The Secret Analyzed

How else can you explain this occurence?

2009-01-09T19:34:00.001-08:00

Ok, so my wife takes our 4 year old son to one of those fancy European stores that sells baby items. My wife proceeds to show him a fancy piggy bank. It's called the big belly bank, and they come in different animal types - dinosaurs, dolphins, dogs, etc. They eat coins which proceed to navigate down their throat and into a plastic see-through belly. They cost about $52 plus tax. She calls me to confirm, I tell her that she can buy a normal piggy bank for $10 and fill it with $40 worth of change. Anyway, Oscar wanted it and was worried that somebody else might buy it and take it. So I looked online - ebay, craigslist, yahoo shopping, amazon, you name it, I looked into it. All of them sold it for at least $40 or as much as $55 plus shipping. We all wanted that green dinosaur big belly bank. A few days later, my wife is talking to one of her co-workers, in his office. The first thing she sees as she walks into his office - the exact same dinosaur big belly bank - same color and everything. It turns out that he was cleaning house and he had ran into the dino and was about to get rid of it. He had bought it on sale for $19.99 about 15 years ago. After he heard of how Oscar wanted one, he gave it to Oscar, with some money already in it. And we thought this big belly bank concept was brand new. It's been around for a while. So, in summary I ask you (the reader): How in the heck could this exact dinosaur big belly bank be at the guy's office that day? How could he have bought it 15 years earlier - the exact one - decide that it was time to clean out his garage, find it, not throw it away, bring it into the office, call my wife to come over to talk at his office, and have the dinosaur on display? All those things...Only the Law of Attraction at its finest. Or please provide me with a different explanation, please....

NFL Quarterback Uses The Secret?

2007-09-21T21:07:00.000-07:00

I was reading Thursday's edition of the St. Pete Times, or was it the Tampa Tribune? One of those. In the Sports section, one of the articles was about Jeff Garcia and how he has split personalities. Off the field, he is the nicest guy, perfect behavior. But when he's in the huddle, in practice or in a game, he starts to yell, cuss and bark orders. As a leader of the pack, he has to do that. He even does this during practice - he takes all snaps as if they were in a real game. That is what makes him so good. As he was interviewed, he mentioned some things that agree with The Secret. One of the assistant coaches also mentioned something interesting. The coach mentioned that Jeff always has high expectations of himself and of this teammates. That his positive thinking tends to manifest itself on the field on game day. Jeff mentioned that he approaches every game as if they're going to win. He also practices each snap as if it were a real game. That way, he can picture the play, and repeat it on game day. As I have discussed on this blog before, these ideas are in alignment with The Secret. On the one hand, you have the concept of visualization. Practicing as if it were the real game. On the other hand, you have the concept of manifestation. All teams, in all sports or activities, need to believe in success. By all having the same vision, it will manifest itself. The difficult part is to have all members of a team believe in the final result. That is where leadership and management has to step in and convince the people that it can happen, that it will happen. And all have to believe, beyond any doubt, that it will happen. Go Bucks!

Mind Over Matter? - Sungazing, Not Eating

2007-09-15T21:15:00.000-07:00

Recently, one of the world's top research scientist who is featured in the DVD series, What the Bleep Do We Know, was summoned to Central Florida to talk to a man who has not eaten food for 10 years. Apparently, he only drinks water and that's about it. The phenomenon of sungazing has been documented for quite a while now, but many people still don't know what this is all about. Basically, per Hira Ratan Manek (HRM), sungazing allows your body to "energize" itself and therefore, no food is necessary. "Either at sunrise or sunset (when the intensity of the sun is at its minimum) stand on the earth and stare directly at the sun for 10 seconds. Adding an additional 10 seconds to the total sungazing time each consecutive day. In 6 months your hungers would be under control and understood. Stand there for 10 months you would never need food again. Not only that, but, you would not have to stare at the sun again. After 44 minutes of sungazing one would be 'full', energized, just like a solar charged battery. There was no need to continue the practice. Essentially, HRM preached to the world that within one year, anyone could learn to live without the need for food. "

To read more on this topic, please click on the following links:

Sungazing Link

Solar Healing Link

This has to be definite proof of Mind Over Matter, and how powerful the mind can be. It also shows that the human body can be in concert with mother nature. Food is only a commodity that we can live without. It is a luxury to have so many options 3 or 4 times a day. However, all you really need is the sun's energy to keep you going. What an interesting topic. Please comment.

The Science of Getting Rich - LOA

2007-09-12T19:28:00.000-07:00

I just finished reading Wallace Wattles's book The Science of Getting Rich. It is a great book, which was written about 100 years ago, but whose concepts on attaining riches is still applicable today. The interesting thing is how it parallels the ideas of the book The Secret. In reality, Rhonda Byrne reiterates some of the ideas from this book, and expands on it. But, imagine how it must have been like 100 years ago, when people first read this book. They must have thought that it was crazy, yet today, it may not seem so crazy. A good summary of the book is provided at this website: HERE. If you would like to have a free copy of it, just contact me and I'll let you know how to get one.

Some of the basic ideas in the book are:
1. There is a scientific process by which you can become rich.
2. Anybody can become rich, in virtually any industry. There are some limitations here, for example, you don't want to sell salmon in Florida because there is no salmon in Florida. You don't want to sell snow tires in Florida because we don't get snow in FL.
3. There is no set human behavior pattern for rich people, but there is a "Certain Way" that they do things. If you learn how to act in this "Certain Way", you too can become rich.
4. There is a thing he calls "formless substance" which exists and will help manifest your thoughts. If you can conceive it with your mind, it can be done, and the formless substance will work with the Universe to bring about your thought into the real physical world.
5. Gratitude is very important and fortifies your relationship with the "formless substance". In everything that you do, receive, or want, you must first show gratefulness.
6. To claim wealth, you have to be active. Riches just don't appear on your front porch one morning. But if you ask, believe and don't doubt, and show gratitude, the opportunity will be made available to you.
7. You have to change the way your think from the Competitive realm to the Creative realm. Competition is bad for everyone (lose-lose); Creativity is good for all (win-win)
8. You must have unwavering faith and devout gratitude in all that you ask for (ask-believe-receive).

ENJOY! and GOOD LUCK!

10 Steps to Unlocking The Secret

2007-09-04T19:30:00.000-07:00

I found this website which outlines 10 steps to unlocking the Law of Attraction. To read them, click HERE. The steps are similar (if not the same) as I have described in this blog. But I thought that it would help my readers to reiterate the steps and ideas behind the LOA. Besides, this is a nice, compact summary of The Secret, and it's a little bit different than the way I presented it. Therefore, enjoy! If you would like to elaborate on these 10 steps, please post a comment.

Also, if you attain something via the Law of Attraction after reading my blog and/or following the principles stated by these 10 steps, please post comments. Even if you have a negative experience, please share. Maybe other readers can help in finding an explanation for the failure. Remember, the Universe is abundant. So other readers should help unselfishly. Good Luck!

