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Lets start anew

Been there done that, said it, revoked it, but I guess everyone should get a fair chance. I have been trying to write my own, but failed miserably in the last 2 years and that has helped me understand why there is a downfall in the visits to my blog, although it rises at times, but that's short lived.

Starting with my own blog effective today, let's see if I could live to the expectations. Need your best wishes!

Believing And Having Faith That All Is Well!

Republished from The Secret

I want to start my story off by thanking Rhonda Byrne and the whole team that was behind the launching of these amazing books to inspire others on creating their own reality. I listened to The Secret, The Power and I am now practicing The Magic. I am also very interested and very thankful for the information from Abraham, Esther and Jerry Hicks. With all of these amazing people, my life has changed so much and I am so very thankful for all of their teachings combined, thank you a million times!

Ok, so I was introduced to the book The Secret back in January of this year. As I started listening to the book (I bought the audio version) I understood how my life was unfolding into certain situations that I was not very happy about. I was in a very negative state of mind and I wanted to change it around. I wanted to but I didn’t know how to even start and then I was introduced to The Secret by my sister in law. I started to feel so much more positive, feeling happy and very appreciative for all things in life and so many things started to turn around for the better. Relationships with my co-workers, my boss and other individuals in my life improved tremendously!

This recent desire that I manifested into my life happened today. I have read so many stories on here and I was so excited to finally write my story. About a week ago I visioned myself receiving $1,000.00. I didn’t know how, where or when this money was going to come but I just knew it would. I didn’t focus or think about it too much but I did have faith and believe that I was going to receive money and I continued to feel gratitude and always feeling “all is well” and “things are always working out for me”. I said it often but I said it more in my mind and felt the power of it much more every time.

I went to see the movie Miracles From Heaven yesterday with my 10 year old daughter. This movie’s concept was in reference to everything that I am learning, about having faith and believing you create your own reality. God works in amazing ways, watching that movie sent my faith literally into over drive! I woke up this morning feeling great! I did my morning appreciation and the whole morning coming into work I felt so good.

As soon as I came in my boss pulls me into his office and pulls out a check from an envelope and hands me it. Guess how much the check was made out for? Yes!! $1,000.00!!!!! My eyes filled up with tears, I was so amazed and so thankful!! God is good!!! Have faith, believe, “all is well”, “things are always working out for me”!!

Thank you God, Universe, the whole team of The Secret, Abraham, Esther and Jerry Hicks!! Can’t wait to write my next story of manifestation! God bless!

I Found My Inner Self And Got Everything I Ever Wanted!

Republished from The Secret

The Secret is Great!! I have had a lot of amazing changes in my life since using The Secret, but I’m going to tell the one that seriously got to me.

So on April 6th 2014 made this Vision Board with pictures of my dream car, living in a new home and feeling comfortable, earning a certain amount of money every month, going on vacation to Las Vegas, finishing my bachelor’s and best of all, a picture of Enrique Iglesias and Ana Kornikova together. These two have been together for more than 12 years and I see how Enrique treats Ana like his Queen and it’s like he is always in love with her. I’m a big fan of both by the way and I wanted a relationship like that.

After a month, two months, three months nothing happened although I was still practicing. I was thinking of getting a guide or someone to help me through all this but nothing came up.

One day somewhere in September 2014 when shopping I saw The Magic in a bookstore and I thought this is what I was looking for!

The 23th of September I started reading The Magic and practicing every day.

Believe it!! Everything on the vision board came true all at once!!

A difficult teacher suddenly gave me an opportunity to finish an issue in my study area and before I could even think, I finished college in December 2015 after 2 years fighting to get it done with no result. I bought my dream car on the 9th of December, exactly how I wanted it. On the 30th of November someone called me about a newly built house I could live in. I have to tell you that I feel comfortable and safe. I got a promotion and of course a raise in salary, better than I expected and I went on my vacation to fabulous Las Vegas!!

The only thing that wasn’t happening was this great guy coming into my life. So after getting all the other things, I started believing that my guy will soon be here too. It was somewhere round the 7th of January that I read the 4 pages I wrote with almost 100 qualities of my ideal guy once again. And then just let it go, I didn’t try to force anything anymore but just trusted the universe.

