As I get more interested in your letter, I had to tell you that this year has been the hardest and loneliest period in my life
I thank Hashem that I am a friend of yours. Even though we have not physically been together.
I have been through the longest period of my life,and being in contact with you everyday,has given me confidence and the will that I not to get depressed.
I do get frustrated and when I start sinking I switch on to something else to do.
I read a lot and when I feel I have has enough, I would switch on YouTube and watch the world news for an hour or 2.
By then half the day has passed. I always get a friend or 2 who come in the afternoon,and we keep ourselves busy chatting and having tea.
I am also lucky I have a corner room with windows all around.
I am very lucky I can keep myself occupied most of the time.
This was just a little feedback to you, on how I have managed to cope.
From a friend
Lyrics by Paul Williams
Loneliness
Takes the romance out of falling stars
Fills the wishing wells and fills the bars
Run and hide the scars of loneliness
Loneliness
Makes the winter's night seem twice as long
Makes the summer sunlight much too strong
Nothin's really wrong
It's only loneliness
So stay awhile
We both have stories that are hungry to be told
Your eyes are warm but I can feel your hands are cold
Still they're nice to hold
It only takes a simple yes
The time we spend leaves that much less for
Loneliness
Like a love song or an old cliché
Has its hideouts but it's never far away
Look around you've found
It's only loneliness
So stay awhile
We've worn the night away and now it's almost done
If you could stay a bit of breakfast might be fun
It's too much work for one
And though it's just a simple guess
We're stronger now we've made the best of
Loneliness
Waits in silence while the shadows grow
Waits and wonders if it's finally time to go
The yes in our hello said no to
Loneliness
From a pen pal friend
Hi Jonathan.
As I get more interested in your letter, I had to tell you that this year has been the hardest and loneliest period in my life
I thank Hashem that I am a friend of yours. Even though we have not physically been together.
I have been through the longest period of my life,and being in contact with you everyday,has given me confidence and the will that I not to get depressed.
I do get frustrated and when I start sinking I switch on to something else to do.
I read a lot and when I feel I have has enough, I would switch on YouTube and watch the world news for an hour or 2.
By then half the day has passed. I always get a friend or 2 who come in the afternoon,and we keep ourselves busy chatting and having tea.
I am also lucky I have a corner room with windows all around.
I am very lucky I can keep myself occupied most of the time.
This was just a little feedback to you, on how I have managed to cope.
Kind regards Joel. Druian. 👍
From a friend
Thank you for sharing your thoughts regarding Mindsight and the practice of mindfulness.
I will definitely need to read it again and find the content so relevant especially because of what we are going through collectively.
How loneliness and being alone can be at opposite ends of the spectrum.
From a friend
Very well written and thought out letter. Thank you. The summer heat has reduced my score!!!
Thank you!!!
From a colleague, Tony De Gouveia, psychologist.
It is now over 16 months since our struggle with this pandemic called Covid-19 began.
Initially we thought that this phenomenon would be over in a few months but now (in July 2021) we are into our third wave and approaching
its peak at over 22000 new infections per day.
“Nothing is quite the same anymore”,
By Tony de Gouveia*
For full article please send email
tony.degouveia.psychologist@gmail.com