Category learning during solitude

Have You Spent Time Alone Lately?

September 1, 2021 · by · in accepting solitude, accepting yourself, coping with loneliness, learning during solitude, learning during time alone, Single Mothers · 3 Comments

You may think that I say too much about this topic. Well – here I go again. Because as a mature (a-hm) woman I know that in order to have inner peace one must spend some time alone. It is that time that will bring peace.

Are You Alone?

November 6, 2020 · by · in accepting solitude, coping with loneliness, learning during solitude, living with solitude, lonely, Single Mothers, solitude, value of solitude · 1 Comment

Lonely is Not the Same as Solitude Thought from Kay Miller, a single mother and SMORE Board Member I am not a person to set intentional goals or dreams for myself. However, I have always thought when the boys left home for college, my dad was the only tie that kept me tethered to Southeast […]

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How to Know If You Are Isolating

June 4, 2017 · by · in accepting solitude, Book for single moms, book for single mothers, coping with loneliness, Gail Cawley Showalter, learning during solitude, learning during time alone, Living Learning Loving, living with solitude, Single Mothers · Leave a comment

It’s easier than I’d imagined for life to get out of balance. As much as I value solitude I must admit too much solitude can lead to social isolation.

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True Love Needs Space

February 15, 2017 · by · in accepting solitude, coping with loss of a lover, Gail Cawley Showalter, Growing spiritually, learning during solitude, Single Mothers · Leave a comment

Even when I first married I had a sense that I would lose myself in marriage, especially that marriage. And I did. That happens when a Popular Sanguine people pleaser marries a Powerful Choleric with a strong and condescending nature.

Healthy emotional individuals are comfortable with their separateness. They don’t lose themselves in a relationship. They allow the other person to be a separate individual. There is no jealousy or possessiveness.

How Do You Start and End Your Day?

July 25, 2016 · by · in accepting solitude, learning during solitude, living with solitude, Single Mothers, value of solitude · Leave a comment

Begin and End Your Day with Quiet   In our world where there is a serious shortage of silence we would do well to schedule some quiet into our day.  I cherish time alone and quiet. That’s why the first chapter of my book, Living Learning Loving stresses the value of solitude. Gail raised three children […]

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How to Handle “Alone”

June 20, 2016 · by · in accepting solitude, accepting yourself, coping with loneliness, courageous living, developing your strengths, divorce recovery, how can I find peace?, learning during solitude, learning during time alone, Lessons of Insight and Encouragement on the path of motherhood, Living Learning Loving, Single Mothers · Leave a comment

Spend Some Time Alone   Related post: Creativity in Solitude You may have noticed by now that I say a lot about being alone, solitude, or simply being by yourself. There is a good reason for this-no there are many good reasons for this. I’ve had forced time spend alone and I’ve learned the true […]

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Amazing Grace of Aloneness

April 29, 2016 · by · in accepting loss, accepting solitude, Being a Christian single, Book for single moms, book for single mothers, coping with loneliness, coping with loss of a lover, courageous living, dealing with life as single parent, developing your strengths, divorce recovery, Gail Cawley Showalter, Grieving a Loss, how do I make it through a divorce, Jill Monaco, learning during solitude, learning during time alone, Lessons of Insight and Encouragement on the path of motherhood, parenting alone, parents without partners, Single Matters, Single Mothers, SMORE for Women, value of solitude · Leave a comment

Being Alone Can be Amazing When I was born, my siblings were eight, twelve, and sixteen—much too old to want to play with me. I spent my early years entertaining myself. I spent many hours in solitude. Later in life after a divorce, with three young children, I craved that time alone. And then I […]

How Lonely are You on Valentine’s Day?

February 14, 2015 · by · in accepting solitude, divorce recovery, Gail Cawley Showalter, learning during solitude, living with solitude, Single Mothers · 2 Comments

Valentine’s Day Can be Lonely Gail raised three children as a single mother before she remarried. She has experienced the potholes, pests, and perils of being the single head-of-household. As an educator in regular and special education for twenty years she knows a great deal about child development and how to handle kids. She is […]