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CHRISTIAN
SINGLES
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CHRISTIAN
DATING ADVICE
CHRISTIAN SINGLES : GUIDE TO
ENDING LONELINESS AND DEPRESSION Cont.
Chapter 16. Tickle A Rat; Spread The Joy! ( Trust Me, This Does Have
Something To Do With Overcoming Loneliness and Depression!)
Darwin, and others of his time, had the audacious belief that
breeding for a superior race and culling the population of inferior
minds (eugenics) would create a better society. Ironically, some of
Darwin’s ten children would have fallen into the inferior (expendable)
class, due to his ancestor’s and his inbreeding. The author of “Charles
Darwin; The Power Of Place”, Janet Browne, wrote that Darwin was
jealous of the healthy children born to the unwashed, the poorly
educated! But, at least, they knew better than to inbreed. Stories of
ancient pharaohs should have been a warning, even if some didn’t
believe the Bible. I heard someone say that a well known family ( I won’t
say who) “had inbred to within one chromosome of insanity.” I
suppose this would not apply to first generation inbreeding, or cousins
marrying cousins, if they didn’t share any harmful genes , but I don’t
know. I never met any couples who did. That’s all I have to say on the
subject of “kissin’ cousins”!
We can learn much from animals at play. They aren’t languishing in
a corner, as I once did, waiting for everything in my life to be perfect
before I would allow myself to be happy. Animals “seize the day”.
They throw themselves into the moment, enjoying simple pleasures with
maximum zeal and abandon. They “make fun” with objects like sticks,
string, sunbeams or even imaginary playthings in the air (or do they see
things we do not?) Dogs and dolphins have proven very sensitive to human
pain and infirmity and are used to help people heal. Hospitals and
hospices are incorporating visiting dogs to bring joy to patients who
welcome the escape from their troubles for a few minutes. Even the dying
will respond to a friendly dog’s love. It’s never too late to take
God’s medicine for a broken heart. Albert E. Cliffe said, “You know,
you sometimes think yourself into a depression. Do you know you can also
think yourself into gladness? It is by such thinking that you get well.”
Laughter, along with finding the root cause of my depression, having
prayer and counseling for inner healing and other methods were the most
helpful antidotes for me and for others and they also form the basis for
eradicating future bouts with loneliness and depression. I will be
repeating these methods throughout this guide to refresh your mind,
because I know concentrating can be difficult. Also, one more thing.
When I was sick, depressed and lonely 25 years ago, I discovered
something odd. I realized that I could give myself permission to get
well and be happy again. I could let go of the negative thoughts I’d
unknowingly punished myself with , and in their place, I began to
believe I deserved happiness. If you think this may apply to your
struggle with loneliness and depression, I urge you to entertain those
two thoughts in your mind. I speak God’s blessing and healing upon
you, in Jesus’ name, Amen.
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