{"id":24135,"date":"2025-12-13T13:06:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T20:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesecret.wpengine.com\/?post_type=stories&#038;p=24135"},"modified":"2025-11-09T13:07:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T20:07:13","slug":"when-i-am-30","status":"publish","type":"stories","link":"https:\/\/www.thesecret.tv\/stories\/when-i-am-30\/","title":{"rendered":"When I Am 30."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am a self employed single parent with two boys under 16. I was brought up to believe I was pretty much nothing. Since the age of 16, I have been fending for myself.\u00a0I felt extremely lost and anxious, which has affected me throughout my life. I have had two failed relationships, resulting in me becoming a single parent. By the age of 26, I was unsure about what I really wanted in life. I was in a failing relationship, not with the father of my children, and that was a turning point for me. I felt like I had been living with blinders on up to that point.<\/p>\n<p>At that time, I did not have much in terms of material possessions. I struggled on welfare and told myself that this couldn&#8217;t be it. I decided that my life would change by the time I was 30, even though I didn&#8217;t know how or why.<\/p>\n<p>Sure enough, a month before my 31st birthday, I had started my own business, and because I believed in myself, I&#8217;m proud to say that it&#8217;s still going strong.<\/p>\n<p>Another significant event was when I longed for a bigger house that would better suit my business needs. I expressed this desire to my friends and family, never dreaming that it would become a reality. In fact, I&#8217;m sitting in the house I talked about so many times as I write this.<\/p>\n<p>About three months ago, I found a copy of a wonderful book, or &#8220;bible,&#8221; as I like to think of it now, for 25p in my local thrift shop. Even though I had not paid it much attention before, my driving instructor had told me about it and how she gives thanks every day. I took the book on holiday last month, but I was once again overwhelmed by anxiety, so in the end, I didn&#8217;t read it. Instead, my 15 year old son did.<\/p>\n<p>We discussed what he had learned, and he said that I had been practicing the principles of the law of attraction without realizing it. Everything I had achieved to get us to this point was through asking and believing.<\/p>\n<p>I now have a gratitude diary and a rose quartz on its way to become my Gratitude Rock. The idea of the rose quartz came to me as I watched <a href=\"https:\/\/visit.thesecret.tv\/TSM-Story\">The Secret DVD<\/a>. I also bought a rose quartz ring, which I believe is helping me with my anxiety and to feel more open to love.<\/p>\n<p>I am putting things into place now. I have asked, and I believe, and I cannot wait to receive what I have asked for and desire. I will write another entry as those things become my reality. What I am trying to convey is that I now feel completely in tune with myself. I have always lived by the motto, &#8220;If you believe, you can achieve.&#8221; The Secret is now becoming a way of life for me. So, for that, Rhonda and her team, I am forever grateful.<\/p>\n<p>One love.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am a self employed single parent with two boys under 16. I was brought up to believe I was pretty much nothing. Since the age of 16, I have been fending for myself.\u00a0I felt extremely lost and anxious, which has affected me throughout my life. I have had two failed relationships, resulting in me&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"story_author_displayname":"lia brooks","story_author_location":" uk","story_author_bio":"I was brought up to believe I was pretty much nothing. 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