I've been lately thinking that I try to hard to "beat" loneliness, to rid myself of it, to find a way not to feel it. I don't like feeling lonely, but I guess I think it might just be human nature to kind of have it in the background, most or all of the time. I've been reading a bit about loneliness lately, to help me figure it out. I read a book called, "Loneliness as a way of life," (nonfiction) and another one called "The Wall" (a novel about a woman trapped in the woods by an invisible wall), another one called "Alone with others" (nonfiction).

There isn't anything particularly troubling happening in my life right now that makes me feel especially lonely. It's always been this way, as far back as I can remember. I am curious though, about how many of you feel lonely, and how often? What do you do with it when you do feel lonely?