Murphy's Law

2007-08-31T22:07:00.000-07:00

I was thinking today - Is Murphy's Law just a subset of the Law of Attraction? For those who don't know what Murphy's Law is: it's the universal law which states that if something can go wrong, it will. For example, if you schedule a special occasion for a certain date, when the date comes, something happens in your life that prevents you from attending the occasion. Another example, if you only take $20 with you to the grocery store, you will realize that you need more at cash-out time. You get the idea I hope. Basically, if you plan for one thing, you will get another, often times the opposite of what you planned.

In my most recent engineering project we had to design a couple of quick digital boards. We always like to order spare boards for future build if needed. Well, we did not buy spare boards for one particular design. Several of us wanted to, but senior management decided that the risk was too small, so no spares were ordered. What happened yesterday? The one board out of the whole system that did not have spares is the one that failed. Now we have to order new boards from scratch, which will cost us 3 times as much as it would have if we had just bought spare boards. We also have to wait for another week before we can plug in the new board. We lost time and money. This is Murphy's Law in all its power.

But, I thought to myself, this is simply the Law of Attraction in full force. We all thought of this board and the fact that we did not order spare boards. As a result, deep in our minds, we thought "this better not fail". But since the LOA does not recognize negative words, it understood "this better fail", and it did fail. The LOA worked in this case. Just us fearing the failure, caused it to manifest itself. I tried to change this last minute by shifting my thinking process, but it was too late. I wonder if I can still get the board to auto-fix itself? I may try to do this to see if I can use the LOA to fix the bad board. I will keep you guys updated if I do.

Online Success Story of Using The Secret

2007-08-29T20:41:00.000-07:00

I found this website today. It talks about a success story that I wanted to share with my blog readers. If anybody has a success story (or even a failure story), please feel free to share. The more information we gather about this, the more we will be convinced about it. This following excerpt comes form this website: here.

"There are so many details that I won't go into, because I really think you should experience it for yourself...but for my part, I do have to say that my life has changed. We suddenly are going to be paid by a natural gas company for leasing them the mineral rights to one of our properties, my husband just engineered and built a part for my Rhino (off road toy) and now he has a company that wants to manufacture them and pay him royalties...and finally, I decided to start a whole new corporation and was planning on having to muddle through the whole thing myself and just this week I have found two wonderful people that are willing to come on board with me and bring such insight and knowledge that they probably just quadrupled the income that this company will make - all with no out of pocket expense to myself. Coincidence? Maybe. But whatever it is that's going on in the universe for my family right now...I don't want it to stop."

The Secret to Life

2007-08-27T19:47:00.000-07:00

The final chapter of the book starts off by saying that we are given the right to chose in life. There is no Grand Book which dictates how our life will be or that dictates what we can have. It is up to you and me and the use of the Mind. The Law of Attraction is there for everyone, although many people don't know about it. It is up to you to determine what makes you happy, what makes you feel joy. Once you define what give you joy - then do that. By doing things that you enjoy and that make you happy, you will emit that feeling in all that you do. And the Law of Attraction will bring more of the same. You will radiate the feeling of joy and others will sense it and feel it and know it. They will ask you why your life is so much better. You can let them in on the Secret. The knowledge you have attained via the reading of the book, The Secret, or by reading my blog, is now in your hands. You can chose to use it or not. We now live in a world where all limitations are gone. Our Mind has the ability to do what may have seemed impossible in the past. We will begin to see breakthroughs in all areas of life - from health to technology and all in between. Think about it, just a few decades ago, nobody thought we could travel to the Moon and now several countries go there periodically. The answer to Cancer is not here yet, but more and more research is allowing people to live longer and be more resistant to the symptoms. As a society, we are advancing our knowledge in all areas. In reality, the only barrier is our own Mind. That is the new frontier. As more and more people realize the potential of their Mind, we will advance at the speed of light. Now is the time to take action for the benefit of our people. Good luck!

Be Aware of Your Thoughts

2007-08-24T18:54:00.000-07:00

The book, The Secret, mentions that we have the power to have anything. However, our thoughts are wandering most of the time. Therefore, we can't have what we want until we learn to control those thoughts. The real power of the Secret comes when you realize consciously that you have the Power. So, when your thoughts are drifting you need to tell yourself to concentrate on positive thoughts. This is easier said than done. Many times, our minds are distracted on other things and we don't even realize it. By the time we do, it is too late. Therefore, we are mostly living a reactive life instead of a proactive life. You need to come up with a way of reminding yourself to "remember to remember" as the book says.

Another concept in this section is the notion that the Universe has been answering all your prayers and wishes all along. However, since we are mostly unaware of our own being, we ignore those answers. The ways that the Universe can answer our wishes take many forms - a newspaper headline, a page in a book that we open at random, an over-heard conversation, a billboard, a song on the radio, etc. Become more aware of your surroundings, and you will find that the answers from the Universe are sometimes delivered in unexpected methods.

One more concept here is that of loving yourself. By not loving ourselves sincerely, we keep what we want form us. Everything is driven by love. Think about it, all that you have been asking the Law of Attraction is linked in some way to love. "To attract the things we love, we must transmit love, and those things will appear immediately" (172). When you love yourself, you emit the highest frequency of love. To accomplish this, you have to ignore most of what you see in yourself externally. It is the inside that counts - you've heard this a thousand times. Remember that we are made in the likeness of our Creator. Therefore, we must be perfect. We just chose not to see ourselves that way. Once you learn to love yourself, you will be able to do away with all your imperfections - bad eyesight, disease, poverty, aging, etc. This will manifest itself once you emit the most powerful feeling of all - love. You too can be perfect if that's what you desire and ask of the LOA. Perfection can manifest itself. Good luck!

You Are Not Your Past! Or Are You?

2007-08-23T20:24:00.000-07:00

I was cut off of the internet as I was about to submit this post, so now I have to re-post :(

The book, The Secret, mentions that you are not your past. Many people think that they are at a disadvantage today because they come from a dysfunctional family or from a difficult past. However, research shows that about 85% of families are dysfunctional, so you are not a minority. The fact is that if you continue to think that you are at a disadvantage, you will summon more of the same. Likewise if you hold a grudge against somebody. All negative thoughts bring more negativity to your life. The reality is that "you create your own reality" as we've discussed before. The other good thing is that you can change all of your past as of today. You can start to forget the disadvantages you have had, and start to realize that you can have anything you want, be anyone you want to be, and do anything you want to do. That is the basic premise of the book. Forget about what you used to say in the past: "I cannot do that" or "I cannot afford that" or "I can't be that". Instead use the all powerful words "I am". "I am capable of doing that" or "I can afford that" or "I can be that". Michael Bernard Beckwith is quoted as saying: "And you can break yourself free from your hereditary patterns, cultural codes, social beliefs, and prove once and for all that the power within you is greater than the power within the world". (167) Believe that you can have. Better yet, pretend that you already have it, and the Law of Attraction will bring it to you.

