A friend recently encouraged me to read the book The Secret by Rhonda Byrne. I was reluctant. It's been on Oprah, and it's on the best seller's list, and it's new-agey and I was sure it would be cheesy.
Turns out it is sort of cheesy, but once you get past the cheese, there's so much meat! The premise is that life's key (the secret) is the law of attraction. You attract your life with your thoughts and energy. So if you're constantly thinking about what can go wrong, you'll attract the bad stuff. But if you set your sites on what you really want, you'll attract it into your life.
Hardly a new concept, the secret. It's been around for eons, and the book talks about that. I remember exploring this concept in the early '90s when I was going to semi-regular meditation group. But if it's new to you, or if you're only just now ready to embrace the concept, its age is irrelevant. Now is what matters.
One of my favorite lines in the book is "the most important thing for you to know is that it's impossible to feel bad and at the same time be having good thoughts." I've been walking around with that in my head all week, and I've received more compliments and had more attention paid to me this week than I can remember in awhile! This stuff flows out of your pores.
I also like that it's inspiring me to truly envision the life I want. And further, to actually imagine what it would FEEL like to have that life. Try to imagine that you have it NOW and feel it. I was brought to tears the first time I tried it.
Ok, now I'm sounding new-agey. But that's ok. My feet are still planted firmly on the ground... but why not let my mind float a little? It feels good to feel good.
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