I suppose one would have to be deaf, dumb and blind not to have noticed that there are so many people on the planet right now who are going through some very difficult times. Yesterday, in response to an email from a dear friend in dire straits, I started to write that I had just lit a candle for them when I got the feeling to write much more than that, to write about how I am feeling about all of us during these difficult days and so this morning I am sharing this with you.

I have also created a mini-poster PDF file of this piece that you can download for FREE on my website at the following link. It is right at the botton of the home page here: http://www.insightsandinspirations.com

Please share blog post with anyone and everyone you know who could use some words of kindness, love, caring, comfort and encouragement today. I am sure they will thank you for it.

So here it is: I hope it helps.

From my heart to yours,

Veronica veronicamhay@gmail.com

I AM THAT SOMEONE

Copyright (c) December 12, 2012 by Veronica Hay

Someone is lighting a candle for you today and holding you in the light of that flame which burns brightly for you.

Someone is feeling your pain today, your grief and your sorrow and transforming it into joy, serenity and love.

Someone is thinking kindly of you today in the deep recesses of their own heart and the depths of their soul. Find peace in that.

Someone is imagining you today surrounded by angels, spirits, healing energies, celestial beings, starlight and deep magic and wonder. Wrap yourself in all of that.

Someone is understanding today, the depths of what you have been going through, and is embracing you with deep compassion and trusting in your own profound inner knowing to see you through it.

Someone is holding your hand today and letting you know that you are never alone and never have been, even though there have been moments, when you lost your way and felt abandoned and afraid. You never were.

Someone truly knows today perhaps at a level that you do not yet, that all is well somehow, even though it may not appear to be so. And that there is great meaning and purpose in your life, just by the very fact that you are here in all your splendor. Without you here nothing would be the same for any of us. Know that and take strength in it.

Someone is praying for you today and their prayers are being heard and answered.

Someone is whispering gently to your soul today to keep going no matter what, one day at a time, one step at a time, one inch at a time. We are all celebrating that you haven’t given up and you are making such an immense difference for all of us.

Someone is holding you in the light as things in your world seem to be falling apart and putting them back together for you, in new, miraculous and astonishing ways. Trust and believe in that.

Someone is remembering today, who you really are, and why you came here and reminding you when you begin to close your eyes and surrender, just for a moment, to the truth, to what is right NOW, in this moment, and what can be. Ask for that!

Feel the love, cherish the knowing, drink in the joy, and take comfort and strength in all of it.

It is right here waiting for you. Reach for it! Embrace it! Know that it is yours.

Copyright (c) December 12, 2012 by Veronica Hay

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Who would you be without your judgements? FREE Perhaps?

Why do we insist for the most part on judging things, situations and people’s actions as good or bad, right or wrong, moral or immoral?

Does judging others make us feel better or more superior in some way? And if so, at what cost?

Judging takes you away from who you really are.  And one judgement leads to another and another and becomes a habit that can be hard to break. Feeling good at another’s expense is never worth it. Judgements also take a toll on our physical body and we wonder why we don’t always feel our best. Is that really worth it? We can never really know what is going on in someone else’s heart or why they do what they do, what may have brought them to act in a certain way. If we did, perhaps we would have more compassion for them and understand more what it is like to walk in their shoes.

As Mother Teresa said:  ”If you judge people, you have no time to love them.”

Perhaps just for today, give up the judgement and find something or someone to love instead.

I Put Down My Armor Today
Copyright © 1990 by Veronica Hay

I put down my armor today.

Today, for the very first time, I traded in my warrior for a new one.

The one I held close for so many years no longer suited me.

It was too serious, too full of steel, with too many weapons, even a helmet to shield my face.

For all these years, I’ve gone through the world with this armor encased around me, like a turtle’s shell.

And even though it felt heavy, and it weighed me down, I thought I needed it to protect me.

I have a new warrior now,  just as strong though you would not know it.

If you were to look closely,  you might see only the tenderness, the vulnerability, the softness.

Do not be fooled by that! Inside is the strongest I have ever been.

I put down my armor today, yet I am unafraid.

I know now thatI do not need steel to protect me, for I no longer need protecting.

I am safe in the knowledge that the only thing I needed protecting from in the first place was myself.

I’m travelling lighter yet stronger now, I put down my armor today.

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What Do I Know?
Copyright ©  by Veronica Hay

The other day something happened that really shook me up.
Something shocking and unexpected and perplexing.
It made me doubt some things that I had believed to bereal and question my own truths.

And so I asked myself what is it I really do KNOW for sure
at this point in my life and I came up with the following.

I know that gratitude will fill my bank account faster than a New York minute.

I know there really isn’t any right or wrong,
only what my own heart is telling me.

I know that a good cup of tea can solve almost every problem and if not solve it,
at least soothe it for a little while.

I know that people need love more than they need things,
but things are sometimes how they get love.

I know that when I focus with absolute determination,
I always get what I want.

I know that laughter and sunshine can restore my soul.

I know that the sight of a newly opened morning glory makes my heart sing.

I know that nothing is more fun than playing with a puppy,
except maybe playing with a dolphin.

I know that some time by myself each day makes me easier to live with.

I know that the more I learn, the more humble I become.

I know that it’s the simple things in life that bring me joy
and I can choose to be happy for no reason.

I know that things change and that can be a good thing,
even if it doesn’t appear to be at the time.

I know that out of great sadness and despair, joy can come,
if I just surrender and let go.

I know that everything tastes better outside.

I know that pansies can be very deceiving.
They are much stronger and hardier than they look and so am I.

I know that freedom is an inside job.

I know that love is the only thing we take with us when we leave
and it is all that matters in the end.

Take care and have a beautiful day.
Love and blessings, Veronica
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Today, just a little something about the concept of detachment.

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”.

I am reminded here of a brilliant poem written by Rev. Safire Rose entitled “She Let Go” and these words:

“In the space of letting go, she let it all be.
A small smile came over her face.
A light breeze blew through her.
And the sun and the moon shone forevermore.”

Perhaps today, right now, is the time to finally just let go, and let it all be.

May there be a miracle in YOUR life today and may you have the EYES to see it.

From my heart to yours

Love and blessings, Veronica
Email: veronicamhay@gmail.com

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