“The Secret” by Rhonda Byrne Revealed – Part 2 of 3

My eyes pop when I see the seven-figure check in my hands. How could I have ever doubted “The Secret?” This was no hoax. This was riches beyond my wildest dreams.

Then I awake. There is no check, but I have an unsettling feeling. Have I scoffed too quickly at the concepts taught by “The Secret?” Am I robbing myself of a more fulfilling life because I, as is often is the case, am too quick to judge?

I pause. I open my copy of “The Secret” by Rhonda Byrne and began to read: “The Great Secret of Life is The Law of Attraction.” “The Law of Attraction says like attracts like, so when you think a thought you are also attracting like thoughts to you.” “Your thoughts become things.” “Like Aladdin’s Genie, the Law of Attraction grants our every command.” “The Creative Process helps you create what you want in three simple steps: ask, believe and receive.”

A “Teacher” of “The Secret”--wealth specialist David Schirmer--illustrates the power of the Law of Attraction by describing how he amazes people by always finding a parking spot where he imagines before hand that it will be. I can relate. I’ve proven to my wife on repeated occasions that I can always find a parking spot in crowded Newport Beach by slowing down, thinking positive and waiting for a space to come available. Though others race around the vast beachside parking lots to no avail, I consistently snag a prime spot just across from The Crab Cooker—our favorite restaurant.

Could it be I have been unwittingly tapping into the power of “The Secret?” I decide to experiment. Saturday I go for a bike ride. As I pedal, I think positive thought of Olallieberry pie. An Olallieberry is a special hybrid that is genetically about two-thirds blackberry and one-third red raspberry… and 100% delicious. For one hour I pedal and think affirming Olallieberry thoughts.

Pulling into Polly’s Pie Palace I sidle up to the counter and order myself a piece. Alas, it is not meant to be. The elusive Olallieberry is out of season. But, make that “my big butt,” is gladdened to discover they have the even more elusive fresh peach pie ready to be served. My taste buds dance like barefoot children on hot asphalt. Children who are unable to seek relief on the cool grass because their deranged mother is zealously guarding the lawn by wildly swinging a wickedly sharp garden rake… wow, how did that childhood memory work its way into the blog?

Suffice it to say, the peach pie is pleasing, but I quickly forget my experiment with the Law of Attraction… until the next evening. Sunday I am unexpectedly invited to a gathering on my ex-wife’s side of the family. Sunday I am surrounded by pies—at least a half dozen different types. Sunday I become a believer.

The signs are everywhere. Parking. Pies. Peach Pies. A Plethora of Pies.

The Law of Attraction is in full swing and the focus is the letter “P.” “P,” as in Powerball—my heart’s true desire. I focus on what the Universe is telling me. My thoughts merge with a power greater than myself.

“P.” The sixteenth letter in the alphabet. One followed by six. One plus six… Seven. My father had seven children. What a powerful number. What is the Universe telling me?

As I meditate on the Powerball it all becomes clear. As fate would have it I am in Arizona. Arizona, where the Powerball is the multistate lottery of choice. Not the Mega Millions like my newly adopted home state of California.

Power surges through my body. I race to the local convenience mart. Sixteen Powerball tickets are purchased--eight with the Powerball of 16 and eight with the Powerball of 7.

Alone in my recently escrowed house I collect my thoughts. I pray, Not some empty words to a faceless diety. Today I command the Universe that knows my name. “Friday I will win the Powerball!” I shout. My words echo off the walls. “Friday I will win the Powerball!”
I know the Universe hears me. I feel it in the core of my being.

Tune it next Monday when the full power of “The Secret” is revealed.

Comments

[Celine Dion]

Its all coming back to me now...come to my concert. I'm the best singer ever. Rick i'm giving you backstage passes because I too am a strong believer in "The Secret." It is through positive thinking that I am able to sing so fantastically. Peace out my fans. xoxoxo
Celine Dion

[Wendy]

When you win (See--I am avoiding the power busting "if"), I am rescinding my forgiveness of all debts owed to me and will demand payment in full. I have to manage to benefit by this somehow.

[David]

I love pies... I'm thinking about pie right now

[John]

If you ever wondered how Schirmer got his money.....he took off other people and never gave it back. He is just a conartist, nothing more, and he is not wealthy, because he was expecting to get wealthy from telling people how to get wealthy through "The Secret", but he came unstuck before that occurred. Check out the media interviews on this site www.schirmerexposed.co.nr

[Penny]

I'm with John, the Schirmers have negatively impacted so many peoples lives that it is impossible to be a lie and yet the Schirmers are still justifying what they have done. I don't think they are normal and I really mean that.

[Alex]

I have one question... why did he yell that he would win the Powerball on Friday, if the Powerball is only drawn on Wednesdays and Saturdays?

[sonia]

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http://www.shekinahtherapy.com.au/first.html

It is the book that inspired the secret and is nothing like the secret. It is the most amazing book I have ever read and I can assure you that its worth every cent. Go and buy one and see for yourself.

[DIVING BOARD VERSUS PARTHENON: James Ray’s Secret of Financial Security]

Hi, Everyone. I was checking out this forum and wanted to share an idea I learned from the book I just read called Harmonic Wealth by James Arthur Ray. In the first section of the book, called “Financial”, James introduces the concept of MSIs, or MULTIPLE SOURCES OF INCOME. For me, this idea was like a lightbulb going off in my head. Don’t be a “diving board” and rely on just one source of income – if it cuts off, you’re in the dark. Instead, create a “Parthenon” of income – one with many, many pillars of support – so that you never are relying on just one. I know most of us have 401Ks or some kind of investments – but step it up a notch and start thinking like a wealthy person. Check out James’s suggestions on page 122 of his book.