In the DVD, What the Bleep do We Know, they address the same concept from a little different perspective. They say that today's experiences are a direct result of your past experiences. For example, some people hate weddings because they remind them of their own wedding or a bad wedding they attended. Of if they know someone who was married and then they separated as a couple. Another example that comes to mind is if you always eat breakfast at McDonald's, you will always experience breakfast as fast, cheap and dull. However, if you take a different approach one morning and have breakfast at Tiffany's, you will undoubtedly live a different reality. You will have a different experience of breakfast time. Your body will react differently, look at the world differently just by a simple change in plans. If you don't believe in this concept of changing your reality, try visiting a foreign country. Your view of the world will change. Mine changes each time I visit Mexico, and I speak Spanish. Imagine if I visited Africa, or Russia, or even Spain. Each new experience helps you "grow" as a human being, as a human observer. Many companies are starting to realize this potential. They call it "having a Global Mindset". It allows someone to start thinking differently - outside the box. Different cultures do things differently. Sometimes, all that is needed to differentiate yourself is to do things differently. The point of this perspective is that your past does affect your present and future. Change your past experiences and you will change your present. Just a little different perspective on this issue of "creating your own reality".

The One Universal Mind

2007-08-21T20:44:00.000-07:00

The book, The Secret, states that there is One Universal Mind - yours. It is all knowing and all powerful. We are after all created in the image of our Creator - all religious leaders say this. Therefore, just like our creator, we are God-like. We have the power to make things happen, and we do. The human mind is capable of doing anything and everything. All things that are meaningful have emerged from someone's thoughts, whether they admit to it or not.

All solutions to all of today's problems exist already. Just like yesterday's problems had a solution in existence at the time. It was just a matter of someone seeing the solution. By envisioning the solution, the solution manifested itself. Think about it, at first we needed to transport something, so the wheel was invented. Then, the steamboat, then automobiles, and now airplanes. Tomorrow, we will have teleportation. We have evolved as a species on this planet and have created a lot of great technological gadgets. We can go next door, or we can go to the moon and back. Who would have thought about that in the 1400's when people weren't even sure if the Earth was round. We can cure most illnesses, and even reconstruct a animal to near perfection (cloning; human genome project). And I'm sure that some government agencies have technological breakthroughs that we won't know about for another decade or two. The military is always 20 years ahead of civilians. That is how powerful our brains are. And scientists tell us that we only use about 10% of our brain in our lifetimes. Imagine the possibilities if we stretch our imaginations. If we use our brains just a bit more, now that we know The Secret.

The solution to all the problems already exist. It's just a matter of you attracting it by use of the Law of Attraction. In What the Bleep Do We Know DVD, they confirm this concept. They say that the Observer (me, you) causes the wave function to collapse, causing things to appear as we see them, or rather as we want to see them. For example, when someone dribbles a basketball, the basketball is really all over the court. But since we "observe" the ball, it then collapses into one spot on the court. When you shoot the basketball, the projected path can be an infinite amount of possibilities. Our mind as observer, causes it to collapse into one particular path (in our out). But the paths that make the ball go into the basket are there and exit. It's just a matter of getting the mind to "force" the ball trajectory to collapse on that path that will allow it to go in. I've noticed this a few times in golf, when the putt seems to be going astray, and all of a sudden the ball seems to curve toward the hole, and the ball drops last second. The mind over matter principle is alive and well. I think Jordan used this law consciously or unconsciously (in basketball, that is). Just my opinion.

You are Energy! I am Energy! We are all Energy! Forever!

2007-08-19T22:05:00.000-07:00

The book, The Secret, explains how we are ENERGY. The universe, has planets, the planets have people, we have molecules, atoms, subatomic particles, and those are just energy. Under a powerful enough microscope, you would be able to see yourself as energy. And guess what else is energy - everything. That is why you can have anything you want if you focus your thoughts on having it. By doing so you align your energy frequency to the frequency of the thing you want. Better yet, by focusing your thoughts and emit that frequency, you change the frequency of the thing you want, and attract it to you. When you and the object you want are resonating at the same frequency, you become a magnet that attracts that desired object. As a human being, you have the ability to think, align those thoughts and focus those thoughts on what you want, which makes you the "most powerful transmission tower in the Universe".

In school we learned about the Law of Conservation of Energy which states that "energy can neither be created nor destroyed, it can only be transformed". Remember that? Well, it just reiterates what the Secret is telling us. We are energy, and we exist in this Universe. There is no way that we "cannot be" part of the Universe. We are always here in some form or another. Reincarnation??? In summary, you, me, we are eternal energy.

By the way, religion also teaches the same concept, except with a different terminology. They refer to divine teachings, and Divine leaders and the fact that we are also like our creator - divine, and that we can live forever. Both define us as energy - everlasting, eternal energy. It's the same ideology, just different terminology.

The Secret to the World

2007-08-18T21:07:00.000-07:00

The book has a chapter dedicated to the Secret of the World. It is one of the last chapters. The main idea here is that we should not think negatively or provide any energy to what we don't want. That is, if we are against war, as many are, do not say "I hate war". Instead say "I am pro-peace". The message is the same, but the tone is different. In the first one you are being negative, but the main word in the thought and phrase is war. Recall that the Law of Attraction does not understand negative words. Therefore, the first sentence translates to "I do not like war", which the LOA translates to "I do like war". The simple fact that people discuss war, famine, abuse, crime and watch the news to see more war, crime, gives more energy to these sort of things. Mother Teresa is quoted as saying that she refused to attend anti-war campaigns, but would attend pro-peace campaigns.

The world is abundant, therefore, do no fear that others will take what is yours. In reality, the dream of each individual is totally different than another. That is, we don't all want a BMW. Some may want a Mercedes instead. The world may seem like it's big and that there are many people who may want what you want, but in reality, we constitute a very small piece of the overall puzzle. There is plenty of goods out there. Even though we hear about limited natural resources, there seems to always be a substitute that shows up in critical situations. The Universe is abundant.

Lastly, be grateful and give blessings to all for what we have. If someone does something nice for you, be grateful and bless them. Too often, we forget to be grateful and or bless others. As soon as you learn to bless others, you will feel transformed into a new person - a better you. Blessing is a way of expressing LOVE, and love is the emotion that emits the highest positive frequency to the Universe. By blessing someone or something, you are proclaiming to the Universe that you want more of that good stuff in your life. And since love is the most powerful force in the Universe, the LOA WILL respond with more of the same. God Bless all my blog readers.

The Mind Can Fix Any Ailment

2007-08-16T20:31:00.000-07:00

The book The Secret continues the Health chapter by stating that the body has the ability to re-create itself continuously. If given the right resources and positive reinforcing thoughts, any disease or limitation can be overcome. But what do we do when we find out that we are sick? We start to feel bad. W e tell others, and they feel bad. Even when it's just a cold, we immediately go to the drug store to buy medicine. Just buying medicine tells the Universe that we are sick. Or when someone else is sick, we feel bad for them. This send more negative vibrations to him/her. Instead of feeling bad, one needs to focus on good health and positive thoughts in general. The book recommends laughter, or just having thoughts of perfect health. The body can fix itself. The body generates new cells continuously. That's why when we get a cut it closes, when we roll an ankle it heals, when we get a cold we get past it. All that is needed is to think positively, and we won't get sick to begin with. There have been many cases now where patients who have been diagnosed with life-threatening diseases have miraculously recovered due to their personal persistence of good thoughts. I know that it is a difficult concept to accept, but in reality it is possible. For centuries, people in this world got along quite well without medicine.

