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Temat: The Secret

I'd heard a lot about this theory/ concept/ book/ film but hadn't got round to watching it until a couple of days ago...

To cut it short, it's a way of turning your thinking around so that you start to achieve more of the things you want to achieve.

You can check it out here: http://www.proaktywnie.pl/the-secret-prawo-przyciagania/

Very basically, it's based on the law of attraction which states:

1. If you focus your attention on something negative or the things you don't want, you end up getting more of the things that you don't want simply because that's where your energy is going.

2. If you focus on what you do want, and imagine it as being realistic and as if in fact you've already achieved it, then you will tend to attract those things into your life and end up achieving it.

Any views? Watch the film. I recommend it!
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I've seen it ... eh... I do believe in the laws of attraction, I don't believe in "the secret".

It was a HUGE hit here in the US, two years ago, even last year, you'd see people reading this book on subways, buses and streets... now... it sort of dwindled away as attempts at breaking bank went down the tubes.

Again... I do believe in the laws of attraction, just as much as I believe in karma... but the way it is portrayed in this flick... well, I'd say to be very cautious.

“The Science of getting rich seminar” – which now is the official “secret” seminar, is nothing more than a pyramid scheme…

Having said that, I think that positive thinking and attitude is something that can definitely improve your life in many wonderful ways; a healthy and positive outlook on life attracts attention by default, learning to filter negativity is a trick that everyone should master.

Again... I do believe in the laws of attraction, just as much as I believe in karma... but the way it is portrayed in this flick... well, I'd say to be very cautious.
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I hope all this Mumbo Jumbo is just a joke... Although they do say in Poland: "Na myśliwego sama zwierzyna leci" :)
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Adam L.:
I hope all this Mumbo Jumbo is just a joke...

nope, not a joke but a multimillion dollar business...
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Whatever it is, makes me happy...
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Marta Głowacka

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Temat: The Secret

Jeez... Sounds just like a book I translated... I mean, the general idea of staying positive, cause it brings about good results I agree with - just like Rafał. But try to translate 300 pages of it, and I swear, you'll be puking your guts out...

'A Little Light On Spiritual Laws'

Still have a gag reflex when I think about it...
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Anna S.

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seen the film reaD THE book and I think that it confirmed what I knew so far...I have attracted few things in my life just because I was constantly thinking about them and imagining I own them/am in that situation for a longer while...and suddenly voila:)

so sometimes it works...now I am testing whether I can get rich by visualising:) Hope it works this time as well

I am afraid however that I will have to visualise for a long long time...
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Steve Jones:
2. If you focus on what you do want, and imagine it as being realistic and as if in fact you've already achieved it, then you will tend to attract those things into your life and end up achieving it.

What if you don`t achieve it? The disappointment will be even bigger than when not imagining it, I suppose.

I`m always afraid of it as it includes relations with other people. What if there is a clash between your "wants" and theirs? You are thinking about achieving some valuable goal while they are turning their thinking against it? You believe in your success so much, in fact you feel as if you were already successful and then oooops... you fail to achieve it! What then? What is the remedy for depression?
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Lidia K.

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Violetta P.:

I`m always afraid of it as it includes relations with other people. What if there is a clash between your "wants" and theirs?
exactly, for example you have this person who doesn't take no for an answer and has been doing so much to change your mind, and you have no strength to resist

this wanting so much is dangerous
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Ilter K.

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Violetta P.:
Steve Jones:
2. If you focus on what you do want, and imagine it as being realistic and as if in fact you've already achieved it, then you will tend to attract those things into your life and end up achieving it.

What if you don`t achieve it? The disappointment will be even bigger than when not imagining it, I suppose.
Sometimes the jurney is more valuable/fun than the destination.
There are some nice quotes about it... like:

This one is from Ursula K. Leguin:
It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.

... and I don't know who said that, but something like:
Too often we are preoccupied with the destination, we forget about the journey.
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ilter K.:
Sometimes the jurney is more valuable/fun than the destination.
But the whole issue is about "you start to achieve more of the things you want to achieve." [S.Jones]:)
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Ilter K.

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Yes, that is true?

I wanted to be a musician.
I am a musician.
My friends wanted to be musicians, but they went ahead and did the jobs they were supposed to be doing.
They are not musicians.

I wanted to be a more known musician.
I am, in my profession, in my little garden.
I worked for it, it happened.

And how all this started?
I wanted to be a rock star.
I'm not one.
Have I changed my mind?
No.
Will I be a rock star?
Who knows.
But I am working for it, and the journey to my destination seems to be fun so far.ilter K. edytował(a) ten post dnia 11.12.08 o godzinie 14:25
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Ilter, it`s only about you, no other people are involved.

I was thinking what would happen if e.g. you wanted to be a musician and, let`s say, your mother`s aim would be to prevent you from becoming one.
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Ilter take it from me - You will never become a well known successful Musician. Do I hope it will inspire you to greater lengths to become one?. Yes. But then again I just dont believe you have it in you. And you know it too.
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Lars Saabye Christensen:
But then again I just dont believe you have it in you.
Following Steve`s suggestion, it`s Ilter`s beliefs that matter, not yours.
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Michał H.

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It is similiar to Louise Hay's books. I've read it - almost ten years ago. I remember it was very interesting.

http://merlin.pl/Louise-L-Hay/browse/search/1.html?off...Michał H. edytował(a) ten post dnia 11.12.08 o godzinie 22:12
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Anna Svetozarov:
I am afraid however that I will have to visualise for a long long time...

Try to remember about details. Some years ago I tried to achieve important for me goals, and generaly the result was succesful, but not completaly. It suprised me, not in a positive way. So, I'm not a fan of this method.
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Anna S.

Anna S. IT recruitment and
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so, sometimes it's like...be careful what you wish for:)
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Steve Jones

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Temat: The Secret

Let's imagine that The Secret is true: that if you focus on something and really live the thought as if it has actually happened and exists within you, then you will end up with it. (caveat: your ambition has to be realistic; if you were born with no legs you're unlikely to ever play for Manchester United).

But let's suspend disbelief for a moment and imagine it to be true.. a little like an extension on the karma theme (as Rafał mentioned) and you can probably think of examples from your own life where it's true (as Ilter mentioned)...

So, it's out there. There's a million plus best-selling book plus film. There's a buzz. Loads of people are reading about The Secret.

And here's the rub: how many people, having read the book, would go out and make the change necessary to turn around their way of thinking?

Are the millions of people who read the book suddenly amazingly succesful?

Nope.

Reason?

Because in order to gain anything from any such book, you have to be willing to pay the price of change.

Few people are.

The few that are never ever needed a book to tell them so. They just went ahead and did it anyway.
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Steve Jones:

The few that are never ever needed a book to tell them so. They just went ahead and did it anyway.

I think that's the key... the feeling of self worth and motivation. Impossible is nothing...
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