It was my lunch break and the sun was hot. I had reread The Secret that morning. “Wouldn’t it be cool if I could manifest a free Chick-fil-A sandwich?” I thought. I considered dismissing it, it’s so small. But then again, why not? According to string theory, there must be a universe where I get one. It’s not manifesting millions or a true love but I’m hungry and there’s a need. There must be a universe where I find myself with a way to get a free sandwich. Goosebumps starting, I opened the app to see if I had been gifted a promotional voucher for a sandwich since some Chick-fil-A’s will do that. Nothing. Then, I remembered that sometimes Chick-fil-A will send out receipts with survey codes and if you do those, you can get a free sandwich. There were no receipts or old surveys in my email or wallet either. Obviously, I was much too concerned with “how” to get this sandwich and not enough with surrendering to the Universe. “Maybe The Secret is just for miracles,” I thought briefly. Then there was a strange tugging right behind my navel and a fluttering in my heart like I had found a way to get the free sandwich anyway. I couldn’t understand it.

I went to Chick-fil-A, placed my order for a regular sandwich meal, and there, wrapped in red foil, was the wrong chicken sandwich. I had ordered a normal one! Hungry as hell at this point and not wanting to make a fuss, I sat down and started to eat it when I remembered! Chick-fil-A always corrects their orders AND lets you keep the stuff they gave you in error. My God! I gazed at the red paper and the foil and the bites in the spicy sandwich and contemplated my foolishness. The Universe was giving me that free sandwich. I just had to notice it and take action!

So, I showed an attendant the sandwich and my receipt. As expected, they let me keep the spicy sandwich which I later used to feed a hungry coworker who was having a bad day. And, wait for it, I also got my regular sandwich!

I am so happy and grateful that I got my lunch and had enough to share. It wasn’t the way I had envisioned everything happening but that’s just how it goes. When manifesting, big or small, you just have to remember to let it go.