Category living with solitude

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How to Live a Life That Works

March 9, 2021 · by · in Accepting change, Book for single moms, book for single mothers, courageous living, divorce recovery, Gail Cawley Showalter, how do I make it through a divorce, Living Learning Loving, Living with Grief, living with solitude, money management, Money Matters, single mom study guide, study for small groups, study guide for single moms · Leave a comment

I’ve found that life is filled with one lesson after another. And like most lessons they aren’t easy.

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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Keeping the Bad Guys Away

September 30, 2016 · by · in Dating Do's, how can I find peace?, living with solitude, Single Mothers, waiting for the perfect mate · 2 Comments

Keep the Bad Guys Away Related posts: From a Man’s Perspective, Dating Do’s, Your Emotional Equal Many girls and women seem to be programmed to attract the bad guys, the wrong guys. By wrong guys I mean men who aren’t good for them. They know the situation isn’t good, but they keep trying to make […]

How to Cope with the Empty Nest

September 14, 2016 · by · in Accepting change, Grieving a Loss, living with solitude, lonely, Single Mothers · Leave a comment

Coping with an Empty Nest Words from Ellen Neiley Ritter, Ph.D. Take care of yourself! You’ve taken care of everyone else and you now need and deserve to take care of yourself. Pamper yourself, listen to your body—if you’re tire, rest and recharge your energy; if you’re feeling stress, do something relaxing. Go with the […]

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 […]

How to Get Through a Divorce and Move On

May 3, 2016 · by · in Accepting change, accepting loss, accepting solitude, accepting yourself, Archer's Press, Book for single moms, book for single mothers, budgeting as a single mom, coping with loneliness, coping with loss of a lover, courageous living, dealing with life as single parent, death of a marriage, developing your strengths, divorce recovery, Gail Cawley Showalter, how do I get out of this hell?, how do I make it through a divorce, identify your strengths, learning from blind students, Learning to Value Morality, Living Learning Loving, living with solitude, Loving the Growth, ministering to single moms, overcoming loneliness, parenting alone, parents without partners, Personality Predicaments, personality profiles, Prayer is aligning our will with God's, Single Mothers, SMORE for Women, spiritual growth, study for small groups, study guide for single moms, teaching children with visual Impairments, the tough old bird with a soft spot for single moms, value of solitude, valuing morality, what blind kids taught me · 1 Comment

Living Learning LovingLesson & Encouragement on the Path of Motherhood Review from Amazon reader: “You are not alone” isn’t enough unless you connect with the one who says it. From chapter 1, you will connect with Gail as she opens her heart in a way that will touch yours. Her words paint a picture that […]

Lonely or Just Alone?

April 22, 2016 · by · in accepting solitude, Gail Cawley Showalter, living with solitude, lonely, Single Matters, Single Mothers, solitude, value of solitude · 2 Comments

Are You Lonely or Just Alone? From Single Matters online magazine “Instead of viewing aloneness as a shameful condition to cure, think of it as one of freedom and opportunity.”  – Lauren Mackler, Soulmate Being alone is not the same as being lonely. Though some resist being alone, it doesn’t have to be that way. Solitude […]

Living Alone But Not Lonely-Solitude Can be An Opportunity

August 13, 2015 · by · in accepting solitude, coping with loneliness, Gail Cawley Showalter, Living Learning Loving, living with solitude, overcoming loneliness · 1 Comment

Living with Solitude Chapter 1 from Living Learning Loving 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 […]

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 […]