Veronica Hay

If you can imagine what it is that you truly desire from a deep feeling place, being grateful for all the blessings that are already in your life and detach yourself from the outcome, success is most assuredly yours.

Life begins and ends in a moment and life can change in a moment. All we have are moments. Will you choose to be whatever it is you want to be or experience in this moment?You are here. This precious moment is yours. It is your gift. It has your name on it. Take it. Make it matter.

I think the easy parts about manifesting / creating those things that we want in our lives is the desire and the imagining. Those are the fun parts. For me the hard part is detachment. Often we get attached to how it is going to come to us, or when, or where. And of course, this stops the flow. We get in our own way. The secret is in the allowing and with the allowing comes the "letting go".

The first day of a new year is like standing at the beginning of a very large bridge that you are about to walk over. You cannot see to the other side and you have no idea where that bridge will take you or what it will feel like to walk upon, but walk upon it you must if you are ever going to get to where you are planning to go.

We can make the decision to BE happy for one day, when we wake up in the morning, every morning. We can find something that brings us great pleasure, like sitting outside in the garden under an old tree and listening to the birds sing, or watching the dog or cat play, and just savoring the moment. Happiness is always available to us.

My wish dear one, for you today, is that you bask in wealth and mellow in riches, bathe in love and revel in appreciation, rejoice in prosperity and wallow in money, delight in opulence and indulge in the miracle of your own soul.

I am sure most of you have already heard that what we focus on expands, but have you really experienced that in your own life? Have you really noticed it, because if you did, you would be very diligent about where you put your attention. Have you been tuning into the news with its stories of doom and gloom or have you decided to create your own news, direct your own show, with you as the star.

It matters not how you choose to serenade the ones you love on this auspicious occasion, what matters is that you do! Whether it be with a store bought treasure or a simple handmade delight, the form is not important, but the sentiment is! Valentine's day gives you another opportunity to do something that comes naturally for you, as natural as breathing, and that is to BE love and to GIVE love. It is the only thing that really matters in the end.

We are living in extraordinary times. More and more people are beginning to wake up. They are becoming conscious in their everyday activities and for many, seeing the world with new eyes, perhaps for the very first time.

Several years ago, in 1990, I wrote a piece entitled, My Greatest Spiritual Teacher, My Pet! which you will find below. As the title suggests, it is about the animals in our lives and how they can be our greatest teachers. Enjoy the piece and have a wonderful day.