Guess what happened?

Out of nowhere and without forethought of seeing him as “that guy”, I met him on the 14th of January. And I have to tell that he is everything on my list of qualities and exactly how I imagined it would be when we’re together. I love him very much and he loves me back, respects me, cooks for me, takes care of me and is unbelievably romantic. Every day we’re falling in love with each other and finding more happiness, even now.

Thank you Rhonda Byrne and of course your team. Now I can’t even think of missing something in my life because I already have everything. And when I want something I just go through your books and practice again. Even being a Quantum Coach trainee, I already believe that I will be utterly successful in the future. You are my idol Rhonda and I love you!! I wish you more success and abundance!!

With a lot of love and gratitude,
Xaviera Jill

I Feel Lighter And Brighter.

Republished from The Secret

Hi all,

This is my second story here, somehow my first one did not get published on the site for maybe some good reasons, I do not know, but I know this one will be published for sure.

I would like to tell you how The Secret helped me to become a better person in life. I was used to be a very negative person initially, then I came across The Secret and my mom told me about the same. After that I bought a whole new set of The Secret series and read them.

I have started feeling many positive changes. I stayed happy more and I cry less. My health is improving, my personality is improving, I am financially doing much better as my salary increments are happening!
I have also maintained a gratitude journal of my own which has a list of all my blessings.

I have received many miracles and I feel really blessed!!!!!!!

Thank you Rhonda! Thank you Universe! Ask. Believe. Receive.

It’s Happening!

Republished from The Secret

I had been struggling to use The Secret in my life. My biggest wish is to move back home and away from the toxic environment my family is suffering from, but I was so focused on the negative that I forgot to appreciate the good in life; to feel happy and glowing inside. So I decided to practice using The Secret, just to get The Power flowing and grasp the idea of feeling grateful and knowing that the universe is forever working in our favor.

Videos always streamed slow on my computer and it drove me crazy, but today I decided to focus not on feeling annoyed about it and instead turned my energy on to feeling grateful for having a computer and Youtube and how happy I am to watch this amazing video. And to my amazement, the video not only streamed, but ran perfectly smooth without any disruption. I am bursting with happiness and gratitude on the inside from something so little but so mind blowing.

Thank you Rhonda Byrne for passing on the positivity, thank you mom for buying The Power for me, and thank you universe for taking such good care of me. And to anyone struggling to get the gist of The Secret: let it go. Let go of all the irrational worry that something bad might happen because it won’t; the universe loves you and will gladly help you to achieve anything and everything.

Wishful Thinking.

Republished from The Secret

I have been driving up and down this one street in town for around 4 years now. Every time I drive down this beautiful street, admiring all of the lovely homes and landscaping I think to myself “Oh how I would love to live on this street one day”.

Then about 3 weeks ago, I was suddenly presented with an opportunity to move, and a colleague of mine gave me a few rentals that they knew of; one of which was located on this beautiful street.

I am now happy to say that I am a current resident of this street. Dreams do come true and I couldn’t be happier! Wishful thinking made a difference.

Power Of Positive Thought.

Republished from The Secret

Having completed my studies from the university, I was enlisted for the National Youth Service Corp where people, especially graduates, from all across the country were deployed to serve. When I got my call up letter to serve in Benue state, I was so curious and surprised to be in such a state and meeting people I never knew. After three weeks of regimental training in camp, we were all posted to our place of assignment or so to say, place of work.

At my place of work I was not on good terms with my boss. He never believed in me and abuse was the order of the day, for almost two months we were not on good terms. Other workers were not in the same situation as me. It made me feel so alone, no one was there to walk with me.

I woke up one day and I decided to refuse those thoughts of resentment and dejection in my mind. The more I thought about it the sadder I would feel. I decided to stop those thoughts of my boss seeing me as a nobody. I prayed in the morning and believed with all my heart that this man must find favour and much interest in me.

As I went to work in the morning I was shocked with the sudden synergy between me and him. He never insulted me and everybody was being friendly to me. It worked for me because I emitted positive thoughts and never doubted.

