EmptyInside

@who chit I've never heard that quote before. I like it. Good to meet you. @Serotoninluv Thank you for sharing your observations. Very helpful. It seems like I'm cycling between #2 "like seeing the most amazing sunset of your life and wishing someone could appreciate and share it's beauty with me" and #3 "stillness, peace, bliss, nothingness" though #3 only seems to happen for me when I'm in solitude. I'll keep practicing. Good to meet you. @Nahm You're right. The word "alone" is part of the problem. Thank you for pointing out that block. Those are great suggestions and I appreciate the offer. I may take you up on that. I feel like I have come to the right place on this forum. Good to meet you.

@RichardY Nice. Lol

@Sahil Pandit Well said my friend. I'm happy to hear about your progress and thank you for the words of encouragement. Glad to meet you.

@Inliytened1 Good to meet you. Great feedback and thanks for the suggestions. These feelings of loneliness remind me of Lao Tzu's words from the Tao Te Ching: "The path into the light seems dark, the path forward seems to go back..." Paradox within paradox. I see why people don't want to do the work. Emptiness can be a very difficult and sometimes frightening thing to face. I'm not saying that I've mastered it, but I'm practicing. Some days I'm at peace with it. Others, not so much. I'm glad I found this forum. I'm sure it will help on my needy days.

I think we are wired for human connection but there's a balance there, at least for me. Yeah, I love Jung too. He talked about solitude a lot.