The Secret (DVD, 2006, Extended Edition)

If the whole world was into the Secret, the world would be a better place.

The Secret isn't really a "secret," it's been around since the dawn of man. The essence of it is that what you think ultimately becomes your reality. For those who do not understand, the movie and book are apropos.

You reap what you sow. If you sow negative thoughts, you get negative results. If you sow positive thoughts, you get positive results.

The Secret is very much REAL. When this came out, it was a media darling and sensation. Backlash immediately ensued. The reason was because people weren't becomming overnight billionaires. People's cancer didn't immediately go into remission when people just thought "I'm healed".

The results of the microwave and instant gratification generation do not promote nor negate the effectiveness or truthfulness of the principles discussed in the Secret.

The authors are precisely correct. You attract, or even create, your own reality from within you.

There are millions of people worldwide who will swear by the Secret for the rest of their life. The reason is because they've experienced enough to become believers.

For example, I can tell you with 100% certainty that there's no such thing as an idle thought. Every thought going through your mind has an effect on you, your environment, and the universe.

How can I be so emphatic? I've proved it to myself. Not only can your life improve as a result of what goes on in your mind, but your thoughts can actually impact people, events, and non-living things. As absurd as it sounds, it's true. If your thoughts can do all that, then how easy is it for your thoughts to impact your own health or well being?

Answer: very easy.

The movie gets a 4 verses a 5 for two reasons. First, the authors overstate their case. For this reason, there was some resistence from the "secret" world; the world of people who already lived by its principles. We know it doesn't work precisely the way the authors claim. Second, the authors came up with some great recommendations on implementing the secret, but at the end of the day, their recommendations were somewhat anemic. It's not easy for the average everyday person to snap their fingers and start thinking better.

In the end, however, trying your hardest to implement the secret will result in you finding a legitimate way to do it. In this world, mind over matter rules the day.