My Bookshelf

I have been reading The Secret by Rhonda Byrne, as previously stated, and I have been utterly enthralled by this easy to read and user friendly book. Let me first state, although the book is truly enriching, nothing about the metaphysics of how positive thinking attracts positive energy is a secret. No, the book is more like reinforcement of concepts that lie dormant in our minds.

The book is about how to understand the hidden, untapped power ... that's within all of us. The author contends that by applying the wisdom shared in the book, one can achieve the best life has to offer. This wisdom is rooted in our thoughts. She quotes the following from Michael Bernard Beckwith:

Creation is always happening. Every time an individual has a thought, or a prolonged chronic way of thinking, they're in the creation process. Something is going to manifest out of these thoughts.

The premise of the book is that our life's condition has a direct correlation to the positive or negative thoughts we generate. What we think about, we bring about - as the book states:

Everything that's coming into your life you are attracting into your life. And it's attracted to you by the virtue of the images you're holding in your mind. It's what you're thinking. Whatever is going on in your mind you are attracting to you.

You get the picture. Although, I strongly recommend this book as a must read, I vehemently disagree with one part of her enumerated principles. She believes if a person has cancer, dies in a horrific accident or should I say is born in abject poverty/racism that it's because of their thoughts (talk about blame the victim). I could not disagree more. I believe we have events that occur in our lives that are divinely motivated and beyond our control (read god). The mystery of gods work is often beyond our human understanding however, how we respond to crisis and unfortunate circumstances is within our power. That being said, go buy and read the book. You can purchase The Secret and other books at Ben's Market.