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Faith in the World Week 2013

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Graham Pearce, 71 yrs, from Winkleigh. "It became a bit of a habit to live on my own and I actually thoroughly enjoy it."

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Margaret Baker, 76 yrs, from Hornsea. "The best thing is peace and quiet and the sense of being able to do your own thing."

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Russell Gibbs, 56 yrs from Westhoughton. "I've learnt to become happy with my own company."

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Mohamed Ali Ben Achour, 34 yrs, Edmonton. "To be single is difficult if you used to live in long relationship."

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David Windebank, 61 yrs from Cranwell. 鈥淵ou can be in a crowded room and still feel lonely.鈥�

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Barry Phillips, 62 yrs, from Newbold Verdon. "I enjoy life, I enjoy what I do but I don't enjoy not sharing it with anyone."

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Zachariah Isingoma, 47 yrs, Blackburn. "I found living on my own very hard simply because I didn't know where my family are."

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Roland Clark, 64 yrs, from Lichfield. 鈥淟iving on my own I do feel a bit lonely鈥ut by and large I am happy鈥�.

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Fr Wilfred McGreal, 74yrs, Aylesford. 鈥淚 wanted to have this sense of belonging and not being alone.鈥�

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Vicki Graham, 68, from Dauntsey. 鈥淲ithout the faith that we aren鈥檛 alone, I don鈥檛 think I would do this journey.鈥�

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Dorothy Jamal, in her 80s, from West Sussex. 鈥� I had to learn a whole new way of life.鈥�

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Betty Vivien, 77 yrs, from Southampton. 鈥淚鈥檝e no regrets what so ever at the way my life has turned out and I鈥檝e been single.鈥�

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Colin Taylor, 59yrs, lives in Jersey. "If you are feeling down, go and talk to somebody."

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Chris Vowles, 57 yrs, from Lydbury North. 鈥淣obody except you is responsible for whether you find happiness or not.鈥�

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Andy Hope Hall, 53 yrs, Rainbow Hill. 鈥淚 try every year to go on a retreat at a monastery for a time of complete solitude.鈥�

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Ian Downing, 74 yrs, from Sheffield. 鈥淚 don鈥檛 believe in stress, just keep on and enjoy life.鈥�

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Karen Solway, 49yrs, from Guernsey. 鈥淚 never thought I would find church a lonely place but I have.鈥�

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Priya Keshwala, 44yrs, from Northampton. 鈥淚 think it鈥檚 made me a better person.鈥�

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Gloria Newall, 79 yrs, Derby. 鈥淪ometimes when you used to have a house full of people and you are alone you cry.鈥�

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Margaret Selkeld, 82 yrs. 鈥淚鈥檝e lived on my own since 1973, which is 40 years. You have to have an organised life.鈥�

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Christine Kennett, 67 yrs, from Norwich. 鈥淚t鈥檚 no good sitting down feeling sorry for yourself.鈥�

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Fr Dan Fitzpatrick, 27 yrs. 鈥淲e鈥檙e asked to take on a life of celibacy as a priest and that means not living with a family.鈥�

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Philip Simmister, 50 yrs from Meriden. 鈥淚鈥檇 rather be alone than be with somebody because I was scared of being alone.鈥�

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Marie Ward, 66 yrs. 鈥淭here鈥檚 nobody to talk to, there鈥檚 nobody to share anything with because I don鈥檛 even tell my kids.鈥�

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