Snowfall Powerball Avalanche

I was working daily and received several certifications in order to secure job opportunities. I just had graduated from an addiction counselor program and passed the CADCII test. Now I was able to work internationally if I decided to do so. My next step was RN school. Even though life was pretty calm and stable, I wished for more security. My dream was to be the next Powerball Jackpot winner in California. Lately I had the urge to live in a place which had seasons. Snowfall was nonexistent where my dog and I lived currently. My biggest wish was to live with my puppy Doc in a Log Cabin somewhere in Oregon or Canada.

Some days I was daydreaming about moving away from California. My dream was to own a small quaint coffee shop next to a body of water, surrounded by colorful trees. The way I had seen it on the Jazz Cafe videos on YouTube. My dream was to own a small cafe like it was depicted on those videos. Oregon or Canada would be the perfect location. A coffee shop with crystals, spiritual meetings, yoga, prayer and meditation and classy people. Located in a neighborhood with a communal feeling and down-to-earth humans. An urban setting still closer to a city.

Then, on a Saturday evening, in December, my dream became reality. It was sudden. Yet it was no surprise to me as I had worked to manifest this dream for several years. I had learned about manifestation and prayer. At that exact point I had reached long term sobriety from trauma and intoxication. It was perfect timing.

The day before, that Saturday, I had gone to the local market to shop. As usual I stopped at the Lotto Machine and bought one Powerball Ticket. Friday was my only day off. I worked at a private detox facility in Newhall California and at a state run facility in Tarzana. That Friday, I decided to leave the house late. We needed some items, and I was able to buy lotto ticket at the same time. "Funny," I thought, "Usually I am going to a liquor store in Newhall after work.

I thought: "I work in treatment and buy lotto tickets at a liquor store." I giggled as I walked through the door of the supermarket. I had two tickets which were previous winners exchanged at the liquor market in Newhall, the day prior. One for two dollars and the other for three. I put the money in my car's glove department.

I often had bought Powerball tickets at the Newhall liquor store in previous months. I much preferred to go and get my tickets out of the Lotto machine while I was shopping. However, that fateful Friday there was something unique in the air. I had the inner urge to go and buy a Powerball ticket all day long. I couldn’t explain. Maybe it was a nudge from the universe telling me it was my time. Either way, I got out of the house late and went to the market. I bought one Powerball Quick Pick and put it into my purse. Then I drove home to walk my dog.

On my way home I tuned into a YouTube channel about lottery luck. I often listened to that channel because it was a fun occasion. Many people on the "lives" were so happy and grateful and shared positive vibes. I enjoyed listening to the stories of winners and good wishes of the participants on that channel. The channel is run by a man named Timothy Schultz who had won the Powerball Jackpot in 1999. I was driving home and listening with great joy. Today the live was at 3pm which was an unusual time.

Once I arrived at home, I sat in my car for a few minutes and listened to the end of the conversation on the lotto channel. I got out the car, walked inside my place and pinned the ticket to my fridge as usual. For some reason it seemed as though everything that day went in slow motion. It was like a dream. It felt like Deja Vue. I felt like I had lived this moment out loud prior to that day. Tomorrow evening was the drawing, and it was a huge jackpot. The next day went by as usual, and I went to sleep early because I was working the next day early again.

The next morning, upon awakening, I thought about checking the ticket. However, I got so busy with prayers and playing with my beloved dog, Doc that I forgot. On my way to work it dawned on me that I had forgotten to check the ticket with my lotto app. But I had forgotten to take the ticket off the fridge. All day while at work I was thinking about the lotto and suddenly a notification came on my phone stating: "He passed out when he won the jackpot." That was a sign from the universe.

Later that day after arriving back home from work, I immediately pulled the ticket off the fridge, but my dog was excited, so I put the ticket down on the kitchen counter. I felt slightly jittery. Before I had time to scan the ticket my dog came bugging me for a walk. He jumped onto the bed and gave me low sounding growls.

So, I called for Doc to calm down and said that we would go on our afternoon walk. Doc came jumping for happiness and I said: "I love you so much just imagine how high we both will jump when we see that we got those winning numbers." Then I gave him a hug and kissed him on his pink, wet nose.

Bending downward I put the harness around my pup and over it I slipped his pullover. Off we went. We went on a long walk in our neighborhood, and both of us enjoyed the brisk air of fall. The sun was setting, and the neighborhood Christmas lights came on. The air was still, and electric and the world was still. We both enjoyed seeing the lights and my pup was barking at the big blow up grinch our neighbors had in the front yard. I smiled and said: "It's just a blow up doll Doc."

Hold on what was that? For a second I thought that the grinch was winking at me. I looked at Doc and then back at the grinch figure. How weird. I thought: "I must be tired." Doc kept barking and then growled at the grinch. I stared at the grinch figure. The figure was still. There was no movement in the grinches face, just a big grin.

I said to my dog: "Let's go we both do not like this big blow up grinch figure." We both walked up our driveway and to our door. Opening the door I said: "We must check that ticket immediately. We keep delaying that."

We walked through the door, I bend down, took the pullover, harness and leash off my pup and sat down on the floor. Doc jumped into my lap. Suddenly a strong certainty and this thought crossed my mind: "I won the Powerball."

I got up and walked to the kitchen counter. There was the ticket. I reached into my pant pocket and pulled my phone out. My hands were cold and shaking. I held the ticket up and smiled. I scanned the ticket.

Every number matched.

I scanned the ticket again. Then again. My hands and legs were shaking, and I put the ticket back onto the kitchen counter. I stood there starring at it, still shaking. It was completely silent. I felt warmth, peace and calmness envelope my body.

