Unveiling "The Secret"

It was actually last week that I watched this movie, so I guess I'm a bit slow on the uptake. Let's just say I've been absorbing the information since then.

So, for those of you don't watch Oprah, this movie is about finding the secret to happiness in life. It basically states that if you visualize something, anything - money, cars, people, houses, etc. it will find a way into your life somehow. It's presented documentary style with people giving testiomonials of sorts. Some of them are truly eerie.

I have to say, that I think my first automatic response was skepticism. I'm not sure if that's just been ingrained in me through years of being taught that good things only come with hard work and dedication...or some sort of insecurity that I would be foolish to believe it because ... what if I did and then it didn't work? I guess above all, it just seems too easy. I found myself spending the movie searching for factually based scientific reasons why the secret might work in certain situations - like of course if you're focused on what you want, you're more likely to work toward a certain goal and achieve it eventually.

I think that the conclusion that I came to, at least for right now, is that it actually doesn't matter why it works. Sometimes not knowing why you're doing something can be the best way to go about it because you have less of a chance of overanalyzing things and getting in the way of yourself. Blind faith can be really powerful because there is way less room for second guessing and internal confusion.

I have definitely not implemented this secret into my life as much as I would like to or as much as I plan to, but I think it's a gradual thing. Particularly because it seems to be a process that requires some patience, and I know that jumping into something with full force can be dangerous, particularly for me because I am way more likely to get bored more quickly and give up all together. I do, however, believe whole heartedly in the message being put out by this secret. It tells us to think every day about what we're grateful for in our lives (which people do not do NEARLY enough) and use those things to guide what we want for our future. It's always a good idea to be clear about what you want, because then all you have to do is figure out how to make it happen :).