motd Sat March 24, 2012

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YOU'RE MY BEST

FRIEND!

Saturday, 24 March 2012

I've been seeing a lot of articles lately

about people who live alone. It seems to be a growing

trend here in the U.S. Consider this: In 1950, (just

two years after I was born), only 4 million Americans

lived alone. As a group, they made up just 9% of

American households. Okay, let's fast forward...

There are now 33 million

Americans living alone.

According to the latest census data, there are now 33 million

Americans living alone and they make up 28% of all

American households. Wow, that's a big jump! More

than three times as many of us live alone today than

back in 1950.

Here's something else that may surprise you. Of those

adults now choosing to live alone, the majority of

them are women, between the ages of 35-64. Are you

one of them?

I wonder, does living alone make you feel like a

"lonely" person? Well, according to research, in most

cases, people who live alone are not lonely

people. In fact, because they spend so much time at

home alone, they make an effort to be more sociable by

spending time with or inviting friends and

family over. In fact, living alone can actually be

very healthy for some people.

Living alone, being alone

and feeling lonely are hardly the same things.

You see, living alone, being alone and feeling lonely

are hardly the same things. In fact, there are some

pluses to living by yourself or just plain-old being

alone. But here's what makes the real difference. Do

you like yourself?

Hey, in order to live alone, I'd say you absolutely have to like

yourself. I mean, come on, when you live alone,

you're the person you spend the most time with

everyday. And, if you don't like yourself, how in the

world are you going to be happy most of the time?

Truth is, people who live in large families may feel

more lonely than those people who lives all by

themselves. And if you're overweight, that feeling of

loneliness may be even more intense because of how you

feel about your weight. For one thing, you don't get

out much, except for when you absolutely have to. You

don't spend a lot of time with friends or making new

ones, either. You're isolated in your own little

world just because of what you weigh. And, like I

said, even though you may live in a large family, you

may still feel...all alone.

You've got to like you.

In order to break free of that shell of loneliness

you've built around yourself, you've got

to like you. Whether you live with a large

family or all by yourself, you've got to like yourself

enough and you've got to love yourself.

I hope you all have lots of best friends. I

know I do, including

all of you! But remember, you have to be your

own best friend, first.

Make friends with yourself and, I'll bet, you'll never

end up feeling...all alone!

Love,