Angels

Make yourself familiar with the angels and behold them frequently in spirit; for without being seen, they are present with you.
- St. Francis De Sales

Trust

All the hardships that you face in life,
all the tests and tribulations,
all the nightmares,
and all the losses,
most people still view as curses,
as punishments by God,
...

as something negative.
If you would only know
that nothing that comes to you is negative.
I mean nothing.
All the trials and tribulations,
and the biggest losses that you ever experience,
things that make you say,
"If I had known about this,
I would never have been able to make it through,"
are gifts to you,
opportunities that you are given to grow.
That is the sole purpose of existence
on this planet Earth.
You will not grow if you sit in a beautiful flower garden
and somebody brings you gorgeous food on a silver platter.
But you will grow if you are sick,
if you are in pain,
if you experience losses,
and if you do not put your head in the sand,
but take the pain and learn to accept it,
not as a curse or punishment,
but as a gift to you
with a very, very specific purpose.

~ Elisabeth Kübler-Ross (Death Is of Vital Importance: On Life, Death, and Life After Death)