When Things Go Wrong
To enable us to get to the bottom of our depression, we need to ask ourselves a few questions like: ‘Why did I get depressed in the first place? What’s up with me? What kind of mistakes did I make?’ As often as not when things fail to unfold and refuse to turn out the way we once hoped and dreamed they would do, it’s because we are as yet unfamiliar with the purpose and meaning of our earthly existence. Possibly the course of our whole present lifetime is calling for our attention because the time has come for changing it. I know from first hand experience that a better understanding of the processes of life and of the Universal laws to which life on all levels is subject, can bring dramatic improvements and healing to minds that are in a state of depression. If people affected by this are not attended to in time, they may eventually see no other way out of their hopeless frame of mind than suicide.
Equipped with the gift of hindsight it is not difficult to recognise that when things sometimes seemingly go wrong in our lives, it is always us who are out of step with the Universe and not the other way round. It is then more than likely that the energies that are currently at our disposal wish to teach us different life lessons and are therefore doing their best to steer us into that direction. If one seems to run into one invisible wall after another, when obstacle after obstacle rears its head, it is a safe bet that the Universe in this way is trying to tell us that somehow we are barking up the wrong tree. It may well be that it has something much better up its sleeve for us, if only we weren’t as deaf and dumb to is messages.
The world around us is always a mirror of what is taking place within us. Through its actions and reactions it is constantly trying to give us some kind of guidance *. Therefore, it is always worth our while to pay attention to what is after all Universal guidance. When things are not going the way we would want them to, the time may have come for taking stock and for finding ways of getting back into harmony with ourselves and the lessons we have come to learn during this lifetime. To help us re-align our energies to those of the Universe, the time for making a change of direction in our lives may have come.
It almost goes without saying, but I will mention it anyway that because we have freedom of choice, we do not have to do anything of the kind. Yet, if you are a wise one, you will pay attention to whatever guidance comes your way. So, next time things seemingly go wrong in your life, why not try your hand at something else and look towards channelling your energies into different avenues of expression?
You can save yourself many disappointments by bearing in mind that doors will only ever open for anyone when they are meant to. And when one of them does, the experience can be like something one usually sees only in funny films. Having so got used to pushing and shoving uselessly at far too many doors, there may well come the moment, when – metaphorically speaking – we have found the right one. It then flies open so suddenly that it feels as if one was almost shooting out through the window, at the other end of the room. Why not try it out for yourself, sometime?
True trust and faith in ourselves, our life and the Universe can only grow in any one of us through first hand experiences, like the one that is now before you. To enable us to learn to trust, when attempting to open one door and it refuses to do so, no matter how hard we try, when things seem to be going wrong, as they sometimes will, it is worth our while to reflect and have a bit of a dialogue with ourselves. Maybe something like this: ‘Let me see, this door is obviously not meant for me. Could it be that the Universe has something else for me in mind? In that case I’ll better be patient and wait for another opening, as surely it will come. In any case, are things really going wrong in my life or is Universe by any chance signalling me that a change of direction is necessary for me?
‘Could this be happening for my own good and because the Universe loves me and knows my true wants and needs better than I do? Could it be protecting me against myself, because it wants me to find what is rightfully mine? Is it possible that something better is in store for me, something I might not have imagined even in my wildest dreams? Perhaps it would be better if I waited patiently for a while; maybe another chance will then come my way. Now, isn’t that better than despairing or even swearing at the Universe because it does not seem to wish to fulfil my wishes? Because I am your child, Universe, let me try the loving way instead. Alright, here I go! I love you and trust you, as you love and trust me. After all, that makes an awful lot of sense, you know!’
And when funds are low and debts are high, do I need to ask myself: ‘Why am I not taking part in the Universe’s abundance? Is it because I am not sharing my own abundance with it, my gifts and talents, of which we all have many, with those around me? How can I increase my input into life, so that I can get more out of it? Do I need to be less selfish and think more about the good of the whole of society, life, the planet and the Universe? Why don’t I try and see what happens?’
* Recommended Reading:
• ‘Universal Guidance From The Environment’
The above is a chapter from ‘The Spiritual Aspects Of Depression And Suicide’
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