I have tears in my eyes as I write this, because for so long I asked The Universe for a breakthrough, and my breakthrough has come.

Married less than 5 years, my marriage fell apart seven months ago. We were plagued by the deepest and most irreconcilable issues-infidelity, disrespect, in-law troubles, money issues and all other bad things which can plague a relationship. So one day, having had enough and having completely lost faith, I walked out. The following six months were hell for me. I lapsed into depression, lost more than 20 kilos in weight and suffered panic attacks. Worse still, I was in custody of our baby and the financial and emotional toll was overwhelming. I had self-inflicted stigma about being a single mother and my life became a void routine, dragging myself through the day and tossing-turning through the night.

However, the day that I moved out of our matrimonial home, I stumbled upon The Secret, which I had bought some four years ago. Initially when I bought it, I was only 22 years old and I had used it to manifest magnificent things in my life-a brand new laptop, an imported limited-edition digital camera, a fantastic job, money, a fully-paid university scholarship, a wardrobe to die for and so many other magnificent and unbelievable things in my life. However, I lapsed back on my gratitude and the pendulum swung back. So from my once fantastic life, here I was separated from my amazing husband, jobless, broke and a single mother.

So one day I opened The Secret and started reading through. I cried so much and hurt so deeply when I realized my life had changed because I had stopped being grateful. Instead of appreciating my husband for the wonderful man he was and all the things he had gone out of his way to do for us, I focused on what he hadn’t done. I had consistently talked down my job at every opportunity, telling people how terrible a job it was. And my whole life was filled with ingratitude.

So for two weeks, I re-examined myself and decided to make it right. I read The Secret over and over again, I came back to this website after four long years and I purchased a gratitude journal. The best move was to purchase The Magic, which is the most amazing book I have encountered since The Secret. As Rhonda outlines in the 28-day practice, you can select a particular area of your life which you want to change and do its intense gratitude practice for some days. I selected Magic practices for day 1, 3, 15 and 26. Day 15 is about magically healing relationships while 26 is for magically transforming mistakes into blessings. I came up with a detailed wish-list of my desires and then I started being thankful. Specifically I prayed for my marriage to be restored. The details? My husband would come to our home for me and my baby on a weekend, tell me he loves me and that he wants me back, and we would go home together.

There were days when I became so thankful for all the things in my life that I broke down in tears. And there were days when it looked futile, more like a hoax and I had to really convince myself to be grateful. Especially when my husband sent me emails and messages saying he had moved on and he didn’t want me and the baby, his whole family hated me, or that he was looking for someone better than me, everything shattered in pieces.

As I sit here today, I can swear that it went exactly as I had wished, with only one slight detail changed. My husband came home last Sunday, said the exact words I wanted and we went back home together. Every time I think of it I cry. The Universe was true to its word. It moved circumstances, people and events to make it happen. A casual friend who has never been interested in my personal life suddenly became so involved and worked as a mediator between my husband and I, even taking days off work just to counsel us. The things my husband swore he would never do, like meeting my mother, he did without hesitation.

I had also listed my dream job, and just last week the company I have been hoping to work in posted some advertisements on the local newspaper asking for the exact job with my exact qualifications. I know that I already have that job.

Well, what can I say? I am the most blest woman on earth right now. The Universe has proved to me once again, that I have the key and the choice to shape my life. I say the Universe because everyone had tried everything possible but there were no results. But how it eventually happened was pure magic and I have been in a daze throughout. Some days I lapsed back and desperately started asking the universe for small signs like a yellow piece of paper, but the Universe refused. I think for us who have successfully used Gratitude before, the Best Sign you can get from the Universe, is to REMEMBER what it did for you before. Yes you will have doubts and questions and be anxious, but REMEMBER the Magic. My assurance is this; when the voice, the vision and the conviction in my heart are louder, clearer and stronger than the voices, the facts and fears on the outside, I have indeed mastered The Secret, and The Universe is definitely on my side to provide everything I desire.

For you? Yes, your marriage will be restored, your relationships will heal, you will get money (I have through The Magic), you will get everything you desire and your life will be most amazing. Have conviction. Have faith. Know and know and know for sure, and don’t waver from it. Be specific on what you want. Be Grateful for the smallest things in your daily life. Be sincere in your gratitude. Then Let It Go. The Universe Is Faithful.

May The Joy, The Love and The Conviction be with you all.

To Rhonda and team, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You.