Being an only child, I had the most wonderful childhood imaginable. My parents devoted their lives to me; many said I was spoiled, but only with love. I married at 20 years of age to a man I thought would carry on the fairy tale life I had lived to this point. WRONG! After two beautiful children and 31 years later, I realized I deserved more.

My daughter and best friend married and had a little boy. Then she gave birth 4 years later to a precious baby girl. Two days later, my baby girl, my first born, lost her life to acute leukemia. My world was shattered, as she had been my rock while I suffered the loss of both of my beloved parents only 2 years earlier. During all of this, I was going through a lengthy divorce. Having lost the three people in this world that loved me unconditionally, I didn’t know how I was going to survive.

Through the positive thoughts (prior to my reading The Secret) I had always possessed, I found a man that was loving and supportive to help me through these rough times. My circle of friends were life saving as well. Since reading The Secret and further applying the gratitude and thankful lessons to the Universe for the blessings I have, l have managed to live in the home I always could see myself in; I have become financially independent; own a Corvette and a vacation estate in Kentucky. My circle of friends grows daily and although the void in my life without my daughter will never be filled, I am living a truly blessed and happy life. I have a partner that loves and respects me, a son who I am very proud of, and two beautiful grandchildren that contain the spirit of their mother. I stand by my mantra: Live Well, Laugh Often, Love Much, and continue to thank the Universe every day.