THE SECRET
STATUS: Burnt Umber. I don’t know why. I just like thinking about how that was one of the colors in the big Crayola pack back in the day. Oh, and there were totally those un-PC colors, too, like Indian Red. I’m just waiting for the color Affirmative Action, which will be the all-inclusive crayon that includes every single color ever, which special preference towards colors that have historically been underrepresented.
So, I’m not a member of the Church of Oprah, but when my fab friend Colleen gave me The Secret DVD, whose popularity is directly linked to Ms. I-just-gave-Stedman-Graham-250-million-in-hush-money, I was intrigued to say the least. I just watched it recently, and I have to say that it was really inspiring and uplifting.
The basic principle is that our thoughts will manifest themselves in our lives, one way or another. If you are in debt and constantly worried about debt and you think, “oh man, I’m never gonna get out of debt,” then that’s exactly how things will turn out – you’ll never get out of debt. But if you change your thoughts and think, “I’m a great money manager, debt has no control over me,” then that’s going to be the result.
As far as writing goes, I’ve been envisioning DONUT DAYS as a huge hit. When I go into Barnes & Noble, I see DONUT DAYS everywhere. Actually, that’s not true – I envision a whole section of the store devoted to books by yours truly. I think about how much editors and agents will adore my books and I think about the little writers annex I will build when I have enough money to afford such a luxury. I think about living in Australia and continuing to give to charities whose work I truly believe in (hooray for the ASPCA!). I’m sure many of you out there think this is a whole lot of hooey, but I don’t. I truly believe in this principle and I believe in the power of our thoughts.
For whatever it’s worth, I sincerely recommend renting or buying The Secret.
August 21st, 2007 at 6:25 pm
I want to live in Austraila too! Perhaps we’ll be neighbors?