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ElleBlue · 02-08-2008, 05:21 PM

Hi everyone,
I just bought Rhonda Byrne's book, "The Secret" and started reading it. It is very inspiring. I have been focusing a lot of attention on preventing what I don't want rather than focusing on what I do want. When we focus on doing damage control, we are always in the cycle of "reacting", so we can't move forward with our plans. For the past two days, if I find my mind wandering towards "escape routes" in the event something bad would happen, I tell myself "Uh uh!" and begin to focus on my goals.

wolfgang · 02-08-2008, 05:48 PM

It's also about making a decision. Focusing on what you don't want has a remedy in deciding what you do want. Before making a decision, all one has is want you don't want.

Acting Like Godot · 02-08-2008, 11:24 PM

Hello ElleBlue:

Yes, lots of people on this forum have read The Secret. Go to the section of this forum entitled "Intention Manifestation".

ElleBlue · 02-09-2008, 01:09 AM

Oh! Thanks, Acting Like Godot!
But why not start a discussion here? I will check out "Intention Manifestation", but I don't want to post this message in two sections. Some forums don't like multiple postings of the same topic.

02-08-2008, 05:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
ElleBlue Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 28	The Secret. Anyone read it yet? Hi everyone, I just bought Rhonda Byrne's book, "The Secret" and started reading it. It is very inspiring. I have been focusing a lot of attention on preventing what I don't want rather than focusing on what I do want. When we focus on doing damage control, we are always in the cycle of "reacting", so we can't move forward with our plans. For the past two days, if I find my mind wandering towards "escape routes" in the event something bad would happen, I tell myself "Uh uh!" and begin to focus on my goals.

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02-08-2008, 05:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
wolfgang Family Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,566	It's also about making a decision. Focusing on what you don't want has a remedy in deciding what you do want. Before making a decision, all one has is want you don't want.

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Acting Like Godot Banned Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 9,613	Hello ElleBlue: Yes, lots of people on this forum have read The Secret. Go to the section of this forum entitled "Intention Manifestation".

02-09-2008, 01:09 AM	#4 (permalink)
ElleBlue Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 28	Oh! Thanks, Acting Like Godot! But why not start a discussion here? I will check out "Intention Manifestation", but I don't want to post this message in two sections. Some forums don't like multiple postings of the same topic.

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