Hi Greg and all the other moderaters!

I was just thinking....could there be a separate column or thread for the agony aunt topic?i mean there are a lot of people out there feeling very bad at certain times in their life and im sure a lil bit of positive encouragement and spiritual advise might do them a world of good?what do u think?

love
shagun.

Hi Everyone!

haha!im posting my first reply!isnt that strange?well,just wanted my friends out there to know that im feeling very sad today and this happens often.but its feeling better already talking this out.it feels lonely today and i wish i see a star of hope shining in a while.well anyway..see u guys.hope im better when i return.meanwhile i would encourage anyone else out there who might be feeling bad to just come to this thread and just...write!i would love to help out as i would love someone else to help me out.well...im just being very honest and trusting.is that right?am i ok in doing this?
love and positive thoughts
shagun.

Hi Shagun, you bet you're okay doing this. We all feel down sometimes, and it's great to have someplace that you can say so among trusting friends, without anyone trying to tell you you "shouldn't" feel that way or rushing around trying to "fix" it. Thanks for trusting us with your feelings. Great idea to start this thread.

Dear Shagunj,

Some peace for you -

I wish you warm candle-lit nights with "Gooberz" in your lap. I wish you furry cats rubbing against your ankles. I wish you exciting moments of meeting special people with that certain spark in their eye or in their words where you JUST KNOW they are kindred spirits. I wish you a hearty helping of your favorite meal - and seconds and thirds! I wish you an all-embracing, all-encompassing hug from everyone you hold dear in your heart. I wish you rainbow flecks of light shimmering all over your room, just as Linda Goodman did in her bathroom in Cripple Creek (remember how her cats would bat at them?). I wish you the comfort of a good nap in just-out-of-the-dyer blankets, up to your chin. I wish you velvet and satin. I wish you the goose-bumps that a good song can bring, or a good book! Oh, I wish you the incredible elation that finding a new Linda Goodman book can bring! I wish you the reminder that there are people all across the world who have come to think of you as a friend and who recognize you as a wonderful, gifted and important being.

I understand so well the weight that depression or just plain sadness can bring. May you feel lightened by the sun that shines overhead, the air that swirls around you. May you recognize your own magic and that miracles abound. And may you know, too, that it is okay to be sad sometimes.

I hope your skies clear up,

LMB

Well said, LMB!!!!

Hi Lmb,

You have any idea how i can THANK you for the rememberance of all the miracles uve sent me this rainy day?!!well,im speechless,and im touched,im glad and im VERY HAPPY!!

THANKS FOR MAKING MY SADNESS RHYME WITH GLADNESS!!!

Many miracles to you!!
shagun.

Dear Shagun,
No thanks needed, though the energy put through on your last post was thanks enough. I only wish we could always be reminded of such comfort and peace.

LMB

Hello. Here's LMB reviving the Agony Aunts column. Nothing too bad is wrong today... It's just my soul feels heavy. It shouldn't, though. It's a beautiful day here in Chicago, lake-side, where I reside and go to school. It's a gorgeous 50 degrees out and sunny and I'm not wearing a coat! It's St. Patrick's Day and I get to absorb everyone else's fancy with the Irish as well.

But...

Someone mentioned to me once how depression can stem from a yearning for a far-away land, for feeling out-of-place wherever you are. I feel that especially today. I'm listening to my favorite Moody Blues music which also makes me yearn for a misty, faraway place.
All my life, since I was a very young girl, I've always said "I don't belong here". My mother used to get frightened of that - well, imagine your seven year old saying that. But I did. She didn't understand at that time, though. Now she does. But I still feel the same way. I feel so out-of-step. Like I walk around Life with different music going through my head. I live a very alienated life here at school, with only one friend (although he is SUCH a deep kindred)...but it's just how it is.

I don't know. I was feeling weighed down today and needed to release something somehow. I hope this wasn't inappropriate to post; I know this isn't a therapy bulletin board.

Peace to all of you,

LMB

Y'know, LMB, I bet a lot of us here feel the same way from time to time ... I know I always felt like an alien when I was a kid, and have often felt out of place, longing for a way back to my "true home." That's probably a big part of what attracted us all to Linda, that siren-call to us misplaced magical s-elves to wake up and find our way home!

Sorry you're feeling down today. Here's a big hug.

LMB,

I empathize with you! Like you and Greg, I've never quite felt I belong here, and I've adamantly said as much to whoever's listening in on my thoughts. Sure, Egypt and the British Isles hold great appeal for me, but I most deeply long for my celestial home. Linda's writing certainly synchronizes with that yearning.

The academic world is rather spiritually barren, so for a wise, sensitive soul like you, it can be very depressing. I spent my 6 or 7 years of college reading all the spiritual material I could get my hands on. And yes, that meant foregoing assigned reading. By no means do I advocate this; I just want you to know that I understand where you're coming from.

I hope you'll be feeling better soon!

KJS

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Thanks Gregory and KJS, hearing support from kindred souls is such a comfort. It's nice to know you're not alone.

Peace and comfort,

LMB

Dear,dear LMB!

I might be a little late posting this but i sure do hope youre feeling better by now?

Its true Lmb,that at times our spirits get weary of living in a sometimes dry,unfeeling and material world.It is then that our soul longs for some'refreshment'and when its nowhere in sight,we do feel so very bad!Im just so glad to have come across such an honest person as you,who has in sharing and comforting,shown everyone the true magic and happiness and goodness in yourself.Here's a BIG hug and a beautiful rainbow wish for you.Go out into your own enchanted wood and take into ur soul,the moisture it so craves at times.And i do hope u come across a wee little elf today!!!

Till then LMB,we all stand together ...in friendship.
Lots of peace,water and hope***
love
shagun.

LMB,

I couldn't possibly add anything, these guys (and gals) said it all - just wanted to send you a big hug and a warm smile.

Think happy thoughts (while I go kill my kitten who is, for the 4 millionth time today, on my kitchen counter)

- Susan

Susan,
forgive my late response, I somehow missed your reply but just read it now. Thank you for your kindness. I like cats too. They get into everything, don't they?

LMB