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Dear
Christine,
Thank you once again for keeping us informed of your progress.
I am sorry to
hear that you have been feeling a bit of depression of late,
but know that
this is to be expected and it too shall pass. We shall keep
you in our
prayers and continue to send you distant healing.
I will leave you now with these words. I ask you to remember
that when all
may seem lost, that leaves all to be found ...
The smallest candle of light can make the biggest difference
in the darkest
of places.
When you have "one of those days" where everything
seems to be going wrong,
and you are feeling down, depressed, and unfulfilled, ask
yourself this:
What does Christopher Reeve, paralyzed (for life??), who is
happy, confident,
and has meaning to his life, what does he have that I do not
have in my down
and depressed state?
The answer, of course, is that he has a sense of Purpose and
Hope. On the
other hand, those that are unable to cope with depression is
because they
have no sense of Hope ... because they cannot see their
Purpose in life. The
Purpose is there, yet it cannot be seen. This doesn't mean
that they are weak
nor any less of a person, just someone who has temporarily
wandered off their
path to Purpose, and momentarily can't see their way out of
the forest.
For this reason, it important that we try to focus our
attention on the
positive. Positive action destroys the thoughts of despair
that depression
brings forth. This is true just as deciding to walk in an
unknown forest
until you find the pathway out, destroys the hopelessness of
being lost.
Those in a "state of depression" need Hope. And Hope
can be created by taking
action and finding one's Purpose in life. Action will lead to
Hope ... for in
every loss there is a gain. In every negative, there is a
positive. If you
seek the positive in any situation, you will find it ... It
doesn't matter
where you are now on life's happiness scale, be it at 0
(worst) or 10 (best).
The important thing which matters is that you are trying to
grow and reach
your goals. I commend you for the positive attitude that I
have observed in
your words. If you commit and try long enough, trust me, you
will succeed.
Welcome and invite the really tough times because these are
the times that
will expose who we really are
... we will learn the most about ourselves, life, and others
... it will
provide us the most opportunity and leverage to change and
grow the most.
Also know that two things to be depressed about can be
canceled out by one
act of kindness. The positive power of giving and kindness is
stronger than
the power of depression. If you can make yourself open your
eyes and your
mind during the really tough times, you will see and
understand the
tremendous value and insight these "down" times
really offer us.
With that I send you many blessings for better days ahead.
Love & Light,
Michael
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