Sunday night begins Yom Kippur, translated into English at the time of the great British Bibles as the “Day of Atonement.” I prefer to think of it as the “Day of Aloneness.” To me it is a wonderfully ...

American poet and novelist Charles Bukowski said about being alone, “When nobody wakes you up in the morning, and when nobody waits for you at night. And when you can do whatever you want: What do you ...

These have been difficult weeks. Life brings hardship and, like most people, I’ve had my share of adversities. But this pandemic is in a category of its own. Most of the things I do to help cope in ...

Two people can spend the same Saturday alone. One of them is resting. The other is suffering. The difference isn't the ...

Everyone has their share of fears, and believe it or not, your zodiac sign might have something to do with them. Here are the ...

A new study finds that solitary time does not closely correlate with feelings of loneliness -- unless a person spends 75% of their time alone. In a world filled with endless connections and constant ...

The Bible points to a deeper truth—that it is not good for us to be isolated from community. I’ve recently been working my way through the History Channel’s long-running TV series Alone. For those ...

In an age of endless scrolling, group chats, and crowded timelines, being alone can feel terrifying. We often equate solitude with failure — as if being on your own means something is wrong. But ...

Derek Thompson, a writer for The Atlantic, notes that as our homes have become less social, residential architecture has become more anti-social. Thompson writes: Clifton Harness is a co-founder of ...

In a world filled with endless connections and constant communication, the relationship between loneliness and aloneness is not always clear. Now, University of Arizona researchers have analyzed that ...