As I walk/jogged on the treadmill on January 1st, I searched Netflix for a good documentary and found "The Secret". I had read the book a year ago, a new-age type book that discusses the law of attraction as the secret to prosperity, health, relationships and happiness. If we think it, we can achieve it sums it up pretty well.
Here is the Secret link if interested : http://thesecret.tv/thesecretfilm/
Obviously this is not the only book to examine the power of the mind. In fact, Napoleon Hill's, "Think and Grow Rich" was written decades before and covers much of the same ideas.
So, after watching and re-reading segments of both books, I decided that this month I would actually do the exercises that they suggest and really try to focus on "attracting" what I want to myself.
- I wrote a journal entry in the present tense depicting my life exactly as I want it to be in my successful future.
- I wrote down what I am grateful for, I have been repeating this gratitude list every day.
- I am also using my meditation time during yoga class to visualize myself as this person in the future. (I've tried visualizing checks coming in the mail- an example they share in the book- I'm still working on that.)
I like the exercises. As a gymnast I would always take time to visualize my routines and skills. I would see myself sticking my landings and being awarded perfect scores. Even my husband came home from playing basketball this week, happy about his performance in the game.
"It is so mental." he told me. "I was able to actually see myself hitting the shots before they went in, and then they did!"
Whether you believe in Karma/universal energy or not, I think this self experiment is a good one. I'll keep you updated as I go. Happy New Year!
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