There is power in unwavering believe. I am doing fine now, I am believing that I will soon get a good job without any doubt. The Secret book has been a magic one for me since I have been reading it. Thanks to all the contributors of this great book.

The Best Comes After The Darkest Times.

Republished from The Secret

I firstly want to thank Rhonda and the team for giving us this amazing knowledge, it really is magical and I don’t know how my life would be without it.

I first heard about The Secret around 2008 when my sister was reading it. I had just finished high school and didn’t really pay that much attention to the book. A year or so later I picked it up and read it and I was so inspired but I felt I still wasn’t ready to really grasp what it was trying to tell me.

Fast forward to 2016 and I had been through a hard 4 or 5 years not being able to get the job I wanted and feeling like my family was constantly disappointed in me. Finally I had a massive breakdown to my mother and knew I couldn’t go on like this. I had started reading The Secret and watching the movie religiously and I was on my spiritual path, but I felt like I was broken. I finally decided to take action and apply for every job I could see that was appealing to me.

After that night things started to change. There was a listing for my perfect job, I had all the experience throughout my contracted jobs and I had all the skills they were asking for. I also already knew someone who worked there so I asked for an employee referral. Every day I visualized myself getting a call from the manager offering me an interview. I would think about picking up my phone and answering that call that would change my life.

And I did! I was eventually offered the job, the pay was far better than I could have ever imagined, the hours were just what I wanted and I am learning more and more every day.

You just have to have faith. Something amazing is there for each and every one of our beautiful souls and happiness is our birthright. Feel good and good will come to you. I wish all of you the best and I am so happy to be writing on this page after all these years of reading everyone else’s stories. I am so happy to have my own success story.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

5 Creative Ways To Stay Grateful

Republished from peacefuldumpling

Tis the season for family, friends and food! However, among all these amazing celebrations and traditions is a core value that we can continue to practice even after the holiday season is over: Gratitude.

Here are 5 ways you can stay grateful this holiday season and beyond!

1. Replace expectation with appreciation.

Take time this season to let go of your should’s and could’s. Instead of being led by your expectations of how things should turn out or expectations you might have for yourself, appreciate where you are and who you are in this moment. Releasing your expectations and trading it for appreciation allows you to stay present. When you come to your yoga mat, release any expectations of how you should feel, how strong you should be or how flexible you could be. Allow yourself to be grateful for the body you were able to bring to your mat. Be thankful for the time you carved out for your practice. Be happy you have the privilege of turning inward to feed your own mental and physical health. Appreciate the world around you and your whole perspective can change.

2. Embrace Challenge

We often take obstacles or limitations in our life and allow them to identify us—whether they’re mental or physical. We start to say things like “I’m not strong,” “I’m not flexible,” or “I’m stressed out.” We let these limitations become who we are and as a result, we end up standing in our own way. Instead of allowing these obstacles and struggles to become real hinderances, embrace them. Accept yourself where you are and accept these challenges as a valuable part of who you are. Realize that obstacles in your path or merely opportunities to grow stronger, stretch further, work harder and release more. Each challenge in your life can be embraced to help you grow. Bow to your struggles and thank them, for without them you might never have realized how strong you can truly become.

3. Make it your Mantra

Being grateful is a step on the path to happiness. But it’s good to remember that there will be hard times along the way. That’s why it’s important to keep gratitude as a daily mantra. Beginning your day with a daily mantra keeps you grounded, connected and present. Take time to recount the things in life you can be thankful for and add things to the list as you go through your day. Keep a list of positive experiences you can look back on when you’re sad or have a hard meeting at work. Whether you woke up in a positive light or are struggling to see the silver linings, let everything, from the leaves changing colors to getting the last scone for your coffee, steer you to gratitude.

4. Inspire Action

Gratitude is an amazing practice to put into, well, practice. It is not only about recounting the things you have that you’re thankful for. Its also about sharing the love, giving back and inspiring action. Thankful for your mom? Give her a call! Thankful for your health? Grab a friend who’s never been to yoga and share the experience. Grateful for a big Thanksgiving dinner? Volunteer at a soup kitchen or donate canned goods to those in need. Let your gratitude shine bright, inspire others and effect positive change in the world.

