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“Why Do I Always Feel Like Something Is Missing From My Life?”

by Aletheia Luna · Updated: Jun 28, 2025 · 47 Comments

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It’s a feeling that haunts us in the dead of the night, in the early hours of the morning, in the emptiness of large urban spaces, and even sometimes within groups of people:

The feeling that something is missing.

The yearning for deep connection.


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The craving to fill the inner void.

I used to experience this feeling a lot growing up. I think it was the worst around other people, especially in situations where everyone was meant to feel joyful and happy, like birthdays or festive celebrations.

I don’t know if you experience that hollowness – this craving for something you can’t quite name – but if you do, please know you’re not alone.

In recent years, I’ve come to realize that this feeling that something is missing from life comes from feeling separated and disconnected.

“Separated from what?” you might wonder.

When you go to the root of this feeling, you see that it traces back to being separated from love. This is the essence of Soul Loss, of dissociation, of the Dark Night of the Soul.

Sure, that may sound corny. But I can assure you that it’s not.


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The wound of separation appears in all of us to varying degrees.

For some of us, it comes through feeling invisible; for others, it comes through abandonment, betrayal, abuse, or neglect.

Sometimes the wound of separation just appears as feeling “not good enough,” “not made for this world,” or “like a loser who can’t fit in anywhere.”

If you’ve experienced a spiritual awakening or any type of transcendent glimpse into the deeper layers of reality, you’ll see what mystics have said since the dawn of time:

Our true nature is love.

Not eros (romantic) love, not philia (friendship) love, not storge (parental) love, but agape (unconditional love).

It’s a love that goes beyond the ego and one that unites us with all that is.

It’s a love that is open, curious, accepting, and compassionate – a love that is the essence of the Soul.

When I tap into that love through silence, stillness, nature immersion, and other means, I see that this is all that I’m searching for deep down.

The sense of emptiness, the sense that something is missing from my life, all trace back to that wound of disconnection from love.

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I’m writing this as a reminder today. I wanted to keep this message simple.

Place a hand over your heart and invite your Deep Self to emerge. Ask it, “How can I return to love?” and wait for a response. This is one of the simplest forms of Ensoulment possible.

I think you’ll find the answer immensely illuminating.

That’s it for now.

With agape ♡

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About Aletheia Luna

Aletheia Luna is a prolific psychospiritual writer, author, educator, and intuitive guide whose work has touched the lives of millions worldwide. As a survivor of fundamentalist religious abuse, her mission is to help others find love, strength, and inner light in even the darkest places. She is the author of hundreds of popular articles, as well as numerous books and journals on the topics of Self-Love, Spiritual Awakening, and more. [Read More]

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  1. Kristi says

    June 20, 2025 at 6:12 am

    I think you are pretty incredible !
    Your desire to touch the core of one’s
    issues & to heal them is one I admire & share .
    I know it is hard work to become a soul of acceptance of
    our trauma & acceptance that even hard work may not fully heal them is the journey of the lone wolf for sure .
    I send the hopes that your earth walk is one of
    great love so you are ready for the stars to illuminate the path to the next adventure ;)

    Reply
    • Aletheia Luna says

      June 25, 2025 at 9:47 am

      Thank you for your beautiful words, energy, and light Kristi 🕯️

      Reply
  2. Kristi says

    June 17, 2025 at 11:03 am

    I’ve felt just as described in the article for as long as I can remember. The few times I didn’t feel this way was when using alcohol but I am committed to rising above this. I’ve been working in therapy to accept and love myself so that I feel like I am enough. It is a difficult road and often I cannot see the destination. I appreciate the articles about this topic to learn that it is possible to eventually get there.

    Reply
  3. Deb Spratling says

    June 16, 2025 at 4:58 pm

    My message; be kind to yourself, care for your body or vessel, embrace nature, sit with your feelings and let them wash over you. It will reveal that Love it there. ❤️.

    Reply
    • Alma Ravn says

      June 16, 2025 at 5:59 pm

      Yes, thank you so for your wisdom.
      Much love from me.

      Reply
  4. Alma Ravn says

    June 15, 2025 at 6:40 pm

    Jesus Christ came to me once. He stretched out His Hand and I felt His touch UNDERNEATH MY SKIN. It was just where my heart is. I could but utter this one word: GENTLE. I felt protected. But now, now I want to feel it again. My days are bleak, like hollow. Expecting homelessness again, no job, no bank account. It´s OK, it´s OK, it´s OK.
    It´s all just a game here in this world. I see very, very few alive people who do not walk around as if a ton of bricks had been placed on their shoulders. It´s depressing. Wonder where all the lost souls go. Guess I´ll find out soon.

    Reply
    • Mark says

      June 15, 2025 at 9:17 pm

      I’m sorry to hear what you’re going thru!!! I’ve been where you’re at and it’s very difficult I wish I had simple answers for you… When you get thru it you will be all the more stronger (not that you aren’t strong now)… I wish you well!!!

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      • Alma Ravn says

        June 15, 2025 at 10:35 pm

        I went through this 2 times before. I know what it means. The only thing that´s different this time is the fact I have 2 cats. On. a. leash. It´s going to be ha ha ha fun. I hope we all suffocate to death in the chemtrails rain. That would be the most merciful. This is not my doing, this is due to the municipality, I am a dissident, therefore they hate me. Believe me or not, this is the truth of the matter. Yes, I am furious.

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    • Amanda says

      June 16, 2025 at 1:47 am

      I hope you may experience that feeling again. I hope your Ok’s turn into better Ok’s and I hope you may be gentle with yourself.

      Reply
      • Alma Ravn says

        June 16, 2025 at 1:59 am

        No wolves are gentle. No, what I need is to manifest. That is not a gentle process. But thanks for the words. Courage is needed, not comfort.

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        • Amanda says

          June 16, 2025 at 5:32 pm

          You’re welcome.

          Reply
  5. John Tubecki says

    June 15, 2025 at 3:56 pm

    I felt every word as if I wrote it….it’s a hard road ahead

    Reply
  6. Mary Reilly says

    June 15, 2025 at 1:19 pm

    I can return to love by surrendering fear. And judgment.

    Reply
  7. Nicholas says

    June 15, 2025 at 10:00 am

    “You cannot return to love because you never left it.”

    Reply
  8. John says

    June 15, 2025 at 6:58 am

    You have described it beautifully. I relate to everything you have written. For me, it was also the worst around other people, and the only way to end it was to realise that our true self is consciousness or, as you call it, love. It was like finding my true home

    Reply
    • Aletheia Luna says

      June 15, 2025 at 8:43 am

      This is so beautiful, John. Thank you for sharing this ♡

      Reply
  9. Lashpal says

    June 15, 2025 at 5:37 am

    You are yourself love .

    Reply
    • Aletheia Luna says

      June 15, 2025 at 8:44 am

      Yes :)

      Reply
  10. Rick says

    June 15, 2025 at 4:12 am

    What we are missing is authenticity. Not just in ourselves, but in others. True unconditional love is when you recognize you’re not dealing with the mask, but the real in yourself and others. Sometimes you must even do this at a distance. Not everyone is ready to be a true self.

    Reply
    • Aletheia Luna says

      June 15, 2025 at 8:44 am

      Thank you for this perspective, Rick.

      Reply
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