November 2020. Up until this point in my life, I think I could’ve characterized myself as an honestly very emotional person. Not emotional in the sense that I would complain or cry about everything, but rather emotional in that I could absorb something bad that had happened to me and never release it, or release it in unhealthy ways that were damaging to my relationships with other people. The friends I had would make fun of me for being so serious all the time or having an angered or frustrated face. I was not a person who handled my emotions well and blamed my circumstances on other factors or other people rather than myself.

I had a relationship with a girl that didn’t work out. It affected my life a lot for the longest time and I held it against myself for things not working out. Though this was something I did take accountability for, there was guilt that I held onto that I really shouldn’t have because it was interfering with my happiness. This was just one of many things in my life that I felt were wrong, or where I had been wronged.

My aunt, who I believe the Universe brought to me for a reason, recommended I read The Secret. It was one of these self-help books that I had previously heard about. She herself had never read it, but she watched a lot of seminars by ‘big names that were in The Secret such as Joe Vitale. She incorporated the teachings into her life and she felt that her life had greatly changed over a minimal interval of time. She was offered a new and better paying job and she was generally feeling better about herself and happier.  I began to become interested in the law of attraction and how everything in the Universe worked with it.

Meanwhile, I had been offered a job at a retail store nearby. I wanted the job for some extra cash and also because a lot of my friends and classmates were working so I figured I probably should as well. I ended up not taking the job because of an issue with a government document that was lost and I was devastated. I couldn’t believe that this happened! Why me?! Why couldn’t I have a normal life?! Little did I know back then that everything had worked out for a reason. I thought I had attracted those circumstances to myself because I was not prepared with the necessary documentation. I would later learn that if I had taken the job, I would have been exposed to COVID and subsequently, exposed my family. This was in November of 2020 before the vaccine was widely available.

I took the loss with a grain of salt and I was beginning to understand the idea that everything happened for a reason; I would’ve been way too stressed out with that job and the pay wasn’t as much as I should’ve been earning. So I began to see it in a different light. This was just the beginning of a transformation that was growing in me. My aunt started explaining to me the idea that limitations are in our heads. That we can achieve whatever we want and nothing is impossible, no matter how impossible it appears to be.

I had gotten my driver’s license a couple of months prior to this time period and was looking into getting a newer vehicle. I was driving my mom’s old Nissan that was in decent condition and had low mileage for its age but I wanted something more. I wanted a somewhat higher-end vehicle, though definitely nothing too luxurious or too expensive. So I looked and came upon a 2015 Audi A3. I mean this car was gorgeous. Used car prices had dropped during COVID at that time, so I that was a bonus for me.

I started visualizing my car, picturing and seeing myself driving it, and parking it in the driveway and the garage. I was beginning to fall in love with the idea. I had a certainty that I would soon possess this car. In late November, I had a dream; a dream that my car was in my possession. Though I was in the passenger’s seat, I saw my dad driving it and it was extraordinary. I had never even been in an Audi, but I was seeing everything with a great deal of clarity and it was so real. It was as if I had created another dimension or state of consciousness.

I ended up finding a 2016 Audi A3 a few towns over. Though it took some convincing, my parents and I went to check it out in Oakland, CA. The car had very low mileage and looked to be in great condition. But it had been sitting in the lot, for sale, since mid-July. It was a little sketchy but it was OK, wasn’t it?

We got to the dealership and they told us that the car was sold the night before we got there! I was initially devastated but I changed my perspective. I knew that reverting back to my old habits wasn’t going to get me anywhere. Being angry, sad, or depressed was only going to hurt me, and wasn’t going to give me my car. In fact, it would probably only attract more depressing and sad circumstances into my life. So changed my thoughts. I still knew with certainty that I would get my Audi A3. My parents and everyone I knew were all surprised by how well I was taking the situation!

About two weeks passed, and I kept searching for cars. I found an even newer one, a 2017, several towns away.  I was skeptical. What if the same thing happened again?

A day later I just felt inspired to see the used car listings again. I wasn’t planning to look but it was as if the Universe had already heeded my desire and was going to fulfill it. I found a 2018 Audi A3, just 10 minutes down the street! It was a little bit pricier but not much. That day we went to the dealership and checked out the car. That day, we traded in our Nissan. That day, I went home with an Audi. That day, the dream that I held onto came to fruition.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Today, that car is a testament to my undying faith in God, in the Universe, and in the law of attraction. I am a completely different person than who I was even a year ago and I tell myself I’m always changing for the better. My life is perfect. Anything I truly desire, I attract. I’ve chosen now to surround myself with people who make me feel good about life, and good about myself. I no longer hold onto that anger and frustration. I recognize negative feelings and release them.

Though I had not yet read “The Secret” by December 2020, I had incorporated the very core of its teachings into my life to get what I wanted and I still do. I read the book in March 2021, an extraordinary work. I’m currently in the process of finishing The Greatest Secret and could not be happier with my life. I attend a brilliant university, I made new friends, and I got a car that was even better than I imagined all because I understood the law of attraction. I feel limitless; though the only thing eternal is the soul, I feel great about myself. I am so blessed to have had this instilled in me at such a young age and can’t wait to live the rest of my life knowing the power I have to create. And mark my words, I will.