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wisdom
Maria Bello, 41, actress
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I went to New York to try acting when I was 21 years old. In my second year there, my manager fired me and a casting director called my agent and said, “Never send her back here, she’s terrible,” – all on the same day. I started running down 23rd Street in the snow, crying, and thought, “I’m not supposed to do this.” Suddenly, I saw something in the snow – it was a gold-coloured shoe. I sat down on the sidewalk and tried it on – it fit. In that moment, I understood I was being looked after. I believe that you have to look for miracles because they’re all around us. And that was my miracle. I put all my wishes on that shoe and it has sustained me for all these years. Until recently, it sat in my bedroom, [but] I realised all my dreams had come true. So, I took the shoe back to New York – I got a piece of cardboard and wrote, “Miracle shoe. If it doesn’t fit, please leave it here, but if it does, open this card.” In the card I wrote about my own experiences and how the shoe created a miracle in my life and, if you find it, you’re going to have whatever you’ve dreamed of. I left it on the sidewalk and walked away. I believe in inspiring others and that you have to let things go back into the universe to be fulfilled.
Article published September 2008
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 I believe that you have to look for miracles because they're all around us |
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