During these challenging times, many people find themselves alone and disconnected from others and the world. There are three aspects of this topic; loneliness, aloneness and solitude and all three are not circumstances but mindsets. You can be lonely while in a crowd. Loneliness is not solved by others or circumstances. It is solved by changing your perspective. The next level above loneliness is aloneness. This life period is not always a choice, but the response is always positive rather than negative.  You use the time for any number of actions; study, prayer, learning, exercising, etc.    The final level is solitude. This is a choice to be alone for a variety of reasons; introspection, personal growth or just to observe life as it unfolds.  Let me ask you – during this difficult period or any other similar ones in the past or ones you will experience in the future – which of these three approaches dominates your time, your life, your decisions, etc.? The final two can be a valuable life opportunity while the first one is a waste of life and all aspects of it.