This story became longer than I intended but I wanted to make it very detailed so that I might inspire someone else because I like reading detailed stories here myself.

In the past, I’ve felt like taking my driver’s license was something I should do or had to do. Therefore, I’ve never felt any motivation to take it until earlier this year. Hopefully, I’m moving to the US next year and felt like now was the time to do it. I’m off school this summer so I would try my hardest to take it as fast as possible and make a goal that I would hold my license in my hand before school starts again in August.

I was suddenly super motivated and felt like I would make it. I held up that motivation all through my learning process and I had never studied that hard in school. My teacher told me I was one of his best students even though I didn’t know anything about, nor cared about cars when I started and that gave me the confidence I needed. I felt like nothing could stop me.

My teacher couldn’t find any time when I could take the tests. There’s one theoretical and one practical each. He told me that they said there were only dates for me in September or later. I’ve practiced the law of attraction for a year and a half now and therefore, I knew that I could not afford to worry about it. I just kept on feeling that I would make it before school starts. But the weeks passed by fast and still, there was no date for me. I don’t know why no one told me I could search for a date myself but my teacher eventually told me after some time that I should call them and look for a date in another city. I didn’t want to take my test in another city because I’m used to the streets of my city. But I did call them and booked a date in September but there was a possibility that someone could rebook or cancel their time and if I was alert, I could get it. Of course, that is what happened and got another time for the end of July.

The time came to take the tests. I tried to be as calm as possible and keep my confidence up. I got a pass on my theory test and I was so happy. That’s why I can not understand why I was so damn nervous before and during my practical test. I just could not calm myself down and I am a very calm person. I failed the test and it broke me down completely. I let the negative feelings overwhelm me and I felt so worthless, ashamed, and undeserving of a license. I wanted to hide from everyone’s disappointment with me. I cried so much and wanted to give up. I was so sure I would make it the first time. but surprisingly to me, no one seemed to care about my failure. They just tried to cheer me up instead. My family, my boyfriend, and everyone who knew about it were so supportive and I love them so much for that. So I didn’t give up.

I searched for a new date for a new test but there were no dates until September, again. I kept looking while I took a break from everything and went on a little vacation with my dear family. They made me happier and I tried not to care that I failed my test. This good mood allowed me to find another date before school started and just 11 days after my first test! This was incredible because of all the dates had been booked up all summer. The next free date after the one I had just booked was five weeks later!!

Anyway, I did my second attempt but could not let go of all the bad feelings about myself and my previous failure so I failed that test too. Again, I felt so bad. But after a day of sadness, I just didn’t care anymore if I took it or not. I was tired of feeling bad and knew I had to do something about it.

So I picked up my copy of The Power book, which I hadn’t read in a while. I had forgotten about The Power of using my imagination and was only focusing on controlling my feelings. The part about playing games inspired me to do these things:

1. My passport had become a negative thing for me because I used it as identification instead of a driver’s license. Therefore, every time I held it, it meant that I did not have my license. So instead, I pretended that my passport was my license. Every time I held it in my hand I felt happy and grateful that I had finally received my license.

2. I had to put up a sign on the back of the car that said I was practicing driving. This also told me I didn’t have my license yet. So I pretended that it said “Newly licensed” instead. When I told my mother and sister about this they looked strangely at me. But I was still happy!

3. Going back to the place where the tests are taken also told me that I didn’t have my license yet. So I pretended that I had booked a time to pick up my license and the person checking my driving only directed me to the place to pick it up.

This made me feel a lot better and every time I got nervous, I tried to change it into excitement instead of nervousness. It was quite difficult but it worked. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that I had a new date only three days after my second date. I could hardly believe it but I knew the Universe was with me. I knew it could do nothing else but to give me what I wanted because of all that positive energy I had been giving out.

And I was right. The man who tested me was not supposed to be there that day. He would have tested someone else for a bus driving license in another city but it got canceled recently. This man was so nice to me and made me calm(instead of stressing me, like the other two. I drove fantastically well and made only one little mistake but he didn’t notice. I don’t even think he would have cared because I was just driving 20 km/h below the speed limit because I missed a sign I drove past.

The funny thing about this story is that after he congratulated me for passing, he told me that my license would be made and it would take a couple of days. Until then, I would use my passport as my license. Just like I had pretended and I didn’t even know that could happen!

So here I am, with my new driver’s license in hand, a week before school starts again.

Don’t stop trying or believing, There is always a way! Thank you, thank you, thank you!