Take a moment to look at the picture above. Is this how you want your children to remember you? Is this the picture you want your children to recall as they reminisce about their fondest childhood memories? Last week we celebrated Christmas with my in-laws; we call it Eyerly Christmas. Noah got a toy airplane …
We all have misconceptions about loneliness -why we’re lonely, what should “fix” our loneliness, how God and others perceive our loneliness etc. Until we expose and disarm these misconceptions we will continue retreating deeper and deeper into the cave of loneliness. The misconceptions we hold come from a myriad of places -upbringing, past relationships, experience, …
Continue reading The Loneliness Epidemic: Misconceptions about Loneliness (Part 1)
Cigna conducted a national survey of 20,000 adults. The survey revealed some startling truths about loneliness: 54% say they feel lonely. 56% said the people with whom they interact “are not necessarily with them”. 40% said they feel “isolated”.[i] Douglas Nemecek, Cigna’s chief medical officer for behavioral health, said, “Loneliness has the same impact on …
