Hello In There - Looking at Loneliness After 50
Hello in there
In 1971, John Prine released a song called “Hello in There.” He was 22 when he wrote it, and he saw something most people miss until they’re living it. Time adds something to a tree or a river. With people, it too often takes something away, and a lot of us end up alone, hoping somebody will stop and speak. I’m 78, and I can tell you he had it right.
What Prine couldn’t have known is that loneliness is more than a sad feeling. Your body treats it as danger, and it wears you down. The U.S. Surgeon General compares the toll to smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day, and 4 in 10 adults over 45 say they’re lonely. The good news is that it’s treatable, and the treatment starts with one word.
That’s what this issue’s free download is for. The Hello Prescription is eight pages you can print and put on the fridge: a quick self-check, a five-step way to rebuild connection the same way you’d rebuild muscle, and a seven-day plan with one small hello a day. Don’t skip Day 6. It asks you to knock on a door.
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