Disillusioned on Angels

[Rockchick26]

I've always blindly just believed in angels without needing any proof. But now that i'm into learning about this stuff,i'm starting to become skeptical,or dillusioned.

I just read one of Doreen Virtue's angel books (I forget the exact title and now i lent it to someone) and it all sounds interesting and cool and all that,but to me it feels kinda like The Law of Attraction,how if it isnt working for you,the answer is you're just doing it wrong. And i don't like that answer. That's just a cop out.

For example,it says to use crystals,breathe,and mentally ask your angels for guidance/messages,whatever. So i did that the last 3 nights in a row,and i had bad dreams,and recieved no messages or guidance about the question i asked. So it just takes practice then? Just having blind faith and an open mind isn't enough? In the book she says you "should" feel an "immediate" reaction.

And my biggest question is: Bad things happen to people ALL the time,so why didn't their Angels help them then? I just can't believe that Angels are there to protect us,when clearly people are getting killed or hurt every day. And i know that life isn't perfect and accidents will happen,but then the Angels aren't needed then,if these things are supposed to happen to us.

The whole idea of something being there to help us kinda loses it's meaning for me when it only helps some people some of the time.

Does anyone have a better answer for me other than "Well you just have to believe harder!"?