The Secret
A few months ago my boss and I went to go see a screening of this movie recommended to us by a hypnotist she knows (a story for another day), The Secret. Since that time The Secret, and the corresponding book of the same name have gotten a lot of press. The author has been featured on Oprah and quite a few celebs have been coming out in support of the message behind The Secret.
The Secret is premised on the law of attraction, and the long of the short of it is that like attracts like. Basic homeopathic, karmic principles that you can apply to your everyday in order to realize your dreams. It may seem fruity and requires a slight suspension of disbelief, but at the same time it is well intentioned and what's the harm in trying if all it requires is positive thinking.
At any rate, since I saw this movie I can't really get it out of my head. I am somewhat prone to idealistic flights of fancy, but I can't ignore the fact that I can't ignore this movie. So I'm giving it a go. I'm trying to focus on and visualize what I want.
This is all easier said than done. It is easy for me to think about the things that I don't want, but not as easy to think about the things that I actually do want. This requires a paradigm shift. Instead of going out in the cold night and thinking "For the love of Christ I'm freezing!", this concept requires me to think "Well, it's warmer than yesterday". It's especially hard to reconcile with my slightly snarky tendencies.
The Secret recommends putting together something called a "wish board". It is basically a collage in which you put your dreams and goals. The essential thing is that you place it in a location that you will see frequently; the idea being that by keeping your goals in your face you are letting them come to you. Or something like that, I'm not all that clear on how it works. The problem is that I don't really know what I want to put on my board. Isn't that ridiculous?! I've been thinking about it for the past few days, and all I have to put on this hypothetical wish board is an open heart necklace. Where I run into trouble is that I have the things that I want now (like a necklace), and the things that I want later (like children), but I don't want them now, and it's important to be careful what you wish for... So I don't know, maybe this is a good thing, maybe this means that I'm content with what I am and what I have, or maybe it just means that I don't wish big enough. I'm still mulling it over.
Here's more information on The Secret.
The Secret is premised on the law of attraction, and the long of the short of it is that like attracts like. Basic homeopathic, karmic principles that you can apply to your everyday in order to realize your dreams. It may seem fruity and requires a slight suspension of disbelief, but at the same time it is well intentioned and what's the harm in trying if all it requires is positive thinking.
At any rate, since I saw this movie I can't really get it out of my head. I am somewhat prone to idealistic flights of fancy, but I can't ignore the fact that I can't ignore this movie. So I'm giving it a go. I'm trying to focus on and visualize what I want.
This is all easier said than done. It is easy for me to think about the things that I don't want, but not as easy to think about the things that I actually do want. This requires a paradigm shift. Instead of going out in the cold night and thinking "For the love of Christ I'm freezing!", this concept requires me to think "Well, it's warmer than yesterday". It's especially hard to reconcile with my slightly snarky tendencies.
The Secret recommends putting together something called a "wish board". It is basically a collage in which you put your dreams and goals. The essential thing is that you place it in a location that you will see frequently; the idea being that by keeping your goals in your face you are letting them come to you. Or something like that, I'm not all that clear on how it works. The problem is that I don't really know what I want to put on my board. Isn't that ridiculous?! I've been thinking about it for the past few days, and all I have to put on this hypothetical wish board is an open heart necklace. Where I run into trouble is that I have the things that I want now (like a necklace), and the things that I want later (like children), but I don't want them now, and it's important to be careful what you wish for... So I don't know, maybe this is a good thing, maybe this means that I'm content with what I am and what I have, or maybe it just means that I don't wish big enough. I'm still mulling it over.
Here's more information on The Secret.
Labels: Getting With the Program, Hope
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