Day 8: Family/Friends I am grateful that I can be as social as I want to be. Or even more social. I've discussed this with my shrink. I can be entirely too comfortable just staying to myself, only talking to the cats and the pizza restaurant when I place my order. I can even attend church via Zoom. Solitude may be easy for me, but that doesn't mean it's good for me. So I've made a commitment to see friends regularly.
This is where I'm lucky. I've got my movie group every Monday and yoga on Tuesday. In addition to those standing get togethers there are lunch dates. This week it's Elaine. Next week it's a lovely local couple I met at the TCM Film Festival.* The following week is my old friend Mindy. Gregory and Joanna have also made noises about wanting to meet up. I owe Nancy an email.
I know that loneliness among seniors is a big deal. And yes, without my dear friends Henry and John I am lonely. Those two men are irreplaceable. But while I am at times I am lonely, I can choose not to be isolated. I am grateful for that.
*Yes, we are neighbors here but first spoke on Hollywood Blvd. Go figure.