@Inliytened1 Good to meet you. Great feedback and thanks for the suggestions. These feelings of loneliness remind me of Lao Tzu's words from the Tao Te Ching:
"The path into the light seems dark,
the path forward seems to go back..."
Paradox within paradox. I see why people don't want to do the work. Emptiness can be a very difficult and sometimes frightening thing to face. I'm not saying that I've mastered it, but I'm practicing. Some days I'm at peace with it. Others, not so much. I'm glad I found this forum. I'm sure it will help on my needy days.