About 14 months a go, I left my job, with all intentions to take a year off. I was jaded and so tired that I couldn’t see how I could carry on having to work for the next 40 years of my life. I hated the industry I was working in, the people, and basically, everything.

Relief took over me on the last day of work. I was finally free. The freedom and the weight off my shoulder was exhilarating. However that was short lived as after a couple of months, I started to panic about not having enough money to sustain myself. This was when I first got to know “The Secret”. I was desperate and wanted an ‘easy’ way out to finding the perfect job and to get some money.

So, the first wish I made to the Universe was “Provide me with enough money so that I can sustain myself and not worry”. And sure enough, for subsequent months, money came to me. Never more, never less, always just enough to tide me through the month, in the form of a part time job working with children.

I was not yet completely convinced by The Secret because I was still constantly worried about having enough money coming month after month. You see, my part-time work entails working with young children in a school environment and if there was a school holiday or school vacation, I would not get paid and I would not have any form of income to sustain me.

The beauty and miracle in this story is that the Universe always sent me enough. Sure I had to tighten my belts and forego luxuries such as eating out or paying nice things for myself, but I always had enough. I would miraculously be given more assignments prior to the school break or I would be called in to cover for different projects in short stints. This supplemented my income during the school breaks.

During this time however, I was also in a dilemma. I wasn’t sure how was I going to move forward. I enjoyed working with the kids, but I wasn’t willing to take on a huge pay cut to work with them. All I knew was that I was never going to go back to the same job as before. Again, I asked The Secret for help. To send me the perfect job, with a list of conditions I wrote.

The first call came a few months after I left my job. The work environment and the line manager I was supposed to report to didn’t seem a fit for my personality. So I turned it down after much thought.

The second call came in last December. It was perfect, or so I thought. An MNC with a great salary package. In fact, I thought I got a lucky break because never in my life did I would imagine I would get an opportunity working for such a prestigious company with that kind of salary package. But I always had a nagging feeling that “I wasn’t good enough”. I prayed so hard, did the vision board and was willing that job to be mine. But alas, I was told that I wasn’t experienced enough. I got angry. I told myself that The Secret didn’t work. And I gave up.

Fast forward to almost 6 months later when I chanced upon The Magic. And somehow, The Magic stuck with me. And from then onwards, every night before I went to bed, I would thank the Universe for the good in my daily life. Initially, I had to remind myself to thank the Universe before I drifted off to sleep. But, slowly it became a ritual. Now, I can not sleep unless I complete this routine. I stopped fervently praying for a job like a maniac. Instead, I told the Universe that I needed a proper job soon, but I would find peace and enjoy my current part-time work, instead of worrying.

A couple of months later, out of the blue, I got an email from a recruiter for a role that fits exactly with my work experience. It was like a job that was created for me. The hiring company was as prestigious as the previous one I got rejected from. I was hopeful and felt that this job was mine. There was none of the feelings of inadequacy I had before.

Anyway to cut the long story short, I am on a year’s contract with the company. Even though it is a contracted role, and the salary package is less than ideal, I am still very thankful. On further reflection and hindsight, I realized that the Universe gave me exactly what I had initially asked for. A suitable job with a good working environment, and the pay that I had actually asked for originally, before I asked for more as the days went by. And guess what?!

I was hired almost exactly a year after I had left my job! Being able to take a year off was also something I had asked the Universe to give me. So, rightfully, I didn’t get those first two jobs because I had asked for a year’s break! Silly me.

For me, this whole experience has taught me to keep my faith and that the Universe will deliver in it’s own time and to what I allow. And at the end of the day, it always delivers what is best for you at that time. Keep the faith and be patient.