Thoughts on 'The Secret' - Part 1

Last night, 5/22, I sat down to watch a movie (more of a documentary) with my family that I had never heard before: The Secret.  See the Trailer. 

I am going to offer my initial thoughts and reactions to it in several different blog postings, this being part 1.  First let's take a look at an excerpt from the above Trailer:

Trailer Excerpt:
"And now the great glimmering of truth can be revealed again.   

You know this secret gives you everything you want: happiness, health, and wealth.  You can have, do, or be ANYTHING you want.

I've seen many miracles take place in peoples' lives:  Financial miracles, miracles of physical healing, mental healing, healing in relationships.

All of this happened because of knowing how to apply the secret"

This is perpetuated as the great secret of life.  At first glance, it has similarities to what is referred to as… 

Hey, can you send me that picture?

A friend just asked me if I had a picture on my phone of an item, in order to show their grandma.  When asked, I responded 'nope don't have', because I assumed they were wanting me to send the picture from my phone to them at that moment. 

If I were to write this down in my journal and then someone (dubbed Person A) in the future came along and read it, they may say 'Oh look! Proof that he was lying and didn't want the other to see it!  He said that he didn't have the picture, but later on he emailed it to his friend, probably out of guilt for lying.  So he did have it!'

It's been a long time

Wow, March 7 of 2009: my lost post. What have I been doing? That is over a year, amazing how time flies. I am updating my blog and I intend to post more regularly now (linking to it via my Twitter account).

Spring Break: March 7-15

I was originally planning to go to Mississippi for a rebuild project from Katrina, but due to some complications I will be home for the break. Unfortunately, I have a mid-term exam this coming Wed. and I still have numerous hours left to finish reading (chapters 1-15, currently on 9).

I will briefly mention EQT180. That stands for Extended Quiet Time 180 (minutes).

January 30th Parkview cancelled

Since Brandon and I were both sick last week, we decided not to infect the staff and residents at Parkview.

My congestion has been better and the vaporizor gel has been helping as well. Since I have a few minutes before class starts, I will briefly discuss a few projects I am currently working on.

Parkview #2 1/24/09

[As transcripted from my journal]

1/24/09 12:40pm

"Yesterday, Friday, I went to Parkview for the 2nd official time. Brandon was sick and couldn't make it. I had a short moment where I wanted to take the easy way out and just not go. It would save me the trouble of catching MITS buses and walking in the cold, I thought. I had to work from 10-1pm and after I ate at home I came back to campus at 2:15 to get some things done first (turn in course-add registration form and drop off keys to room mate). Activities time starts at 2:30pm and it was almost that time already. I also had several things that I could start on like the AT&T Challenge for CICS and mixing songs I would like to have done soon. I thought back to my freshman year in high school for a split second and remembered my hardcore tennis coach Mischler and how he said to 'stick to the path' & 'no shortcuts' & 'shoulda, coulda, woulda' (although his 'stick to the path' was literal, he would yell at us if we didn't stay on side walks to cut through grass to get some where quicker).

1st Official Parkview Nursing Home visit (1/16/09 )

[As transcripted from my journal]

1:15-2:45pm

"After several trips to Parkview Nursing Home here in Muncie IN last year (month or 2 ago), we had our first time with the residents today. I made up 1.5 hrs of work in the Nursing LRC from 9:30-11am and then I worked out until ~ 12:15pm. I caught the MITS bus and met a friend, Brandon, at the main station downtown. We hopped on the 1:00pm bus and arrived at Parkview about 10-15 minutes later.