Personally, I had a fatty liver, and through good diet, some exercise, and positive thinking, it's now gone. I also had backache for years, and through acupuncture and positive thinking, it's been gone for years. I also have not gotten a cold since I've heard of the Secret, even though my kids have been sick around me. Give it a try, it can't hurt - think positive thoughts only. Best of health to all.

The Secret to Good Health

2007-08-15T21:29:00.000-07:00

The book The Secret opens up the chapter on Health with the topic of the Placebo Effect. A placebo refers to a "medicine" that has no medical elements in it. It is simply a make believe medicine made of natural ingredients. The purpose of many placebo tests is to make the patient believe he/she has taken medicine, but in reality he/she did not. It has been shown by many doctors that in many cases, the patient will show a positive reaction to the placebo. That is, they get cured just by thinking that they took medicine. This can be found in many medical studies, trials, procedures. The DVD What the Bleep also agrees with this philosophy. According to the DVD, a study was conducted by some doctors on patients who had Parkinson's Disease. They were told that they were going to try an experimental drug which was very promising. The doctors knew that the disease was linked to a deficiency of a certain chemical - the brain was not putting out the required amount. The medicine was a placebo. After a short period of time, the patients started to report progress in their health conditions. Their minds were so powerful that they auto-cured themselves. But it gets better. The doctors discovered that the mere fact of them thinking positively, their brains started to secret more of the lacking chemical. This showed that the power of thought can kick-start the self-defense mechanisms that are inherent in our biological system.

The simple addition of STRESS to your body, brain, self is enough to throw you out of balance. I know, because I have a stressful job. So does my wife. I am an electrical engineer, she is an accountant. She deals with Millions of dollars a month in revenue, profit and loss. I deal with aerospace products that, if they fail, can cost the company millions of dollars. Either way, we have lots of stress in our jobs. And we pay for it almost on a weekly basis. The book says: "All stress begins with one negative thought. One thought that went unchecked, and then more thoughts came and more, until stress manifested. The effect is stress, but the cause was negative thinking, and it all began with one little negative thought." (127). But the book also says that this can be changed by thinking positive thoughts. Even if you just come up with one positive thought, this will lead to other positive thoughts and stress can be eliminated. Love and gratitude also help with stress and all other negativity. Medicine is not all bad, since it can temporarily eliminate pain, long enough for you to shift thoughts from negative to positive. Therefore, there is room for harmonious co-existence between mind and medicine. As they say "the mind can cure anything". Best of health to all.

The Secret to Relationships

2007-08-13T20:23:00.001-07:00

OK, I'll start by saying that I am not an expert in this area. If I were, I would have a dating website to rival match.com or eHarmony.com, etc. However, the book does have a chapter on using the Secret to have success in relationships. In general, it says that you have to still use the techniques and processes you've learned thus far. Ask, believe and receive what you want from relationships by having positive thoughts about your relationship desires. But make sure that your actions do not contradict your commands. She gives and example of an artist who paints very nice pictures of women, but the women are all looking backwards at him, as if leaving. She recommends for him to paint women who are not walking away from him. Another example is of a lady who wants to enter a LTR (long term relationship), but does not know why she is not successful at it, although she practices the Secret philosophy. One day she realizes that when she gets home from work each day, she parks her car in the middle of the driveway. She also notices that she sleeps in the middle of the bed, and that she uses all of the closet. So, to attract the ideal husband, she parks her car on one side of the driveway, sleeps on "her" side of the bed, and uses only "her" side of the closet. This worked for her, because she was no longer sending mixed messages to the Universe.
You also have to love and respect yourself. This is a powerful way of telling the Universe that you are to be loved and deserve to have love. Recall that the Universe is abundant, so don't sell yourself short. You can have all that you want. A good way to start feeling better about yourself is to look for one (1) good thing about yourself. As you focus on this one thing or two, the Universe will start to deliver more qualities to be proud of. Likewise, you have to love and respect your friends and significant others, for the same reasons. The Universe will respond by bringing to you more friends and significant others. Write a list of the qualities you love about that person(s). Tell them and show genuine appreciation. They will be grateful. The book calls Love "the highest and the most powerful frequency of all". And I have to agree. There is no better feeling than loving and being loved. It's human nature. The book say it best: "...When you love, you are in complete and utter Harmony with the Universe. Love everything you can. Love everyone you can. Focus only on things you love, feel love, and you will experience that love and joy coming back to you - multiplied!"(122).

A coworker of mine must be using the Secret because he has all kinds of dates on any given week. He is in his late 50's or early 60's. Today, as we were walking out of the building he said something funny to me: "I wish I had this luck when I was younger". That has a lot of truth to it. For whatever reason, we live in fear of rejection. We fear it so much that we don't take the first step; we are not proactive; we are scared of something, I'm not sure of what. But we just don't help ourselves. By the time we start taking risks, it's because it's too late. We only live once. As the adage goes: "It's better to have loved and lost, than not have loved at all"...or something like that...Carpe Diem....and Good Luck!

Give Away Money to Make Money

2007-08-09T19:44:00.000-07:00

The book ends the Money chapter with the concept of giving away money to make money. That seems like a oxymoron or an ironic concept. But listen to the logic. By giving away some money you are declaring to the Universe that you have "enough money" or "plenty of money". The Law of Attraction (LOA) will respond by giving you more money. This is opposite of saying I can't give him/her money because I don't have enough. The LOA will bring more lack of money. But you have to differentiate between giving from the heart and sacrificing. One feels good, the other feels bad.
We all know of Bill Gates, Warren Buffet and I guess now the richest man in the world is a Mexican by the name of Carlos Slim. I don't know about Carlos Slim, but Bill Gates and Warren Buffet are BIG philanthropists. They give a lot of money to good causes one being the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation. Of course when you have Billions (with a B) you can afford to give a little - but they don't have to and that is what matters. The LOA will give them more.

Today, I stopped by Micky-D's (McDonald's) to get food. I went through the drive-thru. I ordered and proceeded to pay and pick up the food. As I waited to get my food, I saw a homeless guy approach the trash can. He was intent in getting something from there. He looked inside and picked up a bottled water - half full. I guess he had seen someone drop it in, so he went and got it. This occurrence made me realize how lucky most of us are, and how much better our financial situation is. Next time I see a homeless man, I will understand why they ask for money. It's not to buy luxuries, but maybe they just want a drink of water, clean water.

Money and the Law of Attraction

2007-08-08T21:24:00.000-07:00

I think that 99.99% of the people who first hear of "The Secret" immediately think about making money. It is unfortunate that in life everything has a price. The Law of Attraction (LOA) can be used to get money as well. The book reiterates that you have to change your thoughts. This is difficult to do because most people work hard everyday, get paid just enough to make ends meet, and when you get home, you get inundated with bills that are due. And all goods and services are going up in price (inflation). With all that, all you think is: "I can't afford that" or "I have too many bills". With this attitude, the LOA will respond with more negative financial situations, and more bills. The book recommends thinking instead of ABUNDANCE. Think positively - how you will come home today and find checks in the mail. In fact, in their website (here) offers a free blank check from the Bank of the Universe. They recommend that you print it out, write out the amount you want, and place it where you can see it everyday. This will remind you of your financial goal/wish. And the LOA will work for you in getting that money to you. Also, the book mentions that asking for money is not enough. You have to be proactive and take initiative when an opportunity shows up. They give an example of how Jack Canfield made his money. He wanted to make $100,000. So he used the Secret. He never paid attention to the National Inquirer, but after making his desires known, the Universe made it possible to get publicity for his book and sales of it gave him his $100k that he wanted. This happened when he gave a lecture at a College and an interested attendee from the Enquirer took notice. He later tried it again but for $1Million - he also succeeded at that. His book was Chicken Soup for the Soul - surely everyone knows about it. So, what amount do you want? Write it down, believe that you will have it ASAP, but be ready to take action if necessary. And don't delay because delay carries a hint of negativity to it. Good luck, and when you make your first Million, don't forget who guided you to it :).

