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NEGATIVE NANCY NO MORE
Submitted by: Angie
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USAI have always been sort of a Negative Nancy, although I liked to look at it as being realistic. I always saw both sides of the story but always leaned toward the negative, thinking that things were “too good to be true.”
From the time I was very young, I dreamed of living an adventurous life, traveling from country to country. Looking at the pictures of ancient monuments, temples, and landmarks in my school textbooks, I would think how amazing it would be to see those places with my own eyes.
Later, going to school and working office jobs, I was drained and tired. I thought, Is this all life has to offer? Sitting in a cubicle all day long on the phone and computer? I relished my mini-breaks when I would go outside and sit on a bench, dreaming of traveling the world. I knew in my heart that somehow it was going to happen and pictured myself working in exotic locales, globe-trotting constantly. Little did I know at the time that my wish would come true. I started reading The Secret and, little by little, began to practice what I was learning.
I ended up quitting my job, but after a few months, I was getting discouraged because no one was hiring anyone to travel the world. Then one day a friend, who was also unemployed, told me about a position her ex-coworker had offered her. It involved sailing on various cruise ships, doing trunk shows, and selling high-end jewelry. As soon as she finished, I said, “That is my dream job!”
A month later, I was cruising the world. What most people pay a lot of money for, I was doing for free. I stayed in passenger cabins, mingled with the guests, and wore expensive jewelry – all for work! In ports, I always had time off and traveled all over South and Central America, the Caribbean, and the Mediterranean. I finally got to see in person the very landmarks I’d discovered all those years ago in my schoolbooks. I even made it to Egypt to see the pyramids!
What really made me a believer of The Secret was when, on that cruise to Egypt, I asked the Universe to let me make a certain amount of money in commissions. I wanted it to be an odd number but one I could remember. The magic number was $5,432. Every night and day I thought of that number and pictured a check being handed to me for that amount. My commission for this particular cruise: $5,400. I’ve been a 100 percent believer ever since.