Aloha,
Depression and the holidays often go hand and hand for some people. Joy to the world seems allusive at best when you’ve just lost your job or because of the economy you are afraid of loosing it or a loved one has died. Our house burned down the day after Christmas when I was in high school and for many years after that Christmas was a nightmare. So how can angels help?
When we are depressed or feel hopeless we are definitely disconnected from our connection to the divine. It certainly isn’t that God allows ‘bad things’ to happen to good people. When our connection to God is solid it allows us to see all the events in our life as a gift. I must admit there are times I’d rather return the gift but by embracing and accepting things I have the opportunity to deepen my connection to my spirit.
I have learned to see everything in life as an opportunity to either hold onto to my limiting beliefs or expand my awareness, so I can see life through the eyes of the angels. By simply asking myself how else I can see something, my experience of life changes. When I choose to see everything as a gift I can feel peaceful and content no matter what is happening in life.
Tomorrow I will be sharing 7 ways you can use angels and your spiritual connection to overcome the depression that the holidays can sometimes bring. I’ll also be sharing ways to allow yourself to fully enjoy the holiday season.
With love and aloha,
Susan
Angels are everywhere just open your mind and your heart to the signs.
Make Angels on Your Shoulder part of your daily routine and share it with a friend!
posted December 8, 2009 at 10:17 pm
Susan,you are a deliverer of angel messages and prayers..I had this on my mind and was wondering how to cope.
I do believe in angels,and that God does not allow for one to suffer but having ways to deal with it is a great big hug of assistance. Thank you!
By the way are there any divine being(s) one can call on to help ease the depression as well or will you be including that in your tips?
posted December 8, 2009 at 10:27 pm
Aloha Rose,
I will be talking about specific angels you can call on as well as other ways to overcome the holiday blues!
With love and aloha and angel kisses,
Susan
posted December 9, 2009 at 10:07 pm
Dearest Susan,
For us Christians, it’s the happiest time of the year. Here in our country predominantly a Christian Nation our celebration is centered on our family, friends and the community. It is a celebration of God’s love to us with the birth of Jesus.
I read an article about people being stressed because of this season. I also experienced this specially with the travels my son and I made to visit my parents and siblings home, but at the end of the day we would promise ourselves to do it again next year, for we not only give so much joy to people by spending time with them but also to ourselves.
So I believe if we focus more on the loving, and sharing and caring there will be no room for negative vibes such as stress, our joy will overcome it all. I must tell you, your daily Angels on your shoulder reminder has help me a lot to see things from angel’s point of view, LOVE.
This year, we are giving a party for the neighborhood kids and I’m assigned for the games and of course the goodies. In the office I head the accounting department of 40 personnel, but at home I’m as excited as my 7 year old son preparing/shopping for the loot bags, looking for presents that would give the widest smile and earn you the tightest hugs and kisses.
How lovely and amazing life is with our angels guiding us. They are God’s hands of love touching us everyday.
Merry Christmas!
posted December 10, 2009 at 8:55 pm
Thank you for this timely information. Being raised by mentally ill parents in a dysfunctional home, the holidays have long been a difficult time for me. I’ve struggled to remake the redefine the holidays in a way that is real and meaningful and comforting to me, or at least not painful. For me, that means spending them with my husband and dogs away from our families. It is nice to hear someone with a spiritual perspective addressing holiday-related pain in a guilt-free way.
posted December 11, 2009 at 12:08 am
Aloha Josephine and Kathy,
The more we see the world through the loving eyes of an excited child the happier we become! One of the sayings I love is, “It is never to late to have a happy childhood.” I know that was true for me as I released my limiting, fear based beliefs and embraced my spirituality.
Happy holydays, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, blessed Solstice and happy Kwanzaa … and any other holyday I may have missed!!
With love and aloha,
Susan
posted December 12, 2009 at 9:42 am
Susan: This has been a really tough year and I am trying to stay positive. Almost 17 years ago, my brother committed suicide and his funeral was on Christmas Eve and I was pregnant and due in January with my first child. Every year I wait for the other shoe to drop and I can never seem to shake that feeling. I try not to show it and I hope that I am successful but I dont know. Im now divorced and my ex who got breast cancer last year just found out its back (very rare for men). I don’t have any money and I don’t feel like I seem to make any right decisions. I pray to God and I know He provides but I am not sure what to do. I believe but maybe I am just not destined for good things.
posted December 12, 2009 at 1:20 pm
Aloha Michelle,
I will put you in my prayers.
After our house burned the day after Christmas I found the holidays very depressing and down right hard. But then I began to focus on gratitude, changed my perspective, did a lot of spiritual exploration and began to see everything as a gift. Granted it took a lot of practice but I have come to realize every event in life is an opportunity to either deepen my connection to my spirit or to more fully immerse myself in my filter system (all those beliefs, agreements and assumptions that make me feel separate and alone).
When I align myself with my spirit I can see the world through the eyes of love or the eyes of the angels.
You are loved and you are surrounded by love and as the saying goes it is often darkest jut before the dawn.
Sending you lots of love and angel kisses,
Susan
posted December 13, 2009 at 3:13 pm
HI
i just wanted to say that i am also depressed this holiday. I have just been fired from my job….which i was set up…they wanted to elimate my job, and that was their way of doing it………anyway..i am an only child, i am divorced, have no family around here, so…its lonely and depressing. Now, i know i must go look for another job, and i hope and pray to God, that something will come up for me..so i dont lose my house. Please pray for me…it will mean so much to me., and i will pray for all of you as well. take care, and may God keep us all in his blessings.. love to all, Kathy Ann
posted December 13, 2009 at 10:03 pm
i refuse depression at any time and season.In Christ alone,i shall never feel any depression or any lack about anything.All is well at all time in all season.Merry Christmas to all!!!
And God Bless us all.
posted December 13, 2009 at 10:36 pm
Kathy Ann,
You will be in my thoughts and in my prayers. May the magic of the season fill your heart and your mind.
When I lost my job, I did something each day to find one and then I went out and played or helped others by volunteering.
With love and aloha,
Susan