The Secret and the law of attraction

[ljkelly]

I bought the Secret months ago (the book) and it is simple...think positively and positive things will happen for you. I believe that and I did before I even bought the book...If you think you are going to fail, you will. It is just as simple as speaking things into existence, the only thing is, you can't just speak it, you are also going to have to move your feet.

I don't believe the book is a must-read, it is a simple principle (although I think a good one) that was re-packaged for sales.

[Drolefille]

I agree that it's a good principle in general, but it's somewhat concerning in the implications for people who have bad things happen to them. If good things will happen if you think positive thoughts, then imagine the cancer patient blaming herself for her own negative thoughts. It blames the victim by somehow suggesting that he or she really wanted terrible things to happen, or they wouldn't have. It was the problem when the concept was talked about in the 70s and it still is now.