It is okay to be alone, too!

As the school year begins, the formation of cliques commences inevitably. Please do not feel discouraged, everyone is trying to find their respective friends every year from Pre-K to college. Trying to "fit in" is becoming increasingly overrated. Here are some tips to making it through the lonely times, you will find that after all you are not alone at all:

1. Allow for "me"time: listen to music, read a good book, eat by yourself at lunch if you wish, enjoy the presence of silence.

2. Try not to have a "loner" mentality: find the positive! The singer Mary Chapin Carpenter's song "I am alone, but not lonely" is the truth.


3. Remain openminded: friends are nervous during the beginning of school, too! Allow for everyone to warm up before judging them.