I drove across the city to the supermarket for some chocolate I couldn’t find anywhere else. When I got there, it wasn’t in stock either! The seller told me the last time they had it was a year ago.
I lost it. Why did their website say it was in stock when it wasn’t?! I left, frustrated and empty-handed, feeling like I’d just wasted gas.
When I got home, I opened the bottom drawer—and there it was. The chocolate I had been searching for. Guess it’s true what they say: the one who seeks, finds.
In my third year of university, I was just a few points shy of a good grade, which I needed to keep my scholarship. The teacher seemed to sympathize with me, mentioning my past achievements, but I was still a little short.
Out of nowhere, he asked me to turn around. As he ran his fingers over my back, he said, “How many cats do you have?”
I told him I had three. He nodded and said, “I can tell by the fur on your jumper.” Then, just like that, he gave me the grade I needed! It turned out he loved animals and often supported shelters.
Years ago, I was completely broke, juggling two jobs just to make ends meet. My dinners were always macaroni and hot dogs or tuna, and I couldn’t even afford gas for my car, so I walked to work.
One night, around 11 p.m., while walking home in the dark, I spotted a $50 bill in the snow. I immediately thought about buying groceries, but then I considered that maybe someone else was as broke as me and had lost it. So, I stood there in the cold for an hour, hoping the person who lost the money would come back for it. But they never did.
Finding that $50 changed everything. Not only could I buy food, but I could finally put gas in my car. It felt like a turning point in my life. It shifted my mindset, and from there, opportunities for success started to unfold.
My husband and I went on holiday to a beautiful, distant place and checked into a small, cozy hotel with an ocean view. On our first night, we met a lovely older couple staying there. Toward the end of our chat, we found out they were the hotel owners, and they offered us a free upgrade to an available suite.
We were suspicious, thinking there must be a catch, but on our last night, as they came to say goodbye, they told us we reminded them of themselves when they were young. I returned home from the trip pregnant, and now I’m not sure when we’ll get the chance to visit them again.
