As you read this blog and as you surf other self help websites and read books that offer advice on how you can improve your life, you might find yourself thinking that some of it is really just rubbish!
I know I spent a good deal of last week writing about The Law of Attraction and The Secret. I must have sounded like a cheer leader for The Secret but the truth is I'm not its biggest fan! For one - I haven't got the short skirt and pom-poms! But just to prove that I'm not a lil girl who started a blog because she was infatuated by a book, I ended my week by looking for articles that criticised The Secret and which disagreed with a lot of what was preached in the book. I found a few blogs that thought The Secret was more a money making machine than it was a self help message. Some critics questioned the bold claims made in the book and said it was all made up. I must admit I do agree that some of the facts of the book were quite dodgy and yes - I too think that some of the stuff must have been made up!
However instead of just abandoning my pom-poms, I came to a realization that I would like to share with you...
We will come across many new concepts and theories on our path towards self awareness. The key is not to follow the judgement of others on whether or not something is RIGHT or WRONG. Instead, we need to develop the ability to observe new information and to judge for ourselves whether or not it WORKS for us. We need to learn to look beyond the labels of 'right' and 'wrong' and to see whether or not something may work specifically for us. For instance, The Secret may have contained some dodgy information and there are people out there who can prove parts of the book which are untrue. However, I have observed it's core message which is The Law of Attraction and I have seen it work for me in my life so I gladly choose to apply it for myself.
Challenge the new information you learn and you'll find that you will start to have a deeper sense of believe for the new knowledge you acquire. You yourself will be able to determine whether something is right or wrong FOR YOU! You will start to develop your own set of believes that work specifically for you.
If there's one thing I've learnt it is that one advice can't work for everyone. Different people need different solutions and the only way for you to find your solution is to determine for yourself what works for you. If you follow what's been labeled right or wrong then you'll just end up like everyone else!
The next time someone shares new knowledge that challenges your current belief system, have the strength and maturity to ask yourself if that new knowledge may be the little bit of change you were looking for in your life. If it isn't - then move on. If it is - then adopt it and look for more. Don't wait for what your parents, teachers or society think of it. Decide for yourself if it works!
Here's a link for one of the blogs that criticised The Secret. I really enjoyed reading it. Read for yourself and decide whether or not The Law of Attraction works for you :)
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