Visualization - Another Powerful Force

2007-08-06T19:52:00.000-07:00

According to the book, Visualization is another powerful force. We hear about it all the time - the coaches who preach it, motivational speakers, leaders, religious figures. They all want you to visualize something. Hold it in your mind. The book is no exception. It says that by visualizing something you want, you emit that force out there. You place yourself in that frequency. It has been done by many before us. The book gives the following examples:

The Wright Brothers - planes

George Eastman - film

Thomas Edison - Light Bulb

Alexander Graham Bell - telephone

These great inventors saw something in their minds that nobody else saw. They had the Vision in their heads. I'm sure 99% of the people back then would consider their ideas ridiculous or unachievable. But in hindsight, these great people laid the foundation for a lot of what we have today. Imagine if all people back then believed in their power to create. Maybe we would have achieved time-travel by now, but unfortunately, some great people were held back by society, norms, or by their own disbelief in themselves. Your mind is a great and powerful organ. They say that we only use about 10% of our brain in our lifetime. We all have 90% still left to visualize and create. Good luck!

Gratitude - A Powerful Force

2007-08-05T21:08:00.000-07:00

The book talks about Gratitude and how powerful it is. It mention that Wallace Wattles (1860-1911) includes this topic in his book, The Science of Getting Rich (1910). The basic premise is that by feeling grateful for what you have, you put yourself in a positive frequency and more good things to be grateful for will come to you. If you are not grateful for what you have, you will emit feelings to the Universe that are bad - such as jealousy, resentment, dissatisfaction, anger, or feeling of "not enough". As we know, these feelings will only bring more of that negative stuff. Be grateful for what you have, even if it seems like it's not enough. As soon as you begin to feel grateful for a thing or two, you will notice that you really have a lot to be grateful for. For example, even having eyes to read this post is a blessing. Or being able to hear, see, feel, etc. Or just having friends and family. Being able to breathe air. The list is endless if you think about it. Make it a habit to say "thank you " for all the things you have each morning you wake up, or each night before going to bed. Soon, you will make Gratitude a way of life, and more will come to you via the Law of Attraction. I leave you with a couple of quotes from Wallace Wattles himself:

"Many people who order their lives rightly in all other ways are kept in poverty by their lack of gratitude." -Wallace Wattles

"The daily practice of gratitude is one of the conduits by which your wealth will come to you." - Wallace Wattles.

Creating Your Own Reality

2007-08-04T19:40:00.001-07:00

The book mentions that we have the ability to create our own reality - via our thoughts. That is, if we wake up in the morning and say, traffic will be bad today because it's raining, then guess what? You will see traffic. Or if you say: "what a terrible job I have". You will summon more bad feelings about your job. In the DVD, What the Bleep, we are told that your current experiences are a result of your past experiences. That is, if you have hated your job for the past year, and you don't do anything to change this, then you will continue to hate it.

However, you have the ability to change your thoughts into positive ones. Instead of thinking negative thoughts, think "What a great day this is going to be". Keep saying that to yourself believing in it. If something goes bad, immediately say "things will get better, I will have a good day". Once you establish yourself into that frequency, you will see that things will be good. Tell yourself that "traffic will be good today".

About 2 months ago, I was at work and I was in a tough project which required me to be there for 12-14 hours a day. Therefore, I had little time to do anything else. I needed to get my haircut, so I made my appointment. When it was time to go, I had to leave work and get to the salon in about 10 minutes. It normally takes 15 minutes minimum to get there - I was in a rush. However, I had already read The Secret. So I knew about the secret to creating my own reality. I told myself: "There will be no traffic, the path will be clear - a clear path". I kept saying to myself "a clear path, a clear path...". As soon as I turned into the major street, I saw three cars get in my way - a small sedan, and two construction trucks - those that crawl at an ant's pace. I thought - "Oh No!" But I immediately changed my thoughts to "a clear path"..."it's OK, as soon as I clear these, I will have a clear path". As soon as I thought that, the sedan took a right turn into a hotel chain, and the two construction trucks got off the road to a construction site. I had my clear path that I had requested. The Law of Attraction worked for me because I was determined to have it my way. I was not distracted by the slow moving vehicles in front of me. I was convinced, beyond any doubt, that I was going to get a "clear path", and I did, and I got to the salon on time. :)

Losing Weight Using LOA

2007-08-02T22:00:00.000-07:00

There was a recent finding by the medical community that says that if you have obese friends, you will also become obese. Which brings me to this topic. The book talks about weight loss. It says that if you focus on losing weight, you will attract needing to lose weight. This is why all the Diet schemes don't work - you always concentrate on losing weight. Also, being overweight was brought about by negative thoughts about your body. Whether you were told you have a medical problem (e.g. slow thyroid, high bilirubin, etc.) or if it seems hereditary, the thoughts of being fat, will indeed bring about an overweight condition. Think instead of being your ideal weight or plain thin. Use the Creative Process as we've discussed to achieve this goal. ASK to be your ideal weight by writing it down on a piece of paper, by repeating it every time you can, or whatever works for you. BELIEVE you are losing weight, or becoming your ideal weight. Write down what you would like to weigh. Cut and paste a photograph of your ideal weight from you high school years or whenever, and put it along with your note, where you can see it every day. If you don't have a picture, cut one out of a magazine which shows how you would like to be. Don't shop for clothes your size or bigger, instead think about the size you would like to wear. Touch it, feel it, picture yourself in it. "Make it your intention to look for, admire, and inwardly praise people with your idea of perfect-weight bodies...If you see people who are overweight, do not observe them, but immediately switch your mind to the picture of you in your perfect body and feel it." RECEIVE by feeling good about yourself. Feel good about all your body today, how fortunate you are of having a body that can be molded to the size you want. By doing this, you will put yourself on a positive frequency which will then allow you to feel good about yourself, to place yourself on the frequency of losing weight, and you will be summoning perfection. To go back to the scientific research I mentioned in the beginning of this post. It makes sense that friends of obese people become obese themselves. All they see is their friend(s) who are obese, and they get those thoughts, and they begin to manifest on themselves. I'm not saying that having obese friends is bad, but thinking obese thoughts appears to be bad for your own health - according to the Law of Attraction as described in The Secret. By the way, the USA leads other industrialized countries in the obese population category.

