FACING ANOTHER VALENTINE'S DAY ALONE? Why? Is there a giant forcefield around you pushing love away? Is it your uncanny ability to choose the least available person in a room? Is it your breath?

Here are six quick tips from "Crappy to Happy: Small Steps to Big Happiness NOW!" (www.crappytohappy.com) to help you create a beautiful Love in your life!

1. LET GO OF THE PACKAGE THAT LOVE MUST LOOK LIKE

Your "knight in shining armor" might be wearing stainless steel. Rev. Matt Garrigan once said, "There are over five billion people on this planet, and you can't find someone to love you. Do you think you might be a little too picky?" Let love in-especially when it comes in a form you might not have anticipated.

2. COLLAGE YOUR FRIENDS

To attract a partner with wonderful qualities, start by listing the best qualities of your friends. Then think of the scumballs you've known and list the opposite of their negative attributes. For example, re-phrase, "I don't want to be with someone who doesn't hear a word I say," to read, "I want to be with someone who stops everything they're doing to listen to my every word-before they continue to load the washing machine."

3. FOCUS ON THE POSITIVE

Remember the Universal Law of Attraction: Whatever you're thinking or feeling, you'll attract more of the same. Whine and you'll draw misery to yourself. Feel hopeful- and unless your hopes are stomped into the ground-notice the increasing amount of love coming your way.

4. LOVE SOMETHING

Start the process of opening to Love by being loving. It doesn't matter if the object of your loving kindness is a human being or an animal. That which is nurtured grows. Start giving your love away and watch how your supply increases.

5. REJECTION IS GOD'S WAY OF SAYING "DON'T SETTLE FOR LESS"

If you're afraid to get involved because you've been rejected in the past, know that there's nothing wrong with you. Understand that this person was simply not the right person to bring you to your Highest Good.

6. LOVE RESPONDS TO PATIENCE AND DIVINE RIGHT TIMING

If you are grasping for love, it's bound not to happen. Have patience. Be grateful for every moment. Know that everything unfolds in its own right time, including your life and your own beautiful, loving heart.

© Randy Peyser, 2004

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Randy Peyser is the author of "Crappy to Happy: Small Steps to Big Happiness NOW!" To find out more about Randy, to order her book, or to see when she will be speaking in your area, visit her website at www.crappytohappy.com or visit her at http://members.aol.com/rpeyser