In 1978, at the age of 14, I moved from Iran to the US after the revolution of 1979. I suffered emotionally due to the distance from my family, being bullied in school, and not knowing the English language. But I never lost faith in God, even through all the adversities I endured.

Fast forward to 2007. I was a single woman with three loving dogs. I obtained my Real Estate license and was a sales trainer and manager at a professional real estate investment firm. However, due to the housing bubble of 2008, I started suffering financially and emotionally. By this time, I started to lose hope because, after so many years of hardship, I no longer had the strength for unwavering faith.

One day, I was discussing my financial woes and loneliness with one of my students, who was a British older lady. She asked me if I had seen a film called The Secret. I told her no, and she highly recommended I watch it, yet she never told me what the film was about. All she said was it would change my life. I soon forgot about it, being preoccupied with how I would be able to pay my bills.

A few days later, I received an email from an old friend whom I hadn’t heard from in 2 years, begging me to watch a film called “The Secret” because it changed her life. I thought the film was about romance and relationships since she always had problems in that department, so I brushed it off and forgot about it again.

A few months later, I was called into jury duty. While I was waiting at the courthouse for my name to be called, a woman walked in, sat right next to me, and started reading a book named “The Secret.” I became intrigued and wanted to know if it was the same as the film I was told about. So I asked her, and she said a friend of hers highly recommended it because it ‘changed her life.’ I immediately remembered my student and my friend using those exact words. I started thinking about it, and of course, a few days later, I forgot about it again.

Then one day I was really down about my finances and was talking to a colleague when he asked me if I’d heard about a film called “The Secret. By this time, I had said to myself that I needed to watch it because this was the fourth time I had heard about it. He then called one of his friends and asked if I could borrow “The Secret” DVD. His friend stopped by the office that same day and gave me the DVD. That night, I vividly remember making myself a spaghetti dinner and getting ready to watch it. No one explained what the film was about; I was just told I should watch it because it would change my life. I put on the DVD and started eating my spaghetti dinner. I then noticed it was more like a documentary than a movie. As I was watching and eating, suddenly, the fork fell out of my hand, and I couldn’t swallow my food. Why? Because I froze when I heard Bob Proctor say, “You see, whatever happens in your life, you’ve attracted it into your life.” After hearing that, I couldn’t move or eat another bite. It was the biggest epiphany of my life. I absolutely loved it. Every word out of the mouth of each teacher made sense in this film. Then I realized the reason I was told about The Secret four times by four different people was because the Universe was sending me a message.

The next morning, I purchased The Secret book, DVD, and the audiobook. I could not get enough. Now I have The Power audiobook, The Magic book, The Greatest Secret book, the The Secret Manifestation Cards, and I have downloaded The Secret Super App for my daily affirmation and gratitude practices. I also have been using The Magic book as my daily guidance.

First, I want to thank Hayley for giving her mother a 100 year old book to read which led her to the discovery of The Secret. Thank you, thank you, thank you, Hayley. And now, I want to thank my hero, Rhonda Byrne, for sharing this massive wealth by writing all the books, creating The Secret film, and recording the audiobooks in her gorgeous voice with the rest of the world.

Today, I am happily married to a great man, have five gorgeous dogs, and own a very successful real estate business. I am forever grateful to you, Ms. Rhonda Byrne, for changing my life as well as a billion other lives. May you and your loved ones live a long, healthy, and happy life. I love you. Thank you, thank you, thank you.