I'm not so sure I agree entirely, Pod. While I do agree that angels (and spirit realms in general) are somewhat devalued in pop culture, even small "miracles" like parking places can have a big effect on our lives, attitudes, and well-being. In many cases, these little things can even help provide evidence that there are realms beyond our own and that we are supported at many levels.
I'm glad you mentioned the "Parking Angel" thing...it's actually a perfect example! Once I heard Dr. Wayne Dyer's story about the Parking Angel, I've asked for help parking on occasion (and I sometimes ask the "Traffic Angel" too). My family and I laugh about it together, but to their amazement, it works more times than not.
My biggest proof came one time when I had made last-minute dinner reservations for a Valentine's Day dinner in a town about two hours from our home. Even though we left early and had an hour and a half
extra time for exploring or shopping once we got there, we became mired in horrendous traffic on the freeway. At the worst part, it took us literally an hour just to go one lousy mile. It was so bad, people were getting out of their cars and going to the bathroom in the bushes alongside the road. There was no way around it--we were stuck.
When my son started getting upset because it looked like we were going to lose our reservations, I reassured him and said that the "Traffic Angel" would help us out if we just thought positively about it. He rolled his eyes when I looked up and asked aloud, "Say, Traffic Angel? If you're around, we could use a little help here!" My wife chuckled at me too. But I kid you not, less than five minutes later, traffic started moving. We managed to get into the right lane every time and within 15 minutes we were back up to normal speeds with clear roads ahead. Another funny thing was that the remainder of the trip
should have taken us a solid 45 minutes...
and we made it in 20. And I wasn't speeding, either! I have no earthly explanation for the time thing.
Once we got to where we were going, the parking is usually very bad too. At times, I've spent 30 minutes or more looking for spaces. Not that day! We pulled up to the restaurant
two minutes before our reservation time and there was a parking spot waiting for us. It wasn't right up front, but it was certainly close enough for me!
In the Kryon material (channeled through Lee Carroll), Kryon has joked a bit about the "Parking Angel". He says it's really just our "Higher" Self helping out. He also frequently refers to an "entourage" of spirit family that
each of us has around us all the time. Call them friends or loved ones who have passed over, angels, spirit guides, or whatever, my understanding is that these "energies" are there specifically to help us fulfill our mission and purpose in life. We are in a
very dense and difficult environment as physical beings, and these benevolent entities are there to help remind us of our Divinity. If it takes helping us find a parking space every now and then to help us feel loved. supported by, and connected to Source, then I'm sure those beings in other realms are more than happy to orchestrate such things.
One thing for sure, while they used to laugh at me and my "Parking Angel" comments, both my wife and my son are now believers. Because of these little miracles that they've seen themselves, they're slowly expanding their consciousness and they are much more open to the existence of other realms beyond our own.
I don't know of anything that is much more important than that!