I've had many bouts of feeling down and isolating myself, and I think that one of the biggest ephanies I've had is just to remain open. It's amazing when you do, the help that comes forth in the form of your Higher Power, friends, blogs, and other unexpected places - and in turn what others get from your being open can be a gift for them. Also letting go has been one of the biggest lessons for me in the last year. Letting go of the need to control things, turning it over to true source is the only way to move forward. Being devinely guided is a much better way to go, than muddling my way through on my own. Actually practicing the letting go is the challenge ;)