The first time I'd heard of "The Secret" I am pretty sure I was watching MadTV, it was a parody of Oprah plugging the heck out of the book. It's hillarious.
Later, many months later, I'm having a pretty good conversation with a dear friend of mine and Dear Friend mentions the book, "The Secret". And she wants me to read it. Typically, I don't read. It's overrated. I get my facts from the Colbert Report, and I'm too busy enlightening the world with this blog. But she's got it on audiobook, so I obliged.
When Dear Friend suggests something, I listen. She's that DEAR.
Basically, this book talks about the big effn secret. At first, I was ticked that they were going to not reveal said secret until the end. But by Chapter 2, or 3, it's revealed. It's the law of attraction. The power of you, attracting what you want, through the universe....wait, you lost me...say what? Did you just say I can send the universe a memo? Yes you did... I'm pretty sure what you're referring to, crazy Australian lady, is what the great Tenacious D refers to as MindBullets. You want me to send mindbullets through to the universe?
Most of this I agree with. The end got a bit freaky. I'm guessing reading it would be a bit easier to filter than to listen to the chick tell me about it. None the less, a good message: You attract the things that happen to you. So, I attracted alcoholic parents, pooh-brown hair, my height, amazing friends, Ricardo, and the twins. I did all that? I wonder if I can send mindbullets for better hair. Some of this I buy into, but not so much the phenomenon and hype that comes with this book.
So, while I'm "reading" I can't help wonder, did she suggest this because I'd like it & I'm already on this path of positive mindbullets or does she think I need to change?
I like the message of The Secret in hindsight and have even been coming up with my own personal mantras like, "The check is in the mail, the check is in the mail, the check is in the mail." But on occasion the lady gets on my nerves and I have to replace her naggy Australian motivation with Tupac.
Off to transmit to the universe that I'm a size 8.
That's how I roll.
See if you can mind bullet me a size 8 too, Ok?! Can it work like that?
it's called levitation holmes.