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Depression:
Probable Cause: Anger you feel you do not have a right to
have. Hopelessness. - New Thought Pattern: I now go
beyond other people's fears and limitations. I create my
life. - Louise Hay, You Can Heal Your Life
Depression: Correspondent/Cause: Despair,
desperation, despondency, discouragement, lack of ease, selfishness, and
fear. - Solution (treatment): There is no disappointment in
heaven, and the heavenly life can be lived here on earth. Do
something for others. Give yourself unreservedly in your own heart
to something Higher, God. Any life can be transmuted into a
gloriously beautiful one; peace; love; rest; faith. -
Frederick Keeler, Christian Victory Instruction
As we can easily see from the words of both Louise Hay
and Frederick Keeler, depression is created from our dominant
thoughts. Not all thoughts create depression ... but
"patterns" of thought "create" ... either positive
or negative experiences. Depression is dangerous ... it can bring
results that are far-reaching into our Life's experience.
Depression can affect our health, relationships, career, finances and
our mental stability. If left un-checked, it can destroy our
self-image and bury us in self-pity.
We can heal
depression ... but we must be determined to do so ... and we must not
allow ourselves to dismiss it without healing it ... for once it begins,
it begins its insidious separation, in our mind, from the Truth of
Being, from Life. Depression has been called a "living
death" and for good reason. It can be debilitating.
Nothing narrows our view of the Universe as effectively as
depression. It is, in effect, a darkness
covering the soul, blinding us to the Light of Truth. If we find
ourselves feeling "helpless and hopeless" about our
circumstances in life ... we are suffering from depression. Often
circumstances will repeat themselves when we are going through
depression ... lack of sleep and restlessness are often associated with
depression. Using drugs or other remedies may often "cover
up" the situation and the healing of the condition delayed.
For some, the depression may be so severe that medical attention is
necessary ... to "help" them move through it ... however, the
healing must be done in Mind ... All Is Mind ... and in Mind we can
realize the healing for depression.
To heal depression we must be
willing to go "within" and make a demand upon our subconscious
to reveal to us what is at the "root" of our depression.
For some of us there will be an immediate response and for others it may
take a few days or perhaps weeks before there is a response. And
when we receive the response ... we must pay attention to it ... denial,
blame or shame ... do not heal ... they only hold us in bondage to
whatever it is that needs to be healed. The most challenging cases
of depression are those where nothing has been done to heal it or to
address it in any constructive way. It does not go away by itself
... it only becomes steadfast in our subconscious and becomes a
"pattern" ... to be experienced again and again until it is
healed. The "cause" resides in the sub-conscious mind
... and it can be healed.
As we work with our subconscious,
we will find improvement as we seek out things that excite us ... things
that break our past patterns. Isolation will only increase our
depression. Many have found release through walking or by doing
things that are new and different for them. Helping others and
doing volunteer work can work wonders as these keep us from focusing on
the feelings of depression and can create a "gap" in our
consciousness for the healing to unfold. It is important that we
not magnify our situation. This can lead to becoming
"self-centered" and "self-absorbed." Nothing
is permanent in our experiences ... everything changes ... it is helpful
to remind ourselves of this daily and often.
Once we have
healed depression, most will find that they want to do more and be more
than ever before. There is a great energy that is renewed and
realized when depression has been healed. It is natural for many
people to want to share more of themselves with the world through
greater accomplishment in their creative endeavors to helping others who
are experiencing problems in their lives. This renewed energy
brings greater self-confidence and greater self-assurance. The
consciousness is opened to greater love; forgiveness of others and self,
greater giving-ness of self and a more perfect alignment with Infinite
Good, God.
And
So It Is!
Letting
Love Use Me In Its Own Good Way,
Rev.
Bates
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