Depression Can Signal Time to Re-Connect

Depression can signal many things including the need to overcome, to get up and fight, to defeat the darkness. I guess there is a question here that we must first answer and that is, do we believe that the power of the Spirit within can overcome depression, especially if it is due to a chemical imbalance in the body? Personally I believe it can; I know it can because I have the resume’ to prove it. One thing for sure is that it signals that we are out of spiritual alignment, whatever the reason. So it is important to find where and why we went off in the other direction and get back on track. Some things take effort. Choosing and staying in joy takes effort, fighting the darkness takes effort, staying in spiritual alignment takes effort, otherwise we veer off and the next thing we know, we have lost the connection, depression has snuck in and taken control.

Depression signals that it may be time for a pause. There is nothing wrong with taking a pause, stepping back, contemplating, clearing the mind, stopping the constant pushing to get ahead. Time out is good for the body, mind and soul.

Depression can also signal that the ego has once again taken the reigns. If the depression or low feelings stem from anything like feelings toward personal achievement, lack, self-confidence, frustration in trying to make things work, then it is a signal to get out of the “me” mentality and put the thoughts toward something else: God, helping others.

Low feelings can also signal that we are not using our gifts appropriately. Try taking the feelings and turning them around into something that can help others. Depression certainly blocks all creativity and inspiration which then gets us into a loop. Stop it by finding a way to turn the feelings to the positive to help others. Once we do, the light begins to eek out and the next thing we know, we are back in the groove and all is well again.

Psalm 43:5 asks, “Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.” It also tells us that by going from the “me” mentality to one of praise (to the God mentality) that we will be lifted because as it says, God is the health of our countenance. Countenance means what we are expressing through what we are feeling. This Psalm tells us that God is the “health” of that which means that indeed depression can be controlled and overcome by simply turning to praise, by turning our thoughts to God, to the Spirit. It tells us that God is the healer of our mood.

So regardless of the cause, the remedy is simple: get out of me-mode and into God-mode. Pause. Give thanks, praise and gratitude. Then turn that depression around and channel it into love for the world.

 Follow the light of your heart!

Many blessings. 

Cheryl Yale-Bruedigam, CYI-250

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About Cheryl Yale-Bruedigam

Cheryl Yale-Bruedigam, the angels’ author, has been writing spiritually for thirty years. With undergraduate studies in English and women's studies, she devoted over a decade of research and writing to women’s studies and women's spirituality. For the past five years, she has been diligently working in publishing a series of angelic books as well as "The New Age of Christ." 

Bruedigam is a certified yoga and meditation instructor. She lives in New Mexico with her husband.

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