The Creative Process Step 3 - Receive

2007-07-31T17:57:00.000-07:00

The third step is the most fun - receive. But there is a trick - you have to convince yourself that you have it already. This puts you in the frequency of receiving. Bob Doyle recommends to "go test drive that car. Go shop for that home. Get in the house. Do whatever you have to do to generate the feelings of having it now, and remember them. Whatever you can do to achieve that will help you to literally attract it." He also says that "It could be you wake up and it's there. It's manifested. Or, you might get some inspired idea of some action to take...Action will sometimes be required, but if you're really doing it in line with what the Universe is trying to bring to you, its going to feel joyous." The action involved in the Receiving phase will not feel like "work" action, but rather fun action. It will be like rowing a boat in the direction of the stream, not against it.

Dr. Joe Vitale advises: "The Universe likes speed. Don't delay. Don't second guess. Don't doubt. When the opportunity is there, when the impulse is there, when the intuitive nudge from within is there, act. That's your job. And that's all you have to do." You have to trust your instincts. The law of the Universe can only do so much sometimes. It will guide you to some resources or situations that you have to take advantage of. The adage that there is no such thing as a free lunch probably still applies. Everything that is worthwhile takes some effort. I leave you with some quotes found in the book:

"Whatever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive." - Mathew 21:22

"What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them." -Mark 11:24

"Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase. Just take the first step." - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968).

The Createive Process Step 2 - Believe

2007-07-29T13:57:00.001-07:00

I accidentally gave an example in my last entry (step 1) which belonged here. Step 2 of the Creative Process is defined as "BELIEVE". Here is where you have to absolutely believe that what you have asked for is going to happen. The best way to do this is to think, talk, and walk as if you already have it - in the present tense. That way, you will be expressing to the Universe that you know you have it already. Just like ordering from a menu at a restaurant, you know that the food is coming. If you play the lottery on Friday, and you see that you matched all 6 numbers on Saturday, you know that you won it. You know that all that remains is to take the trip to the Lotto Headquarters to claim the check. That is Believing. For some it will require going into the "make-believe" stages of childhood, where you make believe that you have that thing that you want. Whatever it takes to convince yourself beyond any doubt. Bob Proctor says:"If you do just a little research, it is going to become evident to you that anyone that ever accomplished anything, did not know how they were going to do it. They only knew they were going to do it." The book makes a point that the "HOW" is not important. Let the Universe take care of that. All you do is Ask and Believe, then the third part will happen - Receive. "When you are trying to work out how it will happen, you are emitting a frequency that contains a lack of faith - that you don't belive you have it already. You think you have to do it and you do no belive the Universe ill do it for you. The how is not your paort int he Creative Process." Lisa Nichols closes this idea as follows: "Most of the time, when we don't see the things that we've requested, we get frustrated. WE get disappointed. And we begin to become doubtful. The doubt brings about a feeling of disappointment. Take that doubt and shift it. Recognize that feeling and replace it with a feeeling of of unwavering faith. 'I know that itk's on its way'". Believe.

Asking - Technique

2007-07-28T12:56:00.000-07:00

Once technique that has worked for some people, according to some websites and also mentioned in the book, is to create a collage or poster board with all the images of what you want. Place this artwork in a VISIBLE place such as your bathroom door or on your vanity mirror - that way you will see it every day to remind yourself of what it is that you want. On this collage, for example, you can have a picture of that BMW or Lexus, or Louis Vuitton purse or Coach purse, or whatever it is that you want - a Mansion or a luxury cruise, etc. I have not done this yet, but plan on doing it. One way to start is to get a magazine or two and start cutting out pictures. Have fun, be daring.

The Creative Process Step 1 - Ask

2007-07-28T12:47:00.000-07:00

The creative process is defined in the book as being three steps: ASK-BELIEVE-RECEIVE. The first step is to Ask. If the Genie came out of the magical lamp, what would you ask for? How will the Universe know exactly what you want if you don't ask? With all the thoughts that you have in your head, how is it possible to define what you really want? If you slow down enough to analyze your thoughts, you will realize that oftentimes our thoughts contradict themselves. That's why you have to concentrate on this first simple step - ASK.
Bob Proctor is quoted as saying: "What do you really want? Sit down and write it out on a piece of paper. Write it in the present tense. You might begin by writing, 'I am so happy and grateful now that...' and then explain ow you want your life to be, in every area".
Don't send mixed messages to the Universe, or you will receive mixed results. According to the book you only have to ask once - but be clear what it is that you want. It's like ordering from a catalog - you only place the order once and know that it will show up at your door. Or like ordering at a restaurant, once you place the order you don't re-order your food. It will arrive, and you will enjoy it.

Example of Using the Principles of The Secret

2007-07-27T22:25:00.001-07:00

I recently read sombody's success story online. It is located at: http://www.prosperity-and-happiness.com/wealth-secret.html

"Please allow me to share one example of how the wealth secret worked for me.
One of the things that I enjoy is trading stocks on the internet. I owned a particular stock that started to decrease in value.
I have an e-mail alert system whereby when a stock reaches a certain value I receive an e-mail notifying me of this. I decided that if the stock dropped to a certain value I would sell and I set up the e-mail alert to notify me accordingly.
The stock dropped like a rock and went well below my lower value. I was preparing to cut my losses and sell when it struck me what I had done wrong!
I had inadvertently used the Universal Laws to attract the lower stock price to me. The alert I had set was an invitation to the Universe to have the stock decrease in value.
Rather than sell, I changed my alert value and I put in a value well above its existing value and well above what I had paid for it.
The stock started to climb. Within three weeks, the stock had increased by 60% and I was $25,000 richer. For that I thank the Universe.
Please do not run out and start trading stocks and think all you have to do is set up an e-mail alert system to make money. I have been trading stocks for sometime and during this time I was quite active in aligning myself with Universal Laws.
It is very easy to lose a lot of money in the stock market. Also, if you are focusing on making money you can be sending a message of lack to the Universe and that is what you may attract.
Some people are able to attract wealth in the form of money. Others do much better focusing on what money can buy.
I put this example forward to you only to show how I was focusing on lack and succeeding and changed my focus to abundance and succeeded in a manner more to my desires."

Aladdin and the Magic Lamp - The Law of Attraction

2007-07-27T21:28:00.000-07:00

The book equates the Law of Attraction to the well-known story of Aladdin and his magic lamp. We've all heard it, read about it, or saw it on TV. It's the story of the genie that comes out of the lamp to grant you three wishes. James Ray is quoted as saying: "If you think about Aladdin and his lamp, Aladdin picks up the lamp, dusts it off, and out pops the Genie. The Genie always says one thing: 'Your wish is my command'...if you trace the story back to its origins there's absolutely no limit whatsoever to the wishes" The author equates the Genie to the Law of Attraction. "It is always present and always listening to everything you think, speak and act. The Genie assumes that everything you think about, you want; everything you speak about, you want ; everything you act upon is what you want. The Genie immediately begins to leverage the Universe, through people, circumstances and events, to fulfill your wish."

