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A Lifelong Dream of Studying Abroad.
Submitted by: Trishla
Odessa, TXA simple girl who changed her life by simply changing her thoughts.
First of all, I would like to thank Rhonda and the entire team of The Secret for their amazing contribution to this world in changing many lives out there! Their videos, books, examples, and quotes are always such a joy to follow and to seek inspiration from! They are proof that anyone can change his or her life for the better! Which is why I am here to share my story!
I was a very negative human being with lots of jealousy and resentment issues. I always felt envious of others if they had what I wanted and I was never able to get over my past.
During my undergrad years, I made the decision to transfer to a bigger university in Dallas, Texas for more opportunities. But due to the rigor and unforeseen circumstances, I had to come back to my home university. Ever since then, I had labeled myself as a utter and complete failure and hated hearing about the success of other people of my age. I became bitter, resentful and envious. One of my biggest dreams in life is to study abroad and I kept trying for three years to manifest that but with no success.
Once I finished my undergrad degree, I was hoping to travel and go somewhere to begin a new journey. Instead, I went to the last place I wanted to go to; Dallas, Texas. It may seem glamorous, but to me it seemed like a punishment worse than death at the moment. I began living with my brother to look for a job and for two months, all I did was cry and feel pity for myself. I called my poor mother every day, who was fed up with my negativity and she didn’t know what to do. That was until one day when I decided enough was enough.
I decided to change my life for the better. I was done being envious, resentful, and bitter. So I came up with an idea. I was not very good with visualization exercises but I had always heard gratitude was the key to abundance. So I made that my life’s mantra. I practiced gratitude every day. Gratitude for things I had and for things I didn’t have but spoke as if I had them. I wrote in my gratitude journal every day, nonstop. I found myself to be more at peace and calm and loving as the days went by. Then came my moment of truth.
I had applied for a Master’s program at my dream university, from whom I was desperately waiting for a response. The day came, a simple email notification. I opened the link.
I didn’t get in.
I was sad. I was numb. Throughout the whole day, I did not feel like doing anything. I remember talking to my mother, who had said “Maybe you can come back here and do something that will boost your résumé.”
Mind you, old me would have broken down on the floor in a fit of tears, demolished by the fact that I would have to go back to my hometown. Was my life only to be written in my hometown and Dallas? Do I belong no where else?
But surprisingly, I didn’t. After that conversation, I had a talk with God and I said out loud, “You do what you think is best. I do not know my future and I do not know which path is the best for me. I trust your power. I surrender to your will.” And it was true. Many of us cry in life because things don’t go our way. But how do we know that way isn’t the worst way out there? How do we know the very thing we are desperately trying to avoid, may be the key to getting what we want?
After my out loud declaration, a sense of peace came over me and I wrote in my gratitude journal again. And you will not believe this but my mother called me that night and told me to explore England! England!! My childhood dream of studying abroad and my mother was giving me the green signal to do it!! I could not believe my own ears. It was as if, God had tested me with my mother’s earlier conversation and finally said, “She has passed.”
I spent all my time researching and contacting universities there to figure out a game plan. Mind you, there were many roadblocks where it seemed like I was not getting anywhere but I didn’t give up. I maintained the attitude of gratitude, did my work and left the results to God.
And guess what?!
I’m going to Oxford in September!! Everything is settled and I will be there for 6 months.
And to think, this never would have been possible if I didn’t decide to change my life. I had been following the law of attraction for three years but I couldn’t ever successfully manifest anything. Until now. Putting my story out there is to let everyone know, that if I can change my life, anyone can.
Thank you to The Secret for your videos, your lessons, The Secret Super App, and your altruistic purpose in improving lives out there. Thank you for helping me change my life, thank you for manifesting my dream and thank you for giving me the confidence to achieve more goals in the future!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!!