The Secret has brought world-wide attention to the “Law of Attraction.” Millions and millions of people were dying to know “The Secret;” and many of them were amazed and pleased to learn about the creative power of their own thoughts. Some, however, were very disappointed and even angered and upset by some of the teachings in The Secret – calling them, “Materialistic, Narcissistic, Mean-spirited, Pie-in-the-sky, Wishful thinking, Un-spiritual,” and a long list of other judgments and criticisms. It seems some are looking for magic while others search for practicality; but, with The Law of Attraction, we find both.

So, What’s the Big Secret?
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The Secret is such a phenomenal hit with the American public – and the world at large – not because it is such an amazingly powerful work of spiritual wisdom, but because most people are not content and are desperately seeking a miracle cure for what they themselves rightly consider to be “mundane” lives. People simply don’t spend their time and money on self-help books because their lives are so full of bliss they just don’t know what else to do other than help themselves; books like The Secret are so big because so many people want things to be different and simply don’t know how to do it.
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Everyone loves a secret; that’s one of the things that made the book and DVD, “The Secret,” so popular. Everyone wants to know the “Secret.” People naturally want things to be better; and they want to know how to do that. That’s why “How-to,” and, “Self-Help” books are so popular. And if there’s a Secret that can do the trick for me, tell me the Secret!

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We pray for those things we desire — plain and simple. Even if we sit around saying, “God, you’re so great! God you’re so wonderful! God thank you for all you do! God you are awesome! God, you’re the boss — you’re in charge!”, or things of a like nature, we are still desiring to offer reciprocation for good we have, or will, receive — or we desire to garner favor, or to be “good,” or something. Prayer is our way of voicing and fulfilling our desires. Even if we don’t know how it works, or how such a thing could be possible, we still do it; and it still works.
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We casually say things like, “I believe it with all my heart,” or, “I know it in my heart;” but we rarely consider the literal reality of these sayings — or why there are so many of them, or why they endure through time. We talk about the heart almost metaphorically — or completely metaphorically; but few people realize that the heart is actually a “THINKING” organ. This is no metaphor; this is a literal, scientific, medical fact — and a timeless spiritual truth. The head (brain) thinks; the heart KNOWS.

“As a man thinks in his heart, so is he.” ~Proverbs 23:7
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Life is all about desire. The only reason we are here (or still here…), in fact, is because we want to be here — or someone wants us to be here. The word “desire” may sound materialistic or self-indulgent; and we often shun the idea of desire — trying to suppress it whenever we can — as something bad that we shouldn’t have or succumb to. Well, Socrates said, “The beginning of wisdom is in the definition of terms;” so, let us agree upon some things for the sake of clarity.
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Did you make a resolution? I made a no-resolution resolution long ago. And, at the same instant, resolved that I would be single-minded anytime I truly desired a specific change — regardless of the season or date. If you made a resolution, add a promise to yourself that, if this thing is truly important, you will spend some time thinking about it — imagining it. This technique, of course, works year-round; but if you made a resolution, you need it now.

Here are some common resolutions people make and break each year (these are in no particular order):
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In 1799, Napoleon’s troops discovered an artifact with the same passage of text inscribed in three different languages. Because one of the languages was known (Greek), the other languages were easily translated — including the language of Egyptian hieroglyphics. This stone, called the “Rosetta Stone” because it was found near the seaside town of Rosetta, represented a two-thousand year old bridge between languages — the same thing said in different ways — that allowed the subsequent translation of a wealth of Ancient Egyptian writings (wisdom, technology, history, etc…).
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It is believed that the Babylonians were the first to make New Year’s resolutions. Many early religious traditions, including Christianity, used this time of year to reflect on past mistakes and set better intentions for the coming year. But no matter what time of year it is, you are still right there between your past and future — continuously learning from the past and creating the future. The middle of winter — the depth of the “death” season — provides the perfect setting and opportunity to reflect on what has been, and contemplate what is yet to come.
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One of the most well-known facts about New Year’s resolutions is that people simply don’t stick with them and, as a result, they don’t get that which they resolved to get. What’s the point in making a resolution you know won’t last? The point of all resolutions — like the point of all prayers — is to “formalize” desires in order to increase our chances of experiencing them in our reality.
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