Can I be alone without being lonely? Am I using relationships to distract myself so that I don’t have to be alone with myself for too long? If the answer is “no” to the first and “yes” to the second question, it is a sign that I’m emotionally unhealthy. It is a sign that I am lacking an inner life. I’m not comfortable in my own skin. This shows that I need to work on my relationship with myself. Just like a drug addict whose use of drugs to cover up emotional pain will eventually stop working, so will using others to distract from my thoughts and feelings. The relationships will be sabotaged because all good relationships must start with the relationship I have with myself. If I don’t have a good relationship with myself, I cannot have good relationships with others.
Daily Keepsake: I will work on my relationship with myself and not use relationships with others to cover up the fact that I don’t have a good relationship with me. Today, I will work on my relationship with myself by…
