Hello Darkness, My Old Friend

I am lonely.
I’ve made this confession before.
I am lonely, but loneliness is not my destination.
It’s not where I build my house. 
Loneliness is not my home, nor is it even where I like to set up camp, but I have to travel there sometimes. 

Loneliness is simply one pole on a continuum.
It is an essential part of my spiritual journey. 
I would even argue it i…