Alone vs. Lonely

"Lonely is more a state of not having companionship and not having anything important to do. It involves us on an emotional level. " You can live and be alone, yet not be or feel lonely..... Or visa verse.... you can be or feel lonely even when not alone. So, tonight, what brought this all on..... I am by myself... alone (Ok, the dogs are sleeping on the bed next to me and Lance is peacefully asleep in the other room) So, technically I am not alone. But I was feeling a bit lonely.... the Internet is such an amazing venue.

For those of you interested, the article below is a brief, nice article regarding lonely vs alone.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2263157/alone_versus_lonely.html?cat=5

We don't always choose to be alone, but can we choose to be lonely?

I choose to pop some popcorn and watch a chick flick - and am quite positive once the movie starts I won't be feeling lonely anymore :-)