Down In the Dumps?

Are you depressed or experiencing feelings of apathy or discouragement? I was thinking about all the many things I could say to be helpful and kept coming back to this one thought - GIVE. One of the best and most fulfilling ways to get through and over depression is by giving to others. When we give to others we make their lives better and it enriches and blesses us as well. I know there are several reasons a person could be depressed, but in many cases when you give of yourself, your time, your talents, your ear, etc., you'll discover that the feeling of depression just leaves. When we give to meet others needs, in whatever way we can bless them, we are giving of ourselves. That, in turn, lifts our spirits because we have reached outward instead of inward. When we make a lifestyle of reaching outward by giving to others and blessing them, we will have joy.