{"id":575,"date":"2011-01-11T00:14:04","date_gmt":"2011-01-11T00:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/angelsonyourshoulder\/2011\/01\/what-happens-when-life-is-hard.html"},"modified":"2011-01-11T00:14:04","modified_gmt":"2011-01-11T00:14:04","slug":"what-happens-when-life-is-hard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/angelsonyourshoulder\/2011\/01\/what-happens-when-life-is-hard.html","title":{"rendered":"What happens when life is hard?"},"content":{"rendered":"

A lot of people are experiencing a lot of stress in their lives right now. Financial fear runs rampant, there is a lot of violence out there and baby boomers are aging (actually we all are). So what do you do when life is hard? <\/p>\n

As I often say we have two choices love or fear. Feeling loved makes life a lot easier but how do we do that when life s REALLY hard? What do angels have to do with anything? <\/p>\n


\nPeople who have had angel encounters have faith in the fact that everything will be okay. So how do we have an angel encounter? <\/p>\n

I
\nhave noticed people are most likely to connect with angels when they
\nare reaching out and helping others. Once again we are back to the idea
\nof random acts of kindness or simply acts of kindness. <\/p>\n

So when
\nlife is hard, fill your heart and your mind with gratitude and reach out
\nto help others. Try it and see what happens. You may be very pleasantly
\nsurprised.<\/p>\n

And remember you really do have angel on your shoulders! Just open your heart to them and reach out in love.<\/p>\n

With love and aloha,
\nSusan<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

Angels are everywhere just open your mind and your heart to the signs.<\/p>\n

Make Angels on Your Shoulder<\/a> part of your daily routine and share it with a friend!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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