<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Loneliness on Late Blooms</title><link>/categories/loneliness/</link><description>Recent content in Loneliness on Late Blooms</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2016 00:00:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="/categories/loneliness/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Valentine Hearts Day</title><link>/posts/valentine-hearts-day/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>/posts/valentine-hearts-day/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;[caption id=&amp;ldquo;attachment_2848&amp;rdquo; align=&amp;ldquo;aligncenter&amp;rdquo; width=&amp;ldquo;800&amp;rdquo;]&lt;img alt="In our deepest moments of struggle, frustration, fear, and confusion, we are being called upon to reach in and touch our hearts. Then, we will know what to do, what to say, how to be. What is right is always in our deepest heart of hearts. It is from the deepest part of our hearts that we are capable of reaching out and touching another human being. It is, after all, one heart touching another heart. - Roberta Sage Hamilton" loading="lazy" src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Lateblooms/n-ZkfX3Q/2016/Valentine-hearts-day/i-h6pxnWh/0/LMX8PWs9w83mRL3P8qgr6xkTJ3B3ts273WNPhM2V8/D/Valentines-Day-D.jpg"&gt; In our deepest moments of struggle, frustration, fear, and confusion, we are being called upon to reach in and touch our hearts. Then, we will know what to do, what to say, how to be. What is right is always in our deepest heart of hearts. It is from the deepest part of our hearts that we are capable of reaching out and touching another human being. It is, after all, one heart touching another heart.&lt;br&gt;
                                                                                                                               - Roberta Sage Hamilton[/caption]&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Christmas Loneliness</title><link>/posts/christmas-loneliness/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2014 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>/posts/christmas-loneliness/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://photos.smugmug.com/Lateblooms/n-ZkfX3Q/2014/Christmas-loneliness/i-mpkNtgh/0/KN9QSDBn9PHpXJMHncQwmKs7qPnxKh3XscFHrZ7R4/D/Christmas-2014-with-Ellen-Burstyn-quote-D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="Christmas 2014 (with Ellen Burstyn quote)" loading="lazy" src="https://jeanjankisamaroo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Christmas-2014-with-Ellen-Burstyn-quote-1024x636.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;At Christmas-time, we tend to forget that many people are alone.  This could be intentional or the result of circumstance - death, divorce, broken friendships, family far away, or an endless variety of reasons.  For those who choose to spend the time in solitude meditating or with other plans, there&amp;rsquo;s joy in being alone.  For those who would prefer to be with others but have no others, it can be a very hard and lonely time.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>