Superstrong Space Magnets Are Just as Weird as We Thought. That's the title of an article I just finished reading. It's a great title isn't it? It's almost a song lyric...mmm...
Well, it's been such a slow day at the Open Mind Bookstore and, well, it's gettin' kind of scary. Bidnez is so slow and the future of retail just doesn't look real good right now. (2009 will be the 15th year anniversary for the Open Mind.)
Some people say, "Phil, you're just attracting negativity when you think that way".
But, unfortunately, there are certain realities that we must negotiate as sentient beings. We can't just live in a fantasy world thinking that everything is going to work out. That's how I got in trouble in the first place! (And ironically how I ended up at the Open Mind.)
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See, I just had a customer. She said that someone stole her sacred sage. She suspects the babysitter who probably thought it was pot! Pretty funny.
So, I've always been a little skeptical about EVERYTHING. It's a terrible way to be in the world. I've learned to live with it by realizing that nothing really matters that much anyway. Only love matters. It's true. Jesus said it. The Beatles said it. I believe it. Don't dare call me a hippie or I'll slug ya, pallie.
But there's this whole law of attraction thing that's been going on with the release of "The Secret". There is nothing new in "The Secret" that hasn't been around for a hundred years. It's just been repackaged in a way that appealed to Middle America. It became about manifesting 'stuff'.
That was the genius of aboriginal author Rhonda Byrne's take on the law of attraction was to rename it. Now she pretty much owns 'The Secret'. That's pretty powerful stuff. And, part of the allure of a secret is that once you know what the secret is, you are in with the 'in' crowd and all your dreams will come true.
But The Law of Attraction stuff that The Secret crap is based on comes out of Dr. Norman Vincent Peale and early 20th century writings like 'Think And Grow Rich'. And, it's just about being positive in ones thoughts.
If you've ever been involved with Multi Level Marketing, then you've have experienced this school of thought. And, Esther and Jerry Hicks of Abraham and Law of Attraction fame are former Amway agents. So, are we just being snowed and sold more soap?
So there was no secret to the Secret. The truth is, Rhonda Byrnnne made a lot of money for repackaging stuff that was already out there and selling it to the great unwashed.
We sold a lot of copies of the Secret to people here at the Open Mind.
I just wish I could sell super strong space magnets instead.
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