5. Stay Present

Release attachment to the future and the past. Be connected to the present because—as cliche as it is—the present is a gift. Embrace the moments and the people around you. Enjoy the good things and know the bad things will pass. Allow yourself to take everything one step at a time, stay grounded, and be grateful!

No matter the season, gratitude is an amazing practice to keep. During this holiday, enjoy and embrace the things in your life that make you thankful. Keep this practice going throughout your day, throughout your week, throughout the rest of the year and beyond!

What are you thankful for this holiday season?

Rhonda Byrne Discovering The Secret The Oprah Winfrey Show

I Chose Happiness!

Republished from The Secret

It was back in 2012 when I was lying in the males’ quarters, around 3 o’clock in the afternoon, in one of the busiest hospital in Cebu, Philippines when I said to myself “I choose happiness”. That moment became the most significant turning point in my life.

I was in deep depression, it was my rock bottom. All the signs and symptoms of depression manifested in me. I know this because I am a doctor. I had suicidal thoughts because death seemed to be a great escape from all the burden and misery surrounding me. Negative thoughts occupied my mind most of the time and I always heard myself saying that I am not good enough. Sometimes, I would stare blankly during a meal and my wife would snap me out of my daydream and she would ask if I was all right and I would lie saying “Yes, I’m fine”. She knows that I’m stressed with work but she didn’t know how depressed I was.

It was not always like this. I was a cheerful person. I got sad sometimes because of the normal hiccups in life but never this miserable. After the medical board exams, I immediately went into General Surgery training. The start of the residency training was going quite well. I was getting along with my colleagues and I loved reading my books and eventually I got high scores. In the middle of my residency training, I got interested in Plastic Surgery. I then learned that another government hospital in my place was going to open a Plastic Surgery Department.

I transferred to the other hospital when I got accepted in the Plastic Surgery training. The first few months were good, I was really high, I said to myself that it was what I was meant to do. Problems started to come up after a while, my surgeries started to have many complications. My mentors were perfectionists, any minor detail that I would miss, I would be reprimanded. I know it’s part of the training but I was not handling it well. I was doing good in the general surgery training and suddenly I’m a no good surgeon in this new training. It all went upside down, I lost my touch. I don’t know if I got lazy in reading my books or I just lost hope in reading because I did not seem to know the answer to the simplest question my consultants threw at me during our mini conferences. I was getting desperate and it went down into a vicious cycle. Each day I slowly slid down to the pessimistic path. I tried to stay afloat for 2 and a half years, but I wasn’t successful, I was drowning in depression. It was so hard to get out of bed in the morning, and all I saw in the world was despair. I blamed myself for transferring to this subspecialty and I blamed myself for not being good enough. I was angry at myself and I was angry with my mentors. I was anticipating that they would kick me out, and when that happens how would I feed my family? My two kids are already going to start with pre-school, where would I get the money if I lose my job? I do not want to go back to general surgery because I don’t want to operate anymore, I was stressed out, all enthusiasm was sucked out of me.

In the middle of this crisis, I would sometimes go to my Uncle’s clinic which was only a couple of blocks away, to have lunch with him. When he saw me, he immediately knew what I was going through. He advised me to listen to some of his audio books about positive thinking and self motivation. He told me that there is a ‘secret’ about living our lives and that happiness is a choice. I heard, but I did not listen, his advice just flew out of my other ear, maybe because I was too depressed to listen to anything. After lunch, I would go back to the hospital and lie down on the bed thinking about negative things.

However, one afternoon, I suddenly had an epiphany! I told myself “I cannot continue to punish myself like this” and in that instant I remembered the words; “Happiness is a choice.”. So I shouted the words in my mind, “I choose happiness!”. The next day, I went back to my uncle’s clinic with my flash drive and copied all his audio books and videos. Upon seeing my enthusiasm about all of this he said, “When the student is ready, the teacher will appear”. The first video that he advised me to see was “The Secret” and that movie literally changed my life.

