You know those book stores that sell cheap books? There’s at least one on every high street in both the UK and Australia. They always seem to be having a ‘closing down sale’ (hmm). Well, I was browsing around one the other day when I saw this:
The Secret: Daily Teachings
Now, I was only vaguely familiar with what ‘The Secret’ is*, but since Wikipedia sums it up so well, I will allow it to explain:
The Secret is a best-selling 2006 self-help book written by Rhonda Byrne, based on the earlier filmof the same name. It is based on the law of attraction and claims that positive thinking can create life-changing results such as increased wealth, health, and happiness.
The Daily Teachings essentially takes the messages from the book The Secret, and simplifies them into 365 daily tasks/reflections. Now, I am not an overly spiritual type of person, but I guess I would like to be. I would also like to be a more positive person. So I thought, what the heck, and splashed the cash. I am going to make a real effort into spending a little bit of time each day soaking in that day’s lesson. Given that I am the type of person who changes the month on their wall calendar only once every three months, this might be a challenge. But I have put the Daily Teachings on a shelf above the sink so I am bound to see it each day, because like it or not, everyday features washing dishes!
Day 1′s lesson is basically an introduction, so I have skipped right over to day 2, which is lucky because today is a Tuesday and day 2 is a Tuesday. It must be destiny 
Today’s teaching is:
To change your life fast, use gratitude to shift your energy. When you put all of your energy into gratitude, you will see miracles take place in your life.
To change things quickly, commit to writing 100 things you are grateful for each day, until you see the change. And FEEL the gratitude. Your power is in the FEELING that you put into the words of gratitude.
I really like this one – so often I spend so long thinking of what I don’t have (e.g. this…. sigh!) and forgetting the many, many blessings that I DO have. So as such, I am adding a little widget over there —-> to keep track of all the things I am grateful for, which I will update as they come to me.
I look forward to sharing other day’s teachings from The Secret: Daily Teachings with you.
*Mainly because it featured in an episode of The Style Network’s hit show ‘Jerseylicious’ – I know, classy, right?