Now I sat back down on the floor, staring at the ticket in my hand. A bit later I got up and scanned the ticket yet again. It took quite a while for me to comprehend that abundance had manifested. I sat back down on the floor ticket in hand. Yes, I had manifested this win with quiet, playful energy. I was stunned and confused. I had manifested a Powerball Jackpot. I began to cry for joy. Doc came over jumped onto my lap to lick my tears.

Doc was sitting on my lap, and I squeezed his face and whispered: "Doc we won we are millionaires." I got up and walked to the bed, ticket still in hand I sat down on the edge of the bed. I have no idea how long I was sitting there. My heart fluttered again looking at the ticket. The dim light outside my window was replaced by darkness.

When reality finally sank in, I still sat at the edge of my bed starring at the ticket in my hand. Now, I was no longer shaking. Slightly afraid to check how many millions I had won, I took a picture of the ticket. The only thing I knew was that it was a huge amount of money. It felt exciting and surreal. The air around me had changed. Stillness and peace floated around me and Doc.

Still sitting on the bed with Doc on my lap snuggling with me I was breathing slowly and deeply. Our life had taken a sharp turn the second I had scanned the ticket.

I decided to go to sleep and call Kurt P. who is a lotto attorney first thing in the morning. I knew his name from my YouTube channel participation. His number was on speed dial in my phone. "How interesting," I thought. "Seems like I knew that this moment would arrive." I placed the phone on it's stand and connected it to the charging cable. "Tomorrow, I call Kurt P. not right now I must go to sleep, I feel exhausted" I whispered.

The next morning right upon awakening, I called Kurt. He asked me to send him a screen shot of the winning ticket which I did immediately. Kurt called me back right away and said: "Well, congratulations and thank you for hiring me as your representing attorney." He advised me of his fee. Then said: "I will get back to you because I will fly out so we can meet in person." Kurt lived in Florida.

Claiming the prize was lots of work and steps. Kurt made it easy to walk through the process. We had a lot of meetings. But underneath all of that was a steady buzz of awe. The knowledge that a single moment had rewritten the rest of our lives.

I chose to stay completely quiet and tell nobody. My moment had arrived the moment I could make healthy and safe decisions. This was the start of our stability. Kurt walked me through step by step. I paid off all debts first, put money away, and set up investments that would grow quietly and consistently.

Suddenly, I had breathing room. I could think clearly for the first time in years. I could choose my direction instead of reacting to every crisis. With time, that clarity will lead to opportunities: small businesses, real estate, financial choices that will multiply the original winnings. The most exciting part about the money was that I was able to help others.

Today, I am able to enjoy life and make choices peacefully. No more extra stress. I am able to get up, enjoy coffee and walk Doc. Just like I had dreamed in the past years. We now live in a Log Cabin in Canada. The weekend prior to my Powerball Jackpot winning, I thought about moving to Canada and looked it up online. Was that a coincidence? I think not. It was a long-standing dream to leave California and move to Canada. That week in the past I had made the decision to move.

In my free time, I enjoy museums, plays, hot yoga, dinners, manifestation meetings, reading, writing, and all spiritual activities, great friends and chosen family. We have many fabulous and peaceful friends who also have dogs. I opened a small quaint cafe nestled beside a glittering lake, and I help the community whenever possible.

I am not just wealthy because I won the Powerball Jackpot. I am wealthy because, for the first time, I have the freedom to make decisions without fear. For the first time in my life, I am able to set healthy boundaries without feeling lost or terrified. For the first time I can help others without thinking what I can afford to give. I prepared for this moment for many years by journaling my dream. It feels incredible.

I manifested the Powerball Jackpot winning and my future. I wrote my wishes into existence, and I never gave up on my dreams. Most of all I did this in playful manner.

Looking back, at that random Wednesday when I picked up that Powerball ticket at the liquor store, I realize that it decided the rest of our life's. It wasn’t just that lotto winning I manifested but I also changed our life’s trajectory. A single moment changed everything, and I’ve been building on that moment ever since.

Right now, as I am writing these last sentences of our story, Doc and I are sitting outside our Log Cabin in Canada. We are waiting for our Christmas guests to arrive. The air is brisk; the sky is dark, and the air wraps around us like a blanket. I am looking up at the dark sky and see the first snowflakes falling. This is the first snow fall this winter.

While I keep looking up and the snowfall increases. I begin thinking about the fortunate turn of events in my life. "Every snowflake is a blessing and a symbol landing on earth," I thought. The snowflakes just like the Powerball Jackpot winning are manifestations in my life.

The live group on YouTube and its members with all their good wishes and great dreams are fortunate countless, delicate, and at the same time fleeting. The moments might be fleeting but the joy they bring is here to stay.

A single flake just like a single dollar seems fragile and insignificant. However, millions of them can form something monumental, massive and awe-inspiring. An avalanche of pure white brilliance. Release and Renewal letting go of everything. It can be a snowstorm which blankets a landscape all in white or a fortune which reshapes lives.

I take my laptop of my lap, then Doc and I walk back inside. Standing on the steps opening the door I feel a snowflake land on my face. I see it glittering as it brushes my eyelashes and feel it melt as a reminder of magic.

Back inside the cabin, we sit down on the rug in front of the fireplace. Doc shifts his body and brushes up against my thighs grounding us both. I close my eyes and make a wish. Gratefully I think of people, on this Canadian Lakeside Night and I wish them Human Kindness, Health, Wealth, Love and Perfect Self Expression. I wish them all the good things in life or something even better.