The Secret #2

Well, yesterday I began telling the story of "The Secret" & how I hoped it could help change my life. They say that we have to first be grateful for what we already have. I think it helps the brain switch its thinking from a "want-mode" to a "receive-mode." We live in a country that is always wanting. The grass is always greener somewhere. We're constantly upgrading our lives. Not to say that I don't want to have a quality life with quality things & people in it. I see receiving as being grateful for whatever I get. Whether it be the ideal job or home or mate.

I am thankful for my life. I think I 've got a pretty nice little life going on. I've got a comfortable home, the loft all to myself. I've got a full time job in the field that I got my degree in. I have children at school who give me daily hugs & smile & say my name. I'm able to smile everyday. I laugh easily. I have great friends who although now we are very different, we can always enjoy each other's company. I have a very loving fiance who is patient & kind & funny & smart.

Speaking of which, he is a very good example of how he came into my life when I least expected it. I had finally come to peace with my single status. I was enjoying spending time with myself & being available to anything that came my way. I was truly enjoying what I had. I was no longer wishing for that ideal prince. I was thinking & feeling differently & therefore I was behaving differently. And suddenly the universe (yes, I'm going to talk like that kooky lady) plopped down a very wonderful person. He was definitely a life changer.

It's going to take a lot of conscious effort to turn my thinking, feeling & acting around. We'll see how it works.

The Secret

A bizarre thing happened back in December. I was at a consultation at this florist & while I was waiting, the caretaker of the house made small-talk with me. She was telling me about this book she just read. At first I was just being polite because this lady sounded like she got into some weird new age stuff. She describe to me that the universe is working with us & gives back to us what we project onto it. I think it was the way that she described that made her sound a little loopy. However, after trying to shift through the strange stuff, I thought about the core part of her story. That we have the individual power to make things happen in our lives, whether it be good or bad. That we need to know how to think in order to attract what we actually want. Easier said than done.

Tonight I was trying to catch up on all my dvr recordings. Oprah did a show on the dvd & book entitled, "The Secret." She made it sound like if I knew this secret, I could have everything I ever wanted. After listening for a bit, I realized that this was the same thing that other lady was telling me about. Somehow, Oprah & her panel of people made it make sense. They said that we can't have room for the good if we can't be grateful for what we already have. We have to change our thoughts, feelings & actions. In order for us to receive, we must be ready to also let go. Letting go of our bitterness & our mistakes. Once again, easier said than done.