{"id":853,"date":"2008-01-17T09:15:13","date_gmt":"2008-01-17T09:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\/2008\/01\/small-miracles-at-christmas.html"},"modified":"2008-01-17T09:15:13","modified_gmt":"2008-01-17T09:15:13","slug":"small-miracles-at-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondblue\/2008\/01\/small-miracles-at-christmas.html","title":{"rendered":"Small Miracles at Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Speaking of Kay, I don’t know if I am the only one who caught this comment of hers of the message board of my post “Video: O Holy Night”:<\/a><\/p>\n

Merry christmas to you, Therese, and all BB readers and writers.? I have experienced rare moments of peace and happiness. I hope you have, too. It is a magical and spiritual time. It was lovely listening to the church bells from my terrace. I prayed for us all….<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I was taken aback by her message because all of her comments have come from a place of pain. Take the one on the message board of my post “12 Ways to Care for a Depressive”:<\/p>\n

Dear all: Thank you for being so open about your depression. I am depressed and also suffer from panic attacks and I feel I am never going to get better. Some days are so difficult. Others better. It\u2019s a problem going out. I feel alone in this as my husband has left me. So my panic attacks have to be dealt with at all times of day and night alone. On Wednesday I am going to try to go back to work as a teacher. Pray for me that I will have the courage to leave the house and face a class. I have to earn a living as I get no financial support from my husband. I feel that I am never going to be free from this type of life, where everything is an effort and every day lived an achievement. It\u2019s too much and I am always so tired and exhausted.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Kay, the fact that you were able to enjoy moments of Christmas, to experience some peace, gives me great hope. I hope that you continue to feel better in this new year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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