Something weird just happened yesterday lunchtime, so I felt inspired to write…

After my nightly reading of The Secret, I realised I still had a block on the finance front. The next morning, determined to change all that, I tried to pinpoint where the block was coming from. And, I expect like most, I realised I am stuck in this idea that my job is my sole source of income. So I then spent the morning reaffirming to myself that money can in fact come from anywhere; that I don’t only have to work within the finite supply of my monthly salary check, continually dividing it up, allocating it to the most important expenses, penny pinching here and there, playing one bank account off another, spending it before I have it, etc, etc, etc. I made sure I felt completely unrestricted financially, like I was taking off an iron clamp from around my body. It felt completely liberating mentally and physically; I could breathe and exist more easily. No more financial straitjacket!

And… what’s more… it paid off! In a way that could only have “The Secret” hallmark stamped all over it…

At lunchtime the same day, I received one of those cold-caller phone calls as I was working on my law studies. Usually I say the French equivalent of, “Not today thank you!”, and hang up. For some reason I didn’t this time. And thank goodness I didn’t! The call was to offer me 60 euros to spend in my local Hypermarket. Now I know it doesn’t sound like much, but calls from complete strangers offering you 60 euros in France are not a common occurrence, and it’s definitely never happened before. And I didn’t actively seek it out, other than my earlier determination that morning to clear my mental money block.

I’m fairly sure it’s the universe letting me know that this whole process really does work, and if I give it a go, the sky’s the limit! So I already have a beautiful old house in mind in the centre of town, with a lovely garden… and, of course, the perfect man…

My heartfelt thanks to Rhonda Byrne and all the Secret Teachers: I have read tons of books on positive thinking, which have all been inspirational in their own way, but there is something different about The Secret. It has changed my life, lifted twenty odd years of ongoing depression, and given me hope. What a wonderful thing!

Moreover, having seen The Secret, my friends are now finally convinced of the creative power of the universe – so I now have my own support group! It’s great!