By Ambika N
from Los Angeles, CA
from Los Angeles, CA
In January 2011, I bought 'The Secret' from a tiny bookstore at the airport while I was waiting to board my flight back to the US from my hometown in Kerala. That read on the plane ride back to LA changed my life forever. I had struggled with negativity my whole life but the teachings of The Secret helped me change my outlook and take control of my own future.
But I still fell off the wagon many times. I often overlooked the blessings, my new job, beautiful new home, great new relationship and focused on the things I did not have. One such negative focus was my legal status in the country. I had a temporary greencard based on my short-lived marriage to my ex. However the conversion into a permanent greencard required that we prove that the marriage was real and still valid. The marriage had been real enough - I had the emotional scars to prove it - but we had separated barely a year after our wedding and were on our way to finalizing the divorce. I had to hire an immigration lawyer who was expensive and all I did was gripe about how much it cost and how I was going to be deported. LOA ensured that the problems continued - my biometrics appointment letter was lost in the mail, the legal assistant took a personal dislike to me and was rude and unhelpful - endless woes.
Things were getting worse daily when I decided to come here to this site and read some testimonials to change this funk I was in. I was inspired by the many people who had written about their personal miracles and decided to get back on the wagon right away.
I printed 2 color copies of my current greencard and cut off and destroyed the part with my identification information, to be safe. I then blacked out the A# and changed the expiry date from 2011 to 2021. I pinned a copy to my corkboard at work where I could see it and put one in my wallet.
And then I did something that ensured the success of my wish - I forgot all about it! I did not spend another minute thinking about the process, what the lawyers were up to, whether I had given enough supporting documents - not a negative thought. I also did not try to 'help' it along like I usually do - I did not envision my interview with the immigration officer going well, I did not spend any thought on my lawyer having brilliant arguments in my favor. I quite simply let it go. Whenever someone asked me how it was going, I shrugged and said my application was being processed. I refused to follow up with my lawyer's office or fret over the date of when I should've heard back by with an interview appointment with the immigration officer.
I am so glad that I was so absorbed in everything else that I did not allow myself to obsess over the g-card, because LOA gave better than I could have ever imagined! With my understanding of how the process works, logically I would have at best envisioned a quick interview, a successful meeting with an immigration officer who was inclined to like me and so on. But LOA got right to the meat of it - on the first day of June - 2 months before my current card expired, I received my new greencard in the mail!!!! No interview, no immigration officer, no meeting schedule, no follow up - just the card with the expiry date of 2022 printed on it - one year MORE than I had pencilled into my inspiration copy!! My happiness and gratefulness are spilling over into every other aspect of my life as well.
I did not need proof that the LOA worked - I had seen it work in my favor and also seen my fears manifest itself in perfect imitation as well many times over already. But what I learned is that often, the answer is not to strive constantly to think only positive things about something we want, its the ability to request, believe and then let go. Trusting that the Universe has received my wish, being confident that I have articulated my wish clearly and believing that my wish will be granted are the three steps I have mastered. I am still working on resisting the urge to keep coming back to a fond wish and trying to fine tune it or 'help' by adding more positive vibes, because my logical brain inevitably ALSO provides a practical reason why my wish is too much or too soon.
I wanted to share this story because the other stories and testimonials here are an invaluable tool to keep me motivated and in the vortex of deliberate creation. I hope that my own miracle will remind and re-validate for you the power of your mind to create and deliver a powerful, wonderful, magical life that is the fulfillment of all your dreams and aspirations.
May the peace, love and joy of the plentiful Universe always be with you!
But I still fell off the wagon many times. I often overlooked the blessings, my new job, beautiful new home, great new relationship and focused on the things I did not have. One such negative focus was my legal status in the country. I had a temporary greencard based on my short-lived marriage to my ex. However the conversion into a permanent greencard required that we prove that the marriage was real and still valid. The marriage had been real enough - I had the emotional scars to prove it - but we had separated barely a year after our wedding and were on our way to finalizing the divorce. I had to hire an immigration lawyer who was expensive and all I did was gripe about how much it cost and how I was going to be deported. LOA ensured that the problems continued - my biometrics appointment letter was lost in the mail, the legal assistant took a personal dislike to me and was rude and unhelpful - endless woes.
Things were getting worse daily when I decided to come here to this site and read some testimonials to change this funk I was in. I was inspired by the many people who had written about their personal miracles and decided to get back on the wagon right away.
I printed 2 color copies of my current greencard and cut off and destroyed the part with my identification information, to be safe. I then blacked out the A# and changed the expiry date from 2011 to 2021. I pinned a copy to my corkboard at work where I could see it and put one in my wallet.
And then I did something that ensured the success of my wish - I forgot all about it! I did not spend another minute thinking about the process, what the lawyers were up to, whether I had given enough supporting documents - not a negative thought. I also did not try to 'help' it along like I usually do - I did not envision my interview with the immigration officer going well, I did not spend any thought on my lawyer having brilliant arguments in my favor. I quite simply let it go. Whenever someone asked me how it was going, I shrugged and said my application was being processed. I refused to follow up with my lawyer's office or fret over the date of when I should've heard back by with an interview appointment with the immigration officer.
I am so glad that I was so absorbed in everything else that I did not allow myself to obsess over the g-card, because LOA gave better than I could have ever imagined! With my understanding of how the process works, logically I would have at best envisioned a quick interview, a successful meeting with an immigration officer who was inclined to like me and so on. But LOA got right to the meat of it - on the first day of June - 2 months before my current card expired, I received my new greencard in the mail!!!! No interview, no immigration officer, no meeting schedule, no follow up - just the card with the expiry date of 2022 printed on it - one year MORE than I had pencilled into my inspiration copy!! My happiness and gratefulness are spilling over into every other aspect of my life as well.
I did not need proof that the LOA worked - I had seen it work in my favor and also seen my fears manifest itself in perfect imitation as well many times over already. But what I learned is that often, the answer is not to strive constantly to think only positive things about something we want, its the ability to request, believe and then let go. Trusting that the Universe has received my wish, being confident that I have articulated my wish clearly and believing that my wish will be granted are the three steps I have mastered. I am still working on resisting the urge to keep coming back to a fond wish and trying to fine tune it or 'help' by adding more positive vibes, because my logical brain inevitably ALSO provides a practical reason why my wish is too much or too soon.
I wanted to share this story because the other stories and testimonials here are an invaluable tool to keep me motivated and in the vortex of deliberate creation. I hope that my own miracle will remind and re-validate for you the power of your mind to create and deliver a powerful, wonderful, magical life that is the fulfillment of all your dreams and aspirations.
May the peace, love and joy of the plentiful Universe always be with you!
About Ambika N from Los Angeles, CA:
I am 30-something years young and just giddy with the joy and gratitude of being in control of the rest of my life.
