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Submitted by: Dawn S.
New JerseyWife to Pete. Mother to almost 6 year old, boy-girl twins.
When the children were born, it made better financial sense for my husband to stay home with the kids, while I went back to work. About two months ago, a patient and a coworker both introduced me separately to The Secret. I have been listening to the audio book every day in the car, over and over again so I would be able to totally absorb what it had to say.
As the book said, start small. First, I envisioned good parking spots and every morning, or when I went to run errands, there was a wonderful parking spot. And every time, I would thank the universe.
I began meditating twice a day, once at lunch and again once before bed. When I would suggest it to others, I would hear that they just don’t “have time”. I realized that I had to make time and prioritize the important things and let go of the other things. I would ask the universe to make sure I finished my morning with plenty of time to both eat and then meditate. I began to let go of things that bothered me before, especially of my “working mother guilt”. As part of my meditation I would focus on winning and being the luckiest person on earth.
I had been very sad at one point that I couldn’t go on the field trip with my children that was happening this week. But, I finally let that go. Then the email came: I won the drawing for the last ticket as chaperone. I didn’t even know that they had put the names of all the extra parents who volunteered into a drawing for the last ticket, until someone explained that to me 24 hours later. You would have thought that I had won the lottery. I was so happy and grateful that I get to share in this with my children and their friends.
My husband recently lost his part time job and I have been trying to explain this thought process and way of life to him. He is still a pessimist about “The Secret”. I will meditate and envision him believing as I do. The possibilities are endless. I have been sharing this with co workers as well who are looking for new jobs, including some of the stories from both “The Secret” book and some of the postings on the web site.
I think the largest turning point for me was when my boss’ secretary said that even my boss noticed that I was less stressed and happier. I told her that I have found the Secret to life.