We can stop waiting for life to become perfect and start working with what we’ve got to make it as satisfying as we can. We can accept, bless, give thanks, and get going. Today, we can begin to call forth the riches from our everyday life. Today we can move from lack to abundance.

Not having money to spend doesn’t mean we can’t have well-spent moments every day. (42)

Begin today. Declare out loud to the universe that you are willing to let go of struggle and eager to learn through joy.

Both abundance and lack exist simultaneously in our lives, as parallel realities. It is always our conscious choice which secret garden we will tend... when we choose not to focus on what is missing from our lives but are grateful for the abundance that's present - love, health, family, friends, work, the joys of nature and personal pursuits that bring us pleasure - the wasteland of illusion falls away and we experience Heaven on earth.

Consider the track record of your naysayers. How many dreams have they successfully brought into this world?

Life is not made up of minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, or years, but of moments. You must experience each one before you can appreciate it.

Our deepest wishes are whispers of our authentic selves. We must learn to respect them. We must learn to listen.