When I was 25 years old I followed my lifelong dream to live and travel in Europe. I got a 2 year visa to live and work in the UK and I had a job set up in Glasgow, Scotland. Up until that point I had barely any experience living by myself or supporting myself and I went to the UK with like $3000 in savings. For some reason, in the months leading up to my departure, I had a strange feeling that I might get trapped over there because of a worldwide catastrophe but I just felt in my heart I would make it home before that would happen.

I get to Europe and straight away I got overwhelmed with a feeling of vitality, a zest for life, and a sense of having a lot of adrenaline for survival. I was looking forward to the future. That was something I had never experienced before in my life. I felt like my purpose, my dreams, and my reality were on par. I felt like I was living my destiny and God was smiling with me.

Things didn’t go well in Glasgow, Scotland. As soon as I moved in I could tell the vibe was really tense. I was living in a small house with 10 people from all over Europe selling paintball tickets. People were coming and going from the house and I was finding out some roommates hadn’t been paid for months and were basically being extorted. They started treating me like “the people who stay here for a week and get fired.”

I got fired from the job within 2 weeks because I couldn’t make a sale. I must have been crazy because I didn’t care and was amazed by the adventure I was on. I was actually excited to get out of that strange sales cult house. Every day I would wake up ready for life. I had no interest to sleep in like usual.

During the time I was doing the sales job, we went to Edinburgh and I remember I was just absolutely amazed by the city. So I decided I would travel there and stay in a hostel and meet other people from all over the world. So I did that and made some awesome friends, and had some great fun. I got a great job as a bartender where I made great money and was treated fairly by the managers. I got along well with my co-workers. It was a great time in my life. I went on a great tour of Egypt and saw my relatives in Bulgaria.

While this all happened, I was really starting to think about my life and how I need a career, which I had never taken seriously until that point. I was homesick and was thinking about my family in Australia. Also how I wanted a family and a home, and to make my family proud of me.

And then Covid hit Europe and I could feel my dreams of traveling Europe were pretty much over at that time. I thought I was never gonna see my family again. Luckily, I made it back safely and I took it as a sign that I should focus on my career.

I got home and my father was a chronic alcoholic, and my grandma was dying. My mother was going to work in another state so I barely got to see her when I got back to Australia.

I was unemployed, I had no friends, my father would insult me and treat me like I was worthless, and my grandma was in a bad way.

I just kept dreaming of escaping this hell house. I had no job, it was during a lockdown and there was no hope for the world. But, for some reason, I still visualized what I wanted which was to move out of the suburbs into the city and live with people my own age, instead of alcoholic seniors.

So I did. I got a job doing Uber Eats and I manifested the best possible room in the location I wanted to be in. I had awesome roommates that were the same age as me, and it was all for a reasonable price.

I got out of Uber Eats and into construction. I have now decided to pursue an apprenticeship to establish a career. I have just joined a waiting list to start a fast-tracked apprenticeship program to get me finished earlier than usual. This is something that I just can not wait to start!

I completely changed my world from a real dark pit into a really fun time with endless possibilities all around me.

I am so grateful for The Secret because it taught me that it is all up to me and my own choices. I decide with my imagination. Do not be shy about expressing yourself. Decide what you really want and stay kind when the world is hostile to you because things will change!

Thank you to Rhonda and thank you to everyone who writes their super inspirational stories here, they keep me going!