Assignment 2-1 Weekly Analysis Karen Flohre

Assignment 2-1 Weekly Written Analysis
The Secret

By Karen Flohre

HUMN 341

Professor: Dr. Elisabeth Nixon
July 8, 2008
The Secret
The DVD, “The Secret,” is based the information in the book “The Secret,” by Rhonda Byrne. The DVD has been popular since it was produced in 2006. The main topic is the laws of attraction. The DVD is made up of many people who use the Secret. Each person talks about different aspects of The Secret. They also provide examples they have seen or used in their lives.
The law of attraction is our thoughts become reality. As we guide our thoughts, we can make changes in our world. Whatever is in our mind is what we attract. Ancient people, like the Babylonians, knew this. Science has recently been able to proof it. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) was quoted in the DVD as saying “The Secret is the answer to all that has been, all that is, and all that will ever be,” The Secret DVD (2006).
Jack Canfield, author of the “Chicken Soup for the Soul” books stated he lives by The Secret. He decided he wanted to change his income for the next year from $8,000.00 to $100,000.00. He taped a $1.00 bill that he changed with a permanent marker to show as $100,000.00 to the ceiling above his bed. He saw this morning and night and thought about it during the day. Events happened to help his book sales and that year he made just shy of $100,000.00.
Some of the main speakers in the DVD are authors, philosophers, psychologists, metaphysicians, visionaries, investment trainers and a Feng Shui consultant. They provided many interesting quotes, stories, and examples. An example was a man who was always bullied and harassed by others because he was gay. He admitted he always focused on the negative in his life. Because of his negativity, he only attracted negative, angry people to him. After practicing The Secret by using positive thoughts, he had positive changes come about including the start of his comedy career. His life was changed for the better by only changing his thoughts.
Some of the main ideas behind The Secret are: thoughts become things, the law of attraction is always working, and we draw everything to ourselves whether negative or positive. We have approximately 60,000 thoughts per day. Negative thoughts transfer to negative feelings which make you feel bad. Affirmative thoughts are 100 times more powerful than negative thoughts so why not use positive thoughts. Whatever we think and feel today creates our future and our life. We can make simple changes, like listening to music or having a pet, to improve our mood and happiness. This happiness will bring more happiness to our life.
The DVD talked about using the Aladdin’s lamp theory to ask for what we want. When we ask, we need to be specific. Next, we would to use faith to believe that it is already ours, and finally, visualize how it would feel when we receive it. For example, we should test drive the car we want. We should take the first step without seeing the whole staircase. We need to have trust and faith to know we will get what we are asking for. The DVD provided W. Clement Stone’s (1902-2002) quote, “Whatever the mind of man can conceive, it can achieve,” The Secret DVD (2006). I’m sure we have all heard that saying. Visualization is a powerful too. A study was done on runners which proved when they only visualized running the same muscles fired in the same sequence. This shows how important our thoughts are.
Leaders in the past kept The Secret to themselves. The author of the book and producers of the DVD want us to know about The Secret and to use it bring positive changes into our lives. Our universe is created by us. We should always go for inner joy and peace. Rich people aren’t always happy. Money will come after we are happy and at peace. Why not live life with a positive attitude! I enjoyed watching the DVD and I am sure keeping positive is the way to go through life.

References
The Secret (2006). TS Production LLC. (DVD)