<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Self-pity can inform, but it should not become a... > Self-pity can inform, but it should not become a home. Feeling sad about being alone is natural, and moving through that feeling toward an engaged life is what keeps it from hardening into despair. **Source:** [[livestreams/Aloneness, Emotional Resilience, and Becoming Your Own Light - Workbook|Aloneness, Emotional Resilience, and Becoming Your Own Light]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Self-pity can inform, but it should not become a home. Feeling sad about being alone is natural, and moving through that feeling toward an engaged life is what keeps it from hardening into despair.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-self-pity-inform-keeps-hardening-despair ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->