The problem with envisioning a specific material object with all your might is that you might get it but at the sacrifice of something else in your life. I have learned that it is the abstract, good values that you should yearn for because then, whatever you can imagine, it will be even better than that!

Two years ago, I turned 40, and my life started spiraling out of control. I lived in a cold, unfriendly place. I was stuck in a bad marriage that had just gone downhill literally from the very beginning. We had few friends, and I worked and studied all the time. I was earning some good money but accumulating massive debt, thinking I could pay it off anytime. My ten year old boy told a friend at school that he was planning to kill himself by the time he turned 12.

I was also stuck in a house that was worth $100K less than what I owed on it. I bought it just before the housing market collapsed. I was constantly sick with a variety of illnesses ranging from an allergic reaction to almost everything to getting pneumonia.

On paper, I had the best job, I was married with kids, I was respected on LinkedIn, and I looked like I was set for life. Inside, I was wondering what ‘happy’ felt like.

One day, I woke up with an urgent message in my mind. To short sell the house and get the family to Los Angeles. We moved and spent the next year getting into deeper debt. I spent my 401K, and could not find a job. I had my Vision Board, and I had my mantras. I was imagining with intent every day, but nothing was happening. After ten months of this, we were down to nothing, begging money off of our family members.

Over this time, I had been getting messages from various people in Hawaii asking me to come over. But I never took them seriously because who really gets to live and work in Hawaii? It is a dream! Finally, I had nothing left. I took what I could and moved my son and mother over to the Islands.

Within a few weeks, I had been offered a series of fantastic jobs. There was opportunity everywhere I looked. My husband couldn’t get a transfer over, and we both finally got to the place of reckoning. My son was happy and proud to be in Hawaii. We had friends everywhere. Then, out of nowhere, I was given the most remarkable leadership opportunity. I had never imagined such a fantastic job for myself, but I had imagined abstract aspects of the job that formed itself into something so much better than I could have ever imagined. The chance to lead, the chance to contribute, the chance to make a difference while making enough money to slowly but surely pay off my crazy debt. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

This story is about learning patience, finding humility at the brink of homelessness, handing my whole self over to the Universe, and taking that leap of faith. I am a much better person for it.

Know this: Things happen very quickly and without any effort when they are meant to be, and you are in alignment. Sometimes, you need a whole lot of patience for that quickening time to come. I am so grateful to be able to see and experience this truth. I was saved from destruction and given everything I have always dreamed of and a lot more.

Thank you to The Secret for the incredible Secret of this Universe!