I was kicked out from Plastic Surgery training in the middle of 2012, I cried, but it didn’t really affect me that much anymore. I knew that there would be more work opportunities that would come up. I am Catholic, so I replaced the word Universe with God because for me, they are synonymous. I did not have a clue what I would do after Plastic Surgery but I just kept my faith that God would not abandon me. I followed the teachings of The Secret and I started to give thanks for all the things around me. I started to notice the trees, the sun, the clouds, the flowers, how wonderful the creations of the Lord are. I started to eat well again. I picked up my life slowly.

My cousin suggested that I apply as a doctor offshore, on an oil rig. I thought it was a great idea, the salary was great too. So every day I visualized that I was already working on the rig and thanked God for the job as if I already had it. After 1 year and 5 months, I finally got the job. I also had many job opportunities that came my way while waiting for my dream job. I was getting the money that I needed for my children’s education, paying off my debts and I even put some money in financial investments. My life turned around because I shifted my thoughts and feelings to what I really wanted instead of thinking about what I don’t want. I visualized my perfect home, my perfect job, my perfect car, my perfect vacation and my perfect relationships.

Now, I continue to share my experience with my close friends and I tell them that all we need is to believe, have faith and give thanks. And one more thing, feel good!

Thank you, Rhonda.

Ask, Thank And It Will Be Delivered.

Republished from The Secret

I lost my job of 14 years,  I was devastated, depressed and very emotional. I tried all on all ends to get a job but nothing worked. I knocked at all corners, asked all my friends for a job but nothing materialised. To add on, my husband also quit his job. Now things went from bad to worse. We have 2 sons, a home loan and all our expenses were increasing every month but not a penny to be earned.

As I have been a very big believer in LOA since the time The Secret was released and also a Catholic believer in Christ, I always knew something good had to be on it’s way. My close friends gave me lot of strength by telling me that this too shall pass, just keep your faith in the Lord and hope for the best.

Out of nowhere, one day I just spoke to Jesus and said that I want my husband to get a job soon and soon after that, about 2 to 3 weeks later, I should also get a job but only a job in one of the companies I had written down on my list. After that, I just started thanking each day for the jobs which we both are receiving.

Today as I write this, exactly 3 weeks ago my husband got a good job and as I had asked for, I got a job exactly in one of those companies I listed and I got it exactly after 2 to 3 weeks after he got his job! I am just blown away by each and every detail which my Lord has delivered, just the way I had asked. I know this was possible only because I had faith and because of my gratitude attitude.

Folks,  never give up especially on yourself. Be firm in what you want as the Lord blesses you exactly the same. You want good and great things happening, just ask and thank, it will be delivered to your door!

Job And Health.

Republished from The Secret

I was extremely perplexed about my aim in life and then I set my aim for getting a government job. That required a tough competition at that level in India. I set my mind. I asked the Universe for it, visualised being there sitting in that Govt. office and finally, after a lot of hard work and through my visualisation, I am in the job, actually I am employed officially!!!

Oh my God, thank you so much Universe and the wonderful team of The Secret who actually brought this secret to all of us to achieve great aims in life. Now, I am using it to achieve a perfect state of health and a perfect relationship and family and I know the Universe is just going to gift it to me. I love myself, my job and my health. Deep gratitude and thanks to the Universe. I had promised to myself to write my own story when I received it, so here I am. Thank you Universe for everything, for my story being published 0n the website as well. Thank you! It really worked: Ask, Believe and Receive.

Got The Body, Girlfriend And Income I Wanted And Now I Am Dreaming Bigger!

Republished from The Secret

Firstly, thank you, thank you, thank you guys for The Secret. Long story short, since I have been applying The Secret seriously, without wishing too much, my life has changed miraculously.

1) I first got a government job that has good income. I almost lost it but in a unexpected twist I got in successfully.

2) Then I started to workout. I have gained a lot of muscle and I have the body I have wanted since then.

3) I am truly in love and have got the best girlfriend anyone could imagine. Gorgeous, nice looking body, redhead, beautiful and well raised in a family with a lot of morals and decency. She respects me more than anything and does everything to see me happy

4) I got a nice promotion which gives me 5 times more income!!! Almost no one can get through this promotion. It is hard to get and in my job almost everyone who gets this promotion has 10 years plus of working there. I only had 1.5 years!!

