A few weeks ago, a friend told me that he really enjoyed watching the documentary on “The Secret.”    Basically, the “secret”  of life is based on the law of attraction.  The things you attract to your life are a reflection of your own thoughts.  The things that you think about most supposedly appear as your life.    So, getting back to my friend…he stated that since he started to think more positively about things and visualize how well his day would flow, everything seemed to fall into place.  Traffic seemed to be better on his way to work, and his most hectic work day turned out to be a piece of cake.  Since he had tested the theory out on himself, he told me that he had set other goals for himself.  One of them pertained to health.  Hmmm….this is when I thought I would read the book and see what all of the hype was all about, especially the health segment.  So, after reading it, this is what I found:

• I really do think there is some link between what you think about and what your thoughts may bring to you.  I have seen patterns in my own life that have truly mirrored my own thoughts…good and bad.  I won’t elaborate here, because it is just my opinion.  You will have to read for yourself.
• If you are looking for evidence based citations/references, you will find none. The book was written in “testimonial” form.
• The health section discussed the importance of focusing on perfect health.   There were testimonials about people healing cancer through laughter and positivity and losing weight through visualizations of a slimmer body.  Here are my personal thoughts:  the book seems to focus on positive thinking.  Although I am not sure about all of the claims made in this book,  I do believe that a lot of good can come from positive thoughts.  Positive thinking can spur us to eat better, exercise more, be kinder to others, etc.    And if the claims made in the book are also true, that’s a BONUS!

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