold into slavery by his own brothers that loneliness could have turned his story very dark and full of deep hate. Then just as he was getting comfortable in his position he was betrayed again by an awful false accusation that would have broke many a soul. Yet in his darkest alone hours it appears there was some act of kindness that he held onto by a stranger. Maybe it was the initial slave holder, prison guard that offered him a view that had some “light” in this darkness.
Lone less is going to happen to us all but if we channel it for a closer relationship to the one who is always there for us 24/7 it will be a moment of solitude instead. This is where greater insight, hope and vision can be more transparent. Yet some will suffer from lone less especially in a crowded room and the medicine they need is a s simple “hello and how are you without precondition. G-D willing we find the good in those moments alone as Joseph did and see the light where others only see darkness.