5) I was ugly and bad looking and unpopular back in high school time. Now I am good looking, muscular and I have a lot of pretty women who wish to be with me. But, I am happy with only my girlfriend.

6) I am friends now with some influential people, one congressman, two mayors and some businessmen.

That’s it, it is a resume. Now I am dreaming bigger! I want 3x my income. And I am already thankful for that. I got my Magic Check, my Gratitude Rock, a painting of myself in the life I want, I got some savings in a nice wonderfull pack of cash to see, feel and smell. I feel it!! I feel the smell of my brand new car. I feel the smell of the big room of my new big house.

Thank you guys, thank so much!!!

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Rhonda Byrne Discovering The Secret The Oprah Winfrey Show

Gratitude is the best attitude

Republished from brilliantlivinghq

If you want to jump out of bed in the morning shouting ‘I love my life’ at the top of your voice (and mean it) – the time and place to start is here and now.

It’s brilliant to have a vision of how you want life to look – and goals to get you there.

It’s great to use tools like affirmations and visualization to put you in the right frame of mind to achieve those goals.

But it’s not just about looking forward to happiness in some future time.

It’s about where you are now, being happy with who you are and what you have now.

And this is where gratitude is the best attitude kicks in.

Gratitude and appreciation give you a simple yet amazing mind management tool with the power to change how you feel right now and carry you forward towards your goals.

‘I don’t have to chase extraordinary moments to find happiness – it’s right in front of me if I’m paying attention and practicing gratitude.’ Brene Brown

Gratitude is one of the universal themes from our shared experience of what it means to be human.

It crosses cultures, gender and age, and features in the world’s great religious traditions.

Every language in the world has a way of saying ‘thank you’.

But despite the fact it’s easy to say, and we throw out cursory ‘thank you’s everyday, it’s not so easy to feel and experience. 

To make gratitude a deliberate part of our daily lives takes practice.

So is it worth it?

Writing down 5 things they were grateful for once a week for ten weeks, had a measurable positive impact on the happiness and health levels of a group studied by Robert Emmons and Michael McCullough of the University of California.

And if when it comes to managing your mind, gratitude is the best attitude to focus you on the good things in your life and train your mind to look for more of the same.

‘Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for.’ Zig Ziglar

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Abundant Life.

Republished from The Secret

I first want to say thank you for the gift of The Secret and The Magic which has shown me gratitude, thank you God and the Universe, thank you, thank you, thank you.

I first heard of The Secret in 2010 when I was 10 years old. I saw it in a library but I only read the back of it and it intrigued me. I never took it out though and soon forgot about it. Then in 2015 I discovered The Secret on Netflix and watched the movie which was the solution I needed. I had earlier that year read Dr Joseph’s book The Power Of Your Subconscious Mind, so I was familiar with the law of attraction.

When I was as young as 7 I had a wonderful imagination and often the things I imagined would come true. I now know why, because of the LOA. When I was seven I remember there was a book competition at school and I entered and really enjoyed writing it with emotion, just like The Secret says, and I won. I also entered it two years later again and I knew I was going to win and I did! Another time I bought a raffle ticket when I was 10 and the first prize was a DVD player and I knew when the person would pull out the ticket I would win it and I did. I attracted other things like that in my life.When I was younger I prayed and said thanks to God and I think that’s why my life was good but I forgot about that way of life but rediscovered it with The Secret.

The Secret was different though and it made sense to me. I really wanted to learn more about it so I got the book. The book helped me to become a more positive person because I had been struggling at school with friendships and anxiety. The Secret helped me make new friends and improve my old friendships and my anxiety is now gone completely.

I then discovered The Magic in 2016 which is when my life started to change for the better. I wanted more money so I got a job and I even got babysitting requests from neighbours, so money was following towards me easily and effortlessly. I also wanted to have an amazing summer because last year was quite lonely and boring for me. 

I hope to attract more good things in my life and can’t wait for more of my requests to the universe to come true. Positive vibes and gratitude and love is the best way for instant results. Make your desires and dreams come true; visualising is key. Make a gratitude board and gratitude journal and make sure to feel like you already have what you desire, like being excited, that was what worked the best for me.

Thank you Rhonda and The Secret team! Go out there and live your abundant life and chase your desires!