I came across The Secret pretty early in my life. I was about 12 years old when I first learned about it and it never let go of me. But it was only in the last few years that I got to fully understand the process of manifestation and the Universe. I am so thankful for Rhonda and that she made The Secret accessible to the whole world. Thank you.

I have been the queen of suppressed feelings for my whole life! I knew it for a long time but I just couldn‘t let go. I was just not able to feel my emotions out of fear of what would come up.

Three 3 weeks ago my beloved cat passed away. He was 20 years old! I got him when I was 11. Needless to say, I was devastated. In my youth, I suffered from low self-esteem and had no friends but my cat was always by my side. I can not tell you how much I felt love from my little black panther. And then there is one day, and he is gone. I felt like something inside of me broke.

My first impulse was to suppress my grief and sadness. I tried to calm myself by saying, “He had a long life, no need to be sad.” But suddenly a tiny voice in my head said it is OK to feel sadness. I decided that it would be a shame if I didn‘t cry for my lost pet. So I made a decision: I don’t want to feel sad every time I think about this beautiful cat. I want to feel love and gratitude when I think of him.

So I took a grief day. I took a day off just to be sad. It sounds silly at first but I gave myself a day where I only ate, and watched TV. Whenever I thought of my cat I let all of my emotions out and cried as long as I needed to.

What can I say? I finally learned to welcome my emotions. I felt relieved. After that one day, I could think of my cat in peace, happiness, and love. So the last precious gift my cat gave me was learning how to deal with my emotions and how to welcome negative emotions like sadness in my life. And of course, there are still moments when I feel sad thinking about him but I welcome the emotion and I no longer feel like something inside me is broken. I feel like it is a sign that I really, really loved my cat from the deepest part of my heart. Each time it gets a bit better. Now I am slowly learning to do the same with other emotions. Thank you so much Flecki for this last but most important lesson. Thank you for The Greatest Secret.