This last part is important because many critics of The Secret ask "how can everybody get everything just by thinking about it". And it's true. We all know that nothing is free, and that everything takes some effort. You have to think without a shadow of a doubt. You have to believe it beyond any doubt. You have to change the way you think, the way you are. And, you have to accept the fact that The Secret may only provide the circumstances, means or ways for you to achieve your goal. Like they say, you can't win the lottery without playing. Likewise, if you use The Secret, sometimes you have to act to achieve your wish. For example, if you wish to increase your income, you may have to jump at a new opportunity that presents itself, or act on a newspaper ad that jumps at you for no reason. It's the Law of Attraction that is bringing you that offer, but you have to still physically pick up the phone or log onto the internet and apply. But once you know that you have the Powerful Force working with you, it will seem easy to be proactive. Good luck and keep the faith.

Cause and Effect - A Scientific Law

2007-07-26T20:55:00.000-07:00

As a scientist, I am happy to report that the Law of Attraction is indeed compared to an irrefutable law of nature. Just like we are sure that if we drop something from a building it will hit the ground, so is the Law of Attraction a fixed force that is always present, whether we want it or not. The author and several of her guests agree that the law of attraction can be compared to the law of Cause and Effect. That is, your thoughts are the cause, and the result is the effect. They then go further to say that your feelings are also part of that effect. That is why, when you feel bad, you have thought of something bad. Therefore, one of the best gauges to see if you are thinking correctly is to ask yourself: "How am I feeling right now?" If your answer is "good", then continue doing what you are doing, thinking what you are thinking. However, if your answer is "bad" then you must immediately change your thoughts. This is an immediate feedback to yourself to "check" yourself at any instance. Now you have no excuse for having negative thoughts. You can self-check your self and modify your thoughts as necessary.

"You create your own universe as you go along" -Winston Churchill

Negative Thoughts - Don't Worry

2007-07-24T20:14:00.001-07:00

When I first heard of The Secret, I was genuinely scared of negative thoughts taking life. It's difficult to think anything else, when you are in this frame of thought. However, in the book, Michael Bernard Beckwith is quoted as saying: "Oftentimes when people begin to understand the Great Secret they become frightened of all the negative thoughts that they have. They need to be aware that it has been scientifically proven that an affirmative thought is hundreds of times more powerful than a negative thought. That eliminates a degree of worry right there."

Therefore, stop thinking of negative thoughts. Instead, concentrate on positive thoughts. Only when you have persistent negative thoughts is it that they actually start to manifest themselves. From now on, when you are having a negative thought, don't panic and just reverse your thinking. Lisa Nichols agrees with this frame of thinking. She is quoted as saying: "Thank God that there's a time delay, that all of your thoughts don't come true instantly. We'd be in trouble if they did. The element of time delay serves you. It allows you to reason, to think about what you want, and to make a new choice".
Therefore, make only good choices from now on. Good luck to all, God bless all.

Positive v.s Negative Thoughts

2007-07-23T18:51:00.000-07:00

John Assaraf is quoted as saying "Here's the problem. Most people are thinking about what they don't want, and they're wondering why it shows up over and over again." Bob Doyle is later quoted as saying "The law of attraction doesn't care whether you perceive something to be good or bad, or whether you don't want it or not. It's responding to your thoughts. So if you're looking at a mountain of debt, feeling terrible about it, that's the signal you're putting out into the Universe....You're just affirming it to yourself. You feel it on every level of you being. That's what you're going to get more of."
From these thoughts and others later in the book, we can see that the Law of Attraction gives you what you think about most. It does not differentiate between "no", "not" etc. So when you think: "I don't want to have bad luck". The Law of Attraction only interprets "bad luck" and gives you more of that. Therefore, think positively and say instead: "I want good luck; I always have good luck", etc.
The hardest part about all this is to change your customs. We've been brought up to think negatively, and now we have to think positively all of a sudden - easier said than done. The book suggests some ways to get into the positive thinking habbit. But you can use your own tricks and follow them so that you change your mental attitude. Good Luck with this.

Everything has a Frequency!

2007-07-22T20:36:00.000-07:00

The book makes a point of saying that all things have a frequency. It gives an example of how we watch television. The cable company sends many frequencies to us. We in turn tune into a certain channel and watch what's on that channel. Likewise, we as humans are a very powerful transmission tower. We are more powerful than any other tower on earth. "The frequency you transmit reaches beyond cities, beyond countries, beyond the world. It reverberates throughout the entire Universe. And you are transmitting that frequency with your thoughts!"

I think that the analogy is a good one. It's hard for me to believe it entirely yet. I am an engineer with a scientific mind. But I did also see What the Bleep DVD. In this movie we learn that we are all one. The big bang separated us, but we are still "connected" as one. Therefore, you have the ability to transmit signals to other people and things all over the universe. So, these ideas work in tandem with each other and agree with each other. But the real question is: Do you agree with it?

The Rich get Richer and the Poor get Poorer

2007-07-21T15:01:00.000-07:00

In the book, page 6, Bob Proctor is quoted as saying: "Why do you think that 1 percent of the population earns around 96 percent of all the money that's being earned? Do you think that 's an accident? It's designed that way. They understand something. They understand The Secret, and now you are being introduced to The Secret."

I belive that there is some truth to this. You may have heard the saying that the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. Or that money attracts more money. These are ideas I've heard over and over in my life, but had not understoood why. Now I know why. Also, here's a concept: poor people pay full price for things, the middle class buy at discounts, the rich get stuff for free. It's true, the poor people always want to impress other people so they go and buy themselves the best clothes, cars, etc. just for Conspicuous Consumption - to show off. The middle class understand that they are not poor, and don't want to fall below the threshold, so they buy only when they get the best deals. They shop around for the best deal. The rich are so famous already that clothes designers and manufacturers try to get them to wear their clothes, drive their cars, etc. That way they get publicity and more customers. Funny concept huh? I thought I'd share that to see if others agree. Like the famous saying goes: I've been rich and I've been poor, and I'd rather be rich.

Paris Hilton is using the Secret to gain popularity?

2007-07-21T08:53:00.000-07:00

I read in someone's blog that Paris Hilton knows The Secret and is using it to gain popularity. I say one thing: Whatever! I don't thing she has the mental capacity to use the secret. She just happens to be a rich blonde who likes to party, get drunk in her designer clothes that bear more than the average girl would show in public, and makes sex videos. Add those factors up, and basically any girl will become popular. Reminds me of some other girls...you may have heard of them...Britney and Lindsay....

Spanish synopsis of positive/negative thoughts (en Espanol)

2007-07-15T20:29:00.001-07:00

In response to a blog reader's questions, I thought this may help some Spanish readers who may have the same question (about positive and negative thoughts and the Law of Attraction):

El libro dice que "el Universo es uno de inclusion, no de exclusion. Nada es excluido de la ley de la atraccion. Tu vida es un espejo de los pensamiento dominantes en tu mente...La diferencia en los humanos es que ellos tienen la capacidad mental de elegir sus pensamientos. Ellos tienen el poder de pensar intencionalmente y crear una vida entera con su mente...El humano es como una torre de radio que emite frequencias que se reflejan como las experiencias de la vida...Se toman muchos pensamientos negativos y ser persistente en ellos para que suceda algo negative en tu vida...Si te preocupas de estos pensamientos negativos, atraeras mas pensamientos negativos y el efecto se multiplicara. Decide ahora que vas a tener solo pensamientos positivos. Al mismo tiempo, proclama al Universo que todos tus pensamientos positivos son poderosos y que los negativos son debiles..."

