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What is Missing in The Secret?
The Law of Attraction has always intrigued me. Fundamentally, I believe in it. The Law of Attraction says we attract into our lives what we focus on. Like attracts like. This includes good and bad. Although it may be true, it’s not that simple.
The Secret, written by Rhonda Byrne in 2006, popularized the Law of Attraction. I read the book a few years ago. I thought perhaps I could will my dreams to become a reality. If I thought of them, they would come. I watched the movie as well. I bought the desk calendar that provided me daily reminders of the wisdom shared, just to make sure.
I am not alone. There are many who think all we have to do is create a vision board, imagine our future, or depict the perfect life we want, whatever “perfect” means to us. We think somehow this will open a magic portal for our lives to change and shift in the direction we want it to. Turns out that is not the way it works.
Law of Attraction in Reality
We can envision what we want, what we dream of, and what we wish to live. Yet that is not all it takes. It is not enough. We can’t just will for our dreams to come true.
We have to take action for our dreams to be realized.
The Secret says we attract what we focus on. Let’s say someone wants to lose weight. This means…
