I have known The Secret for 11 years now. This is a story about a smaller manifestation which does not make it any less magical and sometimes all you need is a tiny spark to be reminded of the Universe’s power.

I fell in love with a pair of Nike sneakers which I could not afford at the time. I put them on my vision board and I just felt genuine love for them, thinking about all the outfits I could wear them with. I had figured if I could just sell my iPad which I had not used in ages, it would be worth the same amount as the sneakers which I could then buy. One person offered me less money for it than I wanted and what it was worth. I initially refused and in the end they never bought it. I felt anxious about money anyway as I was short of it.

Then a few days later, I effortlessly had decided that if I could sell my iPad, I would not be buying the shoes, because I needed the money to use for everyday things I needed. And yes, I could totally live without having new sneakers. I already felt really grateful for the ones I had at home.

The very next day I woke up receiving an email about Nike’s summer sale with an extra 30% off of the initial reduced priced. So now the shoes were 55% off altogether. I knew this was a result of my letting it go, and I took a leap of faith and bought them. Only at this time, I still did not have the money for them and the money was taken from my monthly budget. I was hoping that by end of month that I would attract the same amount of money I now needed by selling my iPad, which I could now sell for less than before.

Days passed, and no one was interested in buying my iPad. I started to feel more and more worried about my financial situation and if I had made a stupid decision, but I knew the law of attraction worked. There was this very fine moment when I thought with absolute knowledge (not even faith) that this works! So it was time for me to not focus on selling my iPad, but just focusing on receiving the amount I needed, and that I should visualize it.

The very next moment my friend texted me to ask if I was interested in doing some work for one day, even though she knows that I did not do these type of jobs anymore. However, this job was a lot of fun with an exceptionally high, hourly wage for this kind of work. And I even earned extra money on the top of the money that I used to pay for the shoes.

And the best part? After years of not using my iPad, I had realized I could really use it for a new project I am doing and I did not want to try to sell it anymore. Instead, I felt like I just got a new iPad and I am utterly grateful for having it. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Now everytime I am wearing my Nike shoes I get reminded of how magical life is.

My advice would be that sometimes you can’t let go when you want to or before you are ready to, so never put pressure on yourself for this. But you can also ask for help to let go from the mighty Universe and for sure that day will come. The magic is always there, ready and waiting for you to be ready too.

Thank you, thank you, thank you! If you have ever submitted a story here, or if you just keep reading them, feeling happy for others and spreading love, you have given me faith and remind me of the joy of living.