2007-07-14T12:13:00.000-07:00

I just read the following in another website: "The book is just another version of what some TV preachers have taught for decades, namely, if you will sustain the right thoughts, words, and feelings, you will receive whatever you want. But The Secret adds this important twist: your thoughts can bring anything into your life because you are god."

The book does state that you have the power to do anything, achieve anything. And prechers of religion have been saying this for decades. And we have heard of "miraculous" occurrances - healing, fulfillment, etc. So, is there truth behind the Secret? I think so. When I was in college, I would study hard for exams but also pictured the good grade. For one class I got the highest grade in the first exam (114%). I convinced myself that it was not the best thing because I could bet a bad grade on the next one. I believe the class only had 3 exams, so doing good on all 3 was critical. I kept thinking "what if I do bad on the next one"...all the way until I took the second one. And guess what...I got a bad grade on the second one...a 60%. Without knowing at the time (11 years ago) the Secret dictated that result. What do you have to share? A positive or negative experience?

2007-07-14T12:03:00.000-07:00

I just read the following: "Released last fall by Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, "The Secret" now has 3.75 million copies in print and for days has displaced the final Harry Potter book, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," from the top of Amazon.com, where "The Secret" is currently out of stock."

So, the word is spreading - The Law of Attraction is gaining force. Some people believe in it, others despise it. How can everybody have everything they want? Well, the book says that the Universe has abundance. So, yes, there is plenty for all. Has the Secret worked for you? Have you been able to achieve something thanks to using the Secret? Please add your experience - good or bad, worked or didn't work. Readers want to know.

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2007-06-23T08:12:00.000-07:00

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Personal Summary of The Secret

Chapter 1: The Secret Revealed

This chapter is the intro to the book. It introduces the
reader to several "experts" in the use of the Law of Attraction.
Apparently everyone knew about his except for us.
The premise of this chapter (and of the whole book) is that
your thoughts attract other similar thougths and circumstances,
therefore, your thoughts create your reality. That is, if you
think you have bad luck you will have bad luch and more of it.
The good thing is that the opposite is also true.
Your thoughts send out a frequency to the universe and the
universe responds to that frequency by bringin to you more of the same.
"Your thoughts become things".

Chapter 2: The Secret Made Simple

The Law of Attraction is always there - just like the laws of gravity
and other physical laws of the universe. Emotions are like
your gauge that tells you how you are feeling, and thinking.
That is, even if you think that you are going to win the
lottery, if your gut tells you that the odds are against you, you will
not win. That is, you have to believe, beyond any doubt that
you will win. If you don't "feel" the confidence you are not
there with your thoughts. You have to feel good to know that
you are in the right frequency required. If you are feeling
bad, immediately make yourself feel good by listening to your favorite
music, feeling thankful for something you already have, or emmitting
the strongest of feelings - love.

Chapter 3: How to Use the Secret

The Law of Attraction grants every wish you ask. There are 3 simple steps in the Creative Process: ASK, BELIEVE, AND RECEIVE. Believing is an important part becasue if you don't truly believe that you can get what you ask for, you won't emit the proper "frequency" to the universe. It takes no time and no effort for the universe to respond to what you ask for. Therefore, if you want money, it is just as easy for the Universe to give you 1 Million dollars as it is to give you 1 dollar. However, it is wise to test out the law by asking for something small at first and then go to the bigger items. This will build your confidence in your power as well.

Chapter 4: Powerful Processes

Expectation is a powerful force. Therefore, expect what you want, not what you don't want. Gratitude is also a powerful force. By being grateful, you send out a more powerful signal to the universe. Visualization also serves this purpose. The universe will then return the reality as you saw it in your mind. This has been preached forever by past leaders. Make the Law of Attraction a habit, not just a onece-in-a-while thing. At the end of each day or at the beginning, or both, review what you did not like and immediately focus on how to make things better. This will change your frame of thinking and attract to you what you want.

Chapter 5: The Secret to Money

The same principles apply to Money. Don't focus on lack of money or the many bills you get daily. Focus instead on wealth, and plenty of it. You have to believe you already have it and feel good about having it. You must tell yourself "I can afford that" instead of the popular "I can't afford that!". Also, give money in order to get money. By doing this you are telling the universe that you have plenty of money in your pocket. Therefore, you will attract more money. Also, visualize checks arriving in your mailbox, as opposed to bills. Be positive and proactive.
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Chapter 6: The Secret to Relationships

To attract relationships, make sure that your thoughts are positive on this subject. Also, make sure to align all other non-verbal communications. That is, your thoughts, words, actions, and surroundings. An example given in the book (of many) is to not park your car in the middle of your driveway. This tells potential partners that you don't have room for their car. Instead, part it to one side, thus allowing for the second vehicle :)
Treat yourself with Love and respect to attract the same. Love yourself first and the Law of Attraction will send you more love. Also, focus on your partner's strengths not their weaknesses. Appreciate the qualities of others. Be positive and believe in your power.

Chapter 7: The Secret to Health

Patients get cured from believing that a pill will cure them. The placebo effect. That is, it's not the medicine itself, but the thought that the medicine is effective is what counts. To have good health, focus on good health. Laughter attracts joy, releases negativity and leads to miraculous cures. I guess laughter is the best medicine. Disease is a mental state that is fed by fear, and the constant reminder and talking about it. To prevent it or cure it, just turn your thoughts to positive outcomes and health and eternal youth. Do not listen to society'snegative messages about desease and aging. Avoid talking about disease or joining others when they discuss diseases.

Chapter 8: The Secret to the World

If you resist something, you will actually attract it. To change this, go within yourself and emit a new signal with thoughts and feelings. Focus on trust, love, abundance, peace. Don't focus on the negativity of our present world. Life is meant to be abundant, and THERE IS ENOUGH FOR EVERYONE. Your thoughts and feelings will allow you to tap onto this unlimited supply. Praise and bless everything and everyone. This will allow you to align with the highest frequency available - LOVE.

Chapter 9: The Secret to You

Everything is Energy - including you. Recall from Science class that "energy can neither be created nor destroyed, it can only be transformed". You are a magnet and can attract everything you want. The Universe emerges from thought. We are the creators of our destiny and of the Universe. You have an unlimited supply of ideas. We are all connected and we are all One. Always remember that what you want is only a thought away. Set yourself to the same frequency as what you want by focusing on it as if it were an absolute fact.

Chapter 10: The Secret to Life

You are the teacher who writes on your blackboard. All you need to do is feel good now. Use your newly discovered power, and you will attract even more power. THE END.

My Personal Note:
The time is NOW to act. We are living in a brave new world that is totally different than that of our ancestors. Imagine the possibilities if they had known this secret. What you do is up to you now.

Please visit often. I will start posting more details found in the book - e.g. examples, stories, testimonials, etc. Also, please come back to get a link to my upcoming blog(s) on What the Bleep DVD series, Quantum Physics, etc. In these blogs I hope to expand on the theories yet to be understood by the average Joe. If you would like to add a testimonial or story or comment, please e-mail me at icruz@engineer.com

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