Forty-Five (57 Ways to Beat Loneliness & Depression) Please Remember my name “Wow that’s a beautiful name! Can I call you ‘O?’” “No please call me Osayi.” It doesn’t matter how challenging a person’s name is, don’t try to make up a pet name for them. If they can take the effort to learn and remember…
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(44) Learn to light up – Beat Loneliness | 57 Ways
Forty-Four (57 Ways to Beat Loneliness & Depression) Learn to Light up A few years ago, one of the ladies at my church pulled me aside and asked me whether I was interested in one of the guys at the church. She said that she noticed that I lit up whenever he was around. She was…
(43) Have time for people – Beat Loneliness | 57 Ways
Forty-Three (57 Ways to Beat Loneliness & Depression) Have time for people One Sunday, not that long ago church had ended and I was in a rush. I’m not really sure where I was in a rush to, or whether I was just pretending to be in a rush so I did not have to look…
(42) Make new friends – Beat Loneliness | 57 Ways
Forty-two (57 Ways to Beat Loneliness & Depression) Make new friends I made a new friend (at work) last week. I just happened to run into her and I asked her what her name was. The next day I casually asked her what she was interested in, and we struck up a conversation. I even…
(41) Reconnect with Old Friends | 57 Ways
Forty-One (57 Ways to Beat Loneliness & Depression) Reconnect with Old friends. The other day I went to watch a movie (Midnight in Paris) with a group of people, but only two of us showed up. This guy (let’s call him G) and I. Everything went pretty well. He paid for the movies, I paid for…