Miracles that have happened to me in the last two days.

A lot of memorable things happened yesterday. And it all felt like magic. And this wasn’t the first time. For the past 3 or 4 months, I’ve made a decision to focus on and actively commit to memory the little pleasant things that happen to me. It’s not just about thinking positively when life isn’t going smoothly—that would only make me angry and cause resistance. Instead, it’s about sending my brain a signal: “Look, this happened to me—even though I didn’t plan it and couldn’t even have imagined that something so wonderful would happen—and it makes me happy.”

A couple of days ago, a thought crossed my mind: Why don’t I teach dance? And really, why not? I’ve been dancing my whole life, I really do have something to share, I worked as a fitness trainer while I was in college, and I enjoy sharing my knowledge with others. So I made a decision—okay, I’ll give it a try. Even though I didn’t know yet how to make it happen. I thought about it and went to a Bachata class at a place I’d never been to before. I walked in, and it turned out that an acquaintance of mine—someone I’d met at a Bachata party—was teaching there. I decided to ask him how he became an instructor at this school and a few other questions....He asked me to dance the male part (the leader) during the class, and I agreed even though I’d never danced as a leader before. At the end of the class, he offered me the chance to teach with him on Fridays. That’s how quickly the first step fell into place.

And what about yesterday! I had a lot of work to do and was also sorting through various documents, applications, and so on. I was tired, so I went over to my boyfriend, sat on his lap, and asked him to be Santa. He laughed, but he’s already used to my “interesting” requests, so of course he agreed. We were talking, and at one point I made a wish: “Santa, let all the people who still owe me money pay me back.” I had a couple of other wishes too, but that was the most memorable one for me. I got up and went back to doing what I’d planned. And about 30 minutes later, I got a notification from the bank saying that a certain amount had been deposited into my account. It was a debt repayment. Just one, but the largest amount—and so FAST.

So miracles do happen, and luck comes into your life if you know the formula for it :)