Do you want to know the secret?
Don't read pseudo-science books.
The Secret book along with the others "if you wish it to be true, it will be" books are such hogwash, I can no longer refrain from writing this. That other book that sold billions of copies because of Oprah is also just ridiculous. They might as well be in the category as A Million Pieces. Nothing against Oprah, btw. I love her.
Of course, any self help book can ultimately help you. And most books have some pearls in them. But any book that tells you that you should always be positive is just ridiculous. I'm not condoning anger or a bad attitude, but sometimes things can offend one's sensibilities, tastes or ideals.
Sorry for the rant, but I have as much or more faith than most—how else could one possibly believe that they could make a living playing an electric guitar? But, I've reached my absolute breaking point with this "Law of Attraction" pseudo-scientific-mumbo-jumbo.
There is no doubt that a 'positive outlook' is healthy. After all, who wants to be around a pessimist all the time? But for crying out loud, even The Beatles admitted that She Loves You and I Wanna Hold Your Hand were gimmicks. {This is evident in their later work such as She Said, She Said—far cry from love love me do stuff}
At some point you just have to call things what they are. I've had a lot of good things happen to me in the past few months, particularly in the past few days, but I'm not going to say: "It's all good." (Oh, how I detest that phrase) It's not all good. It can never be all good. That is part of the human condition. Sometimes it just stinks. Everything. And other times it's great!!!
I get through my problems likely the same as you. I blog. I play music. Sometimes I take walks. But I'm constantly trying new things and talking and writing them out. I have some other ideas too. I'll try and post them tomorrow.
My apologies again for the rant, and I am happy. I'd also be happy to use those previously mentioned books as kindle for the fire tonight. They will help me eat my smores. Smores are always all good.
