I am having feelings of emptyness and being lost...?

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I am having feelings of emptyness and being lost...?
I am having feelings of emptyness and being lost I have been this way for some time. I keep finding myself looking to the sky for answers and getting no reply. Sometimes I feel sick lonely and out of place. what am i looking for?

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Isnt it funny how the easiest questions to ask often are the hardest to answer? When you examine human phycology, you realize a few things the first and most striking of these is that we are all very barebones. What we seek in life often falls within similiar paths. If youll allow me to go deeper, Ill try both to answer your question and be brief about it.brbrA A sense of purpose. This is where I think youre at based off of what youve expressed. Its completely naturalespecially when something ugly happens death of a friend or family member, pain and suffering, ect.to feel the need to know that the agony was not in vain. It becomes important for an individual to know that their struggles actually amount to something.brbrB A sense of mastery in a given field. Self esteem builds in very powerful ways as we learn more and more about things that interest us. This is seen in the old saying quotSucess begets sucess.quot Consider that failing at an endevour often leads to personal feelings of inadequacy... these feelings are natural, yet inappropriate, since our mistakes are our most powerful teacherswhich is something every champion of any given field must learn to embrace. The more sucess you encounter at a given effort, the better you feel both about the activity and yourself. Might I suggest setting shortterm goals be realistic! involving fields you find fascinating NOT things youre only quotsortakindaquot into, or things that you do to impress someone elsethis has to be YOUR project? Take up a fitness routine. Or learn more about a certain animal. Endevour to become an authority on something! Your self esteem will skyrocket, and youll be providing yourself with a sense of purpose.brbrC A sense of belonging. Consider the relationships that you have with the people in your life. Why are your friends your friends? Are you the type that tries to get along with someone simply because others consider that person as quotin,quot or quotcool?quot Or do you genuinely enjoy the company of those around you? Youll never feel that you belong amoung those whose company you merely tolerate. How is your relationship to family members, and what can be done to improve things? One terrific thing about working to improve your relationships with others is that youll quickly notice that many of them will try to improve their relationships with you. And why wouldnt they? They, themselves, want to belong to something as well.brbrNone of this is easy work Nothing worth doing ever is. The worst mistake you can make is to try to tackle all of it at once. I wont word it right I dont have it to reference, but theres an old Chinese proverb thatloosely translatedstates quotThe longest journey begins with a single step.quot Chin up, and good luck! This life is only what you make of it, so make it count.