I was given a wish bracelet in late November 2021; it was a simple design of pink string and a silver snowflake charm. Nothing that stood out too much or became an irritation but none the less pretty. Christmas is a hard time for me, as I’m sure it is for many others, so receiving this gift gave me hope. After reading the instructions on the card I wrapped the bracelet around my wrist and making a wish with every knot I tied. My first wish was for strength, the second was for love and my third was for happiness.

“Imagine if you had three wishes, three hopes, three dreams… and they could all come true.”

~ tagline from Aladdin

Days went by and I slowly started to forget that the bracelet was even there but on occasion I would catch a glimpse of it and would be reminded of the hope that I am manifesting. It was almost silly how much motivation and optimism I would receive from my wish bracelet.

As per the instructions, I knew that the bracelet would fall off when all my wishes came true. It didn’t make sense to me how it would just break or fall off. I googled to see if the string was a special type that only lasts a short period of time before disintegrating, however, it turns out the string is simply yarn and as far as I knew yarn was hard to break without force. Days and weeks went by, and my bracelet was still intact. All 3 knots still tightly in place and I started to think I would be wearing this bracelet into 2023.

It was early February when I noticed the first of one of my knots became untied. This was the one I wished happiness upon. I was happy, I celebrated one of my best Christmas’s yet and things had started to look up for me. I was motivated to get out of bed every morning and had healthy relationships with all my loved ones around me. I knew this was the start of something big.

It is March 2022 now and I still have two of my knots intact, strength and love. Receiving this bracelet was such a small gesture that has led to so much hope and ambition.