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Strangely, many of us know the feeling of loneliness all too well. We all have parts of ourselves that no one will truly understand. In my interview with Dr. Kelly Flanagan (author of True Companions), he explained: “Loneliness is one of the most misunderstood words in the English language, and it is one of the most misunderstood experiences in the human condition.”

The theologian and psychologist Henri Nouwen put it this way, To live a spiritual life, we must first find the courage to enter the desert of our loneliness and change it by gentle and persistent efforts into a garden of solitude. […]

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