“People who have at least three or four very close friendships are healthier, have higher wellbeing, and are more engaged in their jobs. But the absence of any close friendships can lead to boredom, loneliness, and depression.” PeopleJobsThreeFourLonelinessHigherAbsenceEngagedBoredomWellbeingClose FriendsClose Friendship Book:Wellbeing: The Five Essential Elements Source: Wellbeing: The Five Essential Elements
“I began to paint again, even though I could barely hold the brush, but knowing exactly what I wanted to paint, I began three more large canvases... of large wheat fields under cloudy skies, and it did not take a great deal to express sadness and loneliness... I believe these paintings say what words cannot.” BelieveWantedThreeI BelieveDealsKnowingSadnessSkyLonelinessFieldsPaintingPaintBrushesWheatCloudyWheat FieldsCloudy SkiesSadness And Loneliness Author:Vincent Van Gogh
“Once he entered my life, I promptly forgot all my years of putting on a brave face while browsing at bookstores until closing time, and of having one, two, three beers while watching crime shows and CNN. I completely forgot the hateful sensation of loneliness, like thirst and hunger together pressing on my stomach.” YearsTwoShowsTogetherFacesThreeCrimeLonelinessBraveHungerBeerSensationsStomachThirstClosingHatefulBookstoresCnnBrowsingPressing OnBrave FaceClosing Time Author:Douglas Coupland
“Now you will feel no rain, for each of you will be shelter for the other. Now you will feel no cold, for each of you will be warmth for the other. Now there will be no loneliness, for each of you will be companion to the other. Now you are two persons, but there are three lives before you: His life, Her Life, and Your life together.” FeelsPersonsTwoTogetherThreeLonelinessColdRainCompanionWarmthShelterVowLife TogetherWedding CeremonyWedding VowLove VowsMarriage Vows Author:Ann Aguirre
“The words 'alone,' 'lonely,' and 'loneliness' are three of the most powerful words in the English language. Those words say that we are human; they are like the words hunger and thirst. But they are not words about the body, they are words about the soul.” HumansSoulBodyThreeLanguagePowerfulLonelinessLonelyHungerMost PowerfulThirstEnglish LanguagePowerful WordsHunger And ThirstAlone Lonely Author:Donald Miller
“I sit between my brother the mountain and my sister the sea. We three are one in loneliness, and the love that binds us together is deep and strong and strange.” TogetherThreeStrongSeaLonelinessStrangeBrotherMountainLonelyMy BrotherMy Sister Book:Kahlil Gibran: Masterpieces Source: Kahlil Gibran: Masterpieces
“There are times when I can find myself in a book, too, for two or three hours. But afterward I have such an urge to go out and reach for other people. Very often they're not around. There's also a metaphysical loneliness. We all feel it. The burden of living one's own life is experiencing sensations that no one else can share. You take a step in a house, you start moving around the house, no one else moves with you. You're walking by yourself.” PeopleFeelsI CanTwoBookMovingLife IsThreeHouseHoursStepsShareLonelinessWalkingBurdenUrgesSensationsMetaphysical Book:Open between us Source: Open between us