There is still quite a bit of buzz around on Rhonda Byrne’s movie and book, The Secret.
I use a few of the principles taught in The Secret. Of course I do, they are spiritually based.
Gratitude, Forgiveness (looking ahead and moving on).
The Secret teaches us to focus on our own path, and not to be distracted by what others are doing. I like that. But the teachings in the movie are only a small part of the process.
It isn’t enough, or even wise, to presume that by ‘wishing’ or thinking hard enough, you’ll find happiness through stuff or through arriving somewhere else other than where you already are. What if that ’stuff’ isn’t what your life is really about? Shouldn’t we be focusing on our unique place in the world and what the biggest picture for our lives should be?
Perhaps it is in our best spiritual interest to learn to paint, or to help others with a kind word each day. If we spend our time focusing on getting something we think we want, there isn’t time for intuition or the flow of life to emerge.
The teachings in The Law of Attraction spend a lot of time concentrating on gratitude, which in turn will help you stay in the present, enjoying life. Somehow this message gets clouded over in the movie and you are left feeling with a false sense of bravado. At least I was.
Instead of focusing on what we want, and the blaming ourselves for everything we don’t get, (and some stuff we do get that we didn’t ask for), lets spend some quite time, within.
Ask yourself this one question: What is my next step today, right now?
Slow down. Listen.
I know I am.
I agree with what you say here. Byrne’s emphasis on gratitude is really the best part of the book. The wisdom traditions draw on gratitude as a source of insight, growth, and wisdom. It’s also a source of great energy and joy.
Thanks for coming over and visiting my blog. I’ve been a bit disturbed at The Secret and have written other posts on other blogs in the past, but I loved what you said and how you wrote the post. I appreciate hearing points of view on the secret that don’t just marvel at how wonderful or how awful it all is, but recognize it for what it really is, part of the puzzle to help you live the life you want.
Hi,
Your said it right. Focus on gratitude, I have just learned that it gave me lot’s of peace and also enable me to enjoy the present.
Internally, I am healed from a high degree of anxiousness and some sort of panic attack syndrome.
I grateful that you rote this post and I read it.
Cheers,
Allan.
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