Let's revisit the universe

A while back I wrote this post. Probably very few of you read it because it was one of the first posts I slapped down on this here weblog. Well, I'd like to do a little follow up on it.

We've all heard of The Secret. Some of us believe it, some think it's the hoakiest idea ever. I happen to think it's a little hoaky AND I also think it can be an extremely powerful tool. (That was so contradictory to the whole concept behind The Secret). Well, I just want to share a few thoughts about it.

Do you know those people who think everyone is trying to screw them? And they always get screwed? Or people who think everyone hates them and frankly they can be fairly difficult to like? Is it possible that their thoughts become self-fulfilling prophecies? The theory is that our thoughts and beliefs become our actions and our actions become our reality.

The flip side to this is that we can use the same concept to create a really amazing reality. Want people to like you? Like yourself. Start thinking you are cool & likeable and other people will start to follow suit. I wish I had the confidence in this idea to tell you you can will yourself rich/skinny/what-have-you, but I can't quite yet. I can, however, say that I know 2 extremely successful people who live and breathe by this concept and it seems to contribute to their success. Whatever they want to happen in their lives, they exert the right mental energy towards it and they end up attaining it. Really. I observe it all the time. It's pretty freaking cool to watch. I find myself starting to adapt to their nutty ways and I'm discovering the power in it.

What vibes do you emit? What energy do you put out there for other people to pick up? Do you think this idea works or do you think it's a bunch of garbage? Chirp it up, give me some feedback por favor!

-Dove