Mary Ellen Edmunds
Itâ€™s been a challenge to write a book about loneliness. I didnâ€™t want to write one that would make someone who was lonely feel lonelier, or that would cause someone who seldom if ever feels lonely to say, â€œThis isnâ€™t my thing.â€ I have hoped to write a book that would help all of usâ€”in our own loneliness, or in our desire to reach out to those who are lonely.,This is not a book by a professional Lonelinessist or Lonely-ist (canâ€™t figure out how to spell it). I guess there really isnâ€™t such a profession, but I just want to make sure you donâ€™t choose this book because you think it will give you, finally, the answers to exactly what causes loneliness and exactly what cures it. It just is not a â€œscientificâ€ book.,It is a book that will offer lots of suggestions and lots of hope. Loneliness is a terrible, painful thing, but itâ€™s not terminal. It can be lessened. This book holds some thoughts I hope may be helpful to any who struggle with feelings of loneliness, and any who wish to help.,One of the things I struggled with most may have been coming up with the title. Buck Up, Little Buckaroo! started out as a title I was only going to use until I could think of something better. I wasnâ€™t sure I liked that title because it felt like it made light of something that is very real and very painful (loneliness can certainly be both). One strong impression I had was that to discount loneliness is to become unable to help or understand. But in the end I decided that the cheerful hope in the title made it all right. After all, one of the things I hope people will take away from this book is that, as hard as it is, loneliness doesnâ€™t need to rule our lives. There is so much happiness available to us, not just in eternity but right here and right now!,â€”Mary Ellen Edmunds
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Buck Up, Little Buckaroo