Joyful Emptiness

this is not about depression, it is for a person who can not move on, or who has a journey to undergo who feels empty, how does that person receive divine love?
More importantly why are they not receiving, because they are full of questions and anxiety like what will become of them.
This stops them from simply being content with themselves.

Surely this discussion is somewhat off course. Isn't Rabbi Tzvi Freeman just saying that we humans should show gratitude to our creator for what we have now, not what was or what could be in the future.
Many of us, me included have a tendency to look back at what we have lost or forward to something we desire in future. Perhaps living in "the now" would benefit many of us and our families and friends and those we meet daily.

WOW! what a beautiful, eye-opening, humbling reminder to reach out to G-d for fulfillment (at least this is how this letter and talk with the Rebbe struck me!). it gives me the feeling of rising from the every day and open up to what G-d has in store for us! thank you!!!

What a beautiful quote! Really brightened up just another day at the office.

I have a tendency for "falling in to the pits" as you say, and perhaps even depression. I found these words gave me a sense of relief. They remind me that those questions and those so called "pits" are not my concern - rather my concern is to simply try to be "empty" and live a life of simple joy. In our high pressure world filled with constant need to achieve, words like these are a rare source of relief.

Yes, blue moods need a shift. They hit everybody. The trick on a blue mood is to roll with it initially. Keep that initial reaction briefly and then as soon as possible determine a positive side. Think in or out or up, or sideways, but not down. Usually we call it the silver lining in the cloud. Seek it thoroughly and you will find it. It takes resourcefulness/work but it is always there for you. Being empty and reaching up to Him, can be a great kick start to the process.

I learned from a teacher that one should never look back at the past even one second. Every moment is new. One should only look forward to the future and that one should think and believe that he has the power to shape it. When one's vessel is full, one will not be able see the beauty of what he is supposed to become.

Even if ' non-clinical depression ' is dismissed as self-pity, it is alarmingly insensitive.

No matter how many times you comment on The Rebbe's words on depression in the Daily Dose, i see no solace. For those people who are mildly depressed, time is a far more effective healer than religion, IMHO. Sitting Shiva can be celebratory under some circumstances. You recite kaddish and then socialize with fond memories. However, other times it is heartbreak. Give it a year of time and hopefully there has been a full recovery, an empty vessel that can receive joy of any kind, a return to normalcy.

thank you