Have you ever wished for something so small you barely considered it a request?
Something so mundane your conscious mind wouldn’t think to bring it to the Universe?
Back in May, while setting up my new workspace in Portugal for a week of Akashic Sessions, it happened to me.
Dani, the Farm’s general manager for the May MY Retreat, had thoughtfully transformed one of their unused rooms into my private workspace. It was a gorgeous stone-walled room with high ceilings and double glass doors opening onto a small walled garden.
She called it the Secret Garden
I was enchanted.

The “Secret Garden” at the Farm in Portugal – May 2026
That afternoon, before the retreat began, I spent hours getting acquainted with this new place, setting up Sacred Space, and activating my energy and the energy of the Akashic Field in this special room.
Repeatedly, I walked the room in a slow, mindful figure eight, grounding myself and connecting the space more deeply to the upcoming week of Akashic work. (It’s a practice I love. I use that same figure-eight motion with my hand to energize my bathwater before stepping in.)
I wasn’t just preparing a physical workspace. I was preparing an energetic one aligned with me, with those who’d come for their sessions, and for the work we’d co-create together with their Records.
On the large table by the door, I arranged the boxes of my Akashic Illumination Deck with a colorful silk scarf, turning the table into an altar.
Between the two soft chairs where my clients and I would sit was a small round table. With Michelle’s permission, she owns the Farm, I gathered flowers from the garden and created a second altar, adding the sacred items I’d brought from home.
However, the flowers didn’t look right.
The opening of the small glass I’d found for a vase was too wide, so the stems kept falling outward instead of standing tall.
I remember thinking, I wish I had some string to tie these stems together.
Then I went back to arranging the room.
I moved the chairs.
And moved them again.
And again.
I kept returning to the doorway, imagining the loving energetic welcome each person would receive as they arrived.
At some point, I leaned over the back of one of the soft chairs.
And there it was.
A piece of natural hemp string, caught in the fabric.
I pulled it free.
Doubled, it was exactly the right length, just what I’d have brought with me, had I known.
I just stood there holding it.
Really? A piece of string?
I hadn’t made any formal request. Set no intention. Repeated no carefully crafted affirmation. Just one heartfelt little thought: I wish I had a piece of string.

Small Altar with Flowers May Retreat, Portugal
I tied the flowers, set them back in the glass with a smile and felt an enormous wave of gratitude.
Something much bigger than flowers and string was happening.
This was the message I received:
You and your new clients are Divinely supported. Pay attention. Ask from your heart. And then be willing to receive.
That little piece of string became a portal. It set the tone for all my Akashic work at the Retreat. The Divine was clearly with us all.
When I got home, I started noticing things I’d been tolerating for years, those small annoyances I kept saying I’d fix someday.
Suddenly, I found myself thinking: This isn’t good enough anymore.
And then I’d do something about it. It was so easy and I felt so much better with each accomplishment!
It made me wonder . . .
What if the Divine is listening to the little things, too? Not only to our biggest prayers, also to the small, half-formed wishes we barely admit to ourselves?
What if we’re being invited into a much more intimate relationship with the Divine? One in which we can ask, listen, notice, receive and then act with grace and ease?
Sometimes the doorway to a much bigger transformation is as ordinary as a piece of string.
So the next time a small, heartfelt wish crosses your mind, don’t dismiss it for being too minor.
Ask.
Then pay attention.
You may be surprised by what’s already waiting for you.
My dear friend and fellow Akashic colleague, Janie MacMillian, said it best in a recent post of her own:
“I allow myself to be moved by the extraordinary magic of ordinary life.”
So I’m curious:
What have you been manifesting lately?
What’s one small wish you’ve been too quick to dismiss?
Ask anyway. Then watch for your own piece of string. I’d love to hear what you find in the comments below.
Note: Your Akashic path is your own. After 20+ years of exploration,
I’ve learned our Records meet each of us in unique ways.
Trust what resonates. Follow your own inner wisdom.
Already have the deck?

Deck Display in the Secret Garden
Ask your Records:
“How is Divine Grace currently supporting me in ways I have not fully noticed or appreciated?”
Draw three cards and see what unfolds.
Short version?
Invite one Infusion Card to reveal a form of support, guidance, or grace that is already present in your life.
With 60 powerfully channeled cards, the Akashic Illumination Deck offers more than 8,000 unique three-card Akashic stories to support your clarity, intuition, and spiritual practice.
If you’d like to know more about the card deck, whether you open your Records directly or follow your heartfelt intuition, let me know if you’re interested in my newly updated Akashic Illumination Deck – 3-Week Sacred Bridge Immersion, soon available online at your own pace.
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Until we meet again, may you too have experiences that help you to view yourself and the world differently!
Radiance and Love –
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Hi, I’m Sandra, a passionate innovator of the Akashic Records - the energetic database of your Soul in all its lifetimes. In 2005, my Records invited me to become one of the original collaborators of the Akashic Alliance™.
As an Akashic teacher and facilitator, I love making it easy for my learners and clients to engage with their Records to uncover what truly matters most to them.
My most recent Akashic project has been co-creating the Akashic Illumination Deck. This well-tested and unique Akashic resource, designed by the Records of the Deck, activates all your extrasensory perceptions visually and energetically, so you can engage with your Records like never before.
With over 30 years of metaphysical experience, I bring a rich background to my work, including: A Master’s in Metaphysical Education, Certifications in Past Life Regression, Inception Point Therapy®, and BioField Clearing (Basic and Advanced) that I incorporate with the Records when appropriate. I also draw upon my 20 years of intensive Akashic Records Interaction with my own Records, with clients, and while facilitating Modules A, B, and C.