The worst form of isolation and the deepest source of loneliness comes from being cut off from our child within.

The worst form of isolation and the deepest source of loneliness comes from being cut off from our child within. This occurs when we fail to make contact with our true identity, because it is buried under traumas that require too much painful effort to excavate. Instead of living with our authenticity shining through, we wear a mask as we interact in our world, even with our closest companions. We are there, but not present. We are dissociated due to childhood trauma.

Yet in solitude, unlike isolation, we are never lonely, for we realise that we are not really alone: we are with our child within, with ourselves and the river of truth that runs through all things. We are fully connected. This comforts our fears and quiets our loneliness.

Even as we approach the mystery of death and the unknown, we need not fear that we will be alone or abandoned, for we know we will be there taking the next leap into this final chapter of life with our best companion—ourselves and our inner connection with our child within.