You Already Know The Secret
Jamieson Villeneuve
July 03, 2007
There has been a lot of talk about The Secret.
The book and DVD promises to give you everything you have ever wished for. Be it fame, money or power, The Secret promises that you can have it all.
I thought this sounded like a fantastic idea. What little I knew of the book had to do with thinking positively. If you think and wish for what you want in a positive manner, what ever you desire will come to you. The book is backed up by historians and experts and looked to be on to something.
So I thought I would take a moment and look at The Secret that has been causing so much talk and gossip. I flipped through The Secret’s pages only to realize that I was already doing what it preached. I have been thinking positively for years and finally have good stuff coming to me; except, it took a damn long time for the good stuff to happen.
I grew up in a physically abusive home and I’m now writing about it for my memoir One Step at a Time (Coming from The Friday Project in the summer of 2008). I left home at sixteen only to end up on the streets for a period of time. I went back to high school and put myself through university. I came back to Ottawa only to land myself in an abusive relationship. I then had two more (one mental, one physical). It was only when I started to view myself as worth something, seeing myself in a positive light, that everything changed for me.
I realized that I didn't want or need someone else's baggage.
I feel like I've fought for everything I've wanted my entire life. And I think this is where The Secret steers people wrong. It's not just about picturing it and it will come. It's about doing whatever it takes (within reason) to attain what you want.
I also realized that The Secret was missing a crucial point: everything happens for a reason. We may not understand it, we may not want it, but it has to happen. We have to learn something before we can move on. I believe that I had to learn to find a spine, to learn to view myself as worth something, as a valuable human being.
Do I feel any bitterness or resentment towards those who wronged me? I wouldn't be honest if I didn't say a little. But I've forgiven them for what they've done. Otherwise, how can you go on with your life? It's okay to be angry. As long as you do something constructive with it.
I realized long ago that the good stuff will come. It just takes its own sweet time in coming.
The book and DVD promises to give you everything you have ever wished for. Be it fame, money or power, The Secret promises that you can have it all.
I thought this sounded like a fantastic idea. What little I knew of the book had to do with thinking positively. If you think and wish for what you want in a positive manner, what ever you desire will come to you. The book is backed up by historians and experts and looked to be on to something.
So I thought I would take a moment and look at The Secret that has been causing so much talk and gossip. I flipped through The Secret’s pages only to realize that I was already doing what it preached. I have been thinking positively for years and finally have good stuff coming to me; except, it took a damn long time for the good stuff to happen.
I grew up in a physically abusive home and I’m now writing about it for my memoir One Step at a Time (Coming from The Friday Project in the summer of 2008). I left home at sixteen only to end up on the streets for a period of time. I went back to high school and put myself through university. I came back to Ottawa only to land myself in an abusive relationship. I then had two more (one mental, one physical). It was only when I started to view myself as worth something, seeing myself in a positive light, that everything changed for me.
I realized that I didn't want or need someone else's baggage.
I feel like I've fought for everything I've wanted my entire life. And I think this is where The Secret steers people wrong. It's not just about picturing it and it will come. It's about doing whatever it takes (within reason) to attain what you want.
I also realized that The Secret was missing a crucial point: everything happens for a reason. We may not understand it, we may not want it, but it has to happen. We have to learn something before we can move on. I believe that I had to learn to find a spine, to learn to view myself as worth something, as a valuable human being.
Do I feel any bitterness or resentment towards those who wronged me? I wouldn't be honest if I didn't say a little. But I've forgiven them for what they've done. Otherwise, how can you go on with your life? It's okay to be angry. As long as you do something constructive with it.
I realized long ago that the good stuff will come. It just takes its own sweet time in coming.
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