glassgrl
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posted on February 19, 2007 02:04:08 PM
You can buy it on Ebay or you can access it from the Wilkipedia page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_(film)
Scroll all the way to the bottom of the page under references. The online versions can be saved to your desktop for watching at a later time but you have to download it there and then play it all the way through once you've downloaded it...otherwise you won't have it saved.
Google (or somebody) has deleted the webpage link a couple of times so I don't know how long it will be there.
Earlier today there were two versions listed down there, one was the original version and one was the extended version. I see that has now changed..........oh no, it's back to the icky spainish subtitle one. Sorry. I guess you can check back later.........
I downloaded the version that plays (and you can save it) through Google video. The one that's on there now is through yahoo and the quality isn't very good 
dang it's back. weird.
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roadsmith
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posted on February 19, 2007 02:08:32 PM
What's it about? I haven't heard of it.
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glassgrl
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posted on February 19, 2007 02:29:34 PM
I don't know how to explain it. It's not a movie but more of a dialog.
It's a way of living your life. I've followed this method for almost 10 years now. It works if you do it.
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irked
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posted on February 19, 2007 03:40:05 PM
It is a form of changing your way of thinking as the way you think either brings in bad vibes you send out or if you think positive good thought that is what comes back to you positive things happen. It is a way of telling you if you send out bad vibes then all those bad vibes happen and come back at you.
Did that make sense to you? I Know what it is just not how to say it. Yes it really can work, but anytime you think or say anything less positive it can cancel out any good things you do and say or think. Fungsway or how ever you spell that sort of thing (sort of??).
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roadsmith
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posted on February 19, 2007 03:55:05 PM
Okay, I think I'm beginning to get the picture. Sort of the karma thing, what goes around comes around, you get what you give. Not sure feng shui fits into that, but it does sound Asian in source.
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glassgrl
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posted on February 19, 2007 04:42:04 PM
You are a creator; you create with your every thought.
You often create by default, for you are getting what you are giving your attention to wanted or unwanted but you know by how it feels if what you are getting (creating) is what you are wanting or if it is not what you are wanting.
Anything that you can imagine is yours to be or do or have.
As you ask yourself why you want it, the essence of your desire is activated, and the Universe begins to bring it to you. The more intense your positive feelings, the faster it is coming to you.
You are choosing your creations as you are choosing your thoughts.
Your loving Inner Being offers guidance in the form of emotion. Entertain a wanted or unwanted thought and you feel a wanted or unwanted emotion. Choose to change the thought and you've changed the emotion and the creation.
It is about learning to create intentionally. I'm not saying it's easy, but it is possible. It's about changing your thinking. It's about changing how you feel.
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profe51
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posted on February 20, 2007 04:13:22 AM
So, let's see. Instead of losing 30 pounds, controlling my intake of fats and exercising more all I gotta do to lower my cholesterol is imagine that it's lowering. Instead of sacrificing my daily StarSchmuck's and putting that extra 100 bucks a month into my 401K all I gotta do is think about Mo' Money and it'll come to me. For only 30 bucks I can download the details of this fabulous secret.
Does the addage "There's a sucker born every minute" ring any bells??
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cherishedclutter
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posted on February 20, 2007 05:16:25 AM
Oprah recently did two shows on it. You can find some info at her website. One of the "experts" said (I'm paraphrasing here) that it's important that your thoughts feeling and actions be working towards the same goals. -- so no profe you can't just think yourself rich.
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on February 20, 2007 07:25:40 AM
So, let's see. Instead of losing 30 pounds, controlling my intake of fats and exercising more all I gotta do to lower my cholesterol is imagine that it's lowering.
No, if you are like most people all you have to do to lower your cholesterol is to restrict your intake of animal foods. Cholesterol only occurs in foods made from animals. Simple fact.
Like most things, "The Secret" is simply the power of positive thinking repackaged for a new and more gullible generation.
There's no doubt that believing you CAN do something is the first step to achieving it, assuming it is possible to achieve it, just as believing you CAN'T do something is the first step to failure.
But simply believing you CAN do anything is a fool's paradise. I have a mentally-ill friend who believes that he can function perfectly well without his meds just by using the power of his mind...sort of a "Beautiful Mind" scenario. He can't. This silly notion has gotten him fired from a dozen jobs and lost him two wives and three children. It was a sweet movie but it doesn't work that way in real life.
This is actually quite applicable to eBay.
No one ever made any money grousing about the fundamental unfairness of eBay's rules and evolving business practices. If you accept eBay for what it is, and keep trying until you find a way to verifiably succeed within that framework, you'll do well.
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digitalbruce
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posted on February 20, 2007 08:32:07 AM
I have also been living this way for around 5 years. It has fully succeeded in my life. I now have a General Manager's position making more money than I ever though possible. I have also become a vegan and this has made all the difference in my health as well. I am 90 pounds lighter with energy to spare. This is a great secret to invest some time in!
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digitalbruce
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posted on February 20, 2007 08:39:02 AM
Oprah recently did two shows on it. You can find some info at her website. One of the "experts" said (I'm paraphrasing here) that it's important that your thoughts feeling and actions be working towards the same goals. -- so no profe you can't just think yourself rich.
That is absolutely true...but if you change your attitude you are bound to find other people wanting to pay for that attitude. The only reason why I got the promotion I did was because my attitude was better than the guy that was doing it before me. I had a "good vibe" the owner said. My vibe has traveled to other employees who said they are happier being at work and they feel better coming in in the morning. We have seen a decline in accidents and call offs...all this because our "vibe" has changed. It goes to show you that the old thought that a simple smile can change someone's day! I have an open door policy and always offer a truthful and heartfelt response to all of the employees. Many of our employees are immigrants who are trying to get their peice of the American dream. These are honest and hard working people that deserve all the respect I can offer. They know this and have in turn responded with great enthusiasm and have become wonderful employees who all recently got a pay raise because the owner was so pleased with their work!
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glassgrl
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posted on February 20, 2007 12:25:48 PM
great story digitalbruce. I have my one of my own success stories that I like but I won't bore everybody here with it (not that yours was boring for heavens sake!)
profe51 - the link I sent was for a free online version of it. No $30.
Laugh if you want. You can't be rich if you don't feel rich. You can't be thin if you feel fat.
And yes fluffy, thanks, it does work with Ebay sales.
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cherishedclutter
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posted on February 20, 2007 12:42:46 PM
come on glassgrl - share!
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goodbuys2
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posted on February 20, 2007 12:57:41 PM
I bought the DVD on Ebay a while back. I have to say that it is my favorite purchase ever! I've watched it several times and am slowly working it into my life. I feel happier, went back to college at 38, and made the Dean's List. I also have the book and I really like that too. My marriage, once doomed for divorce, is much improved. I realized that although we were having problems, I wasn't showing any gratitude for the good things he does.
I do realize now that alot of the bad things in my life were put there by my own negative thoughts. It is hard to shake away the negativity after you've been living like that for so long.
I know some people will think it doesn't work, or that it is for gullible people only, but I have done alot of reading on it, and I believe it works wonderfully. I look forward to continuing to apply the principles of The Secret to my life. It doesn't cost much to try it and there is alot of free information online. I was telling my sister about The Secret months ago and she didn't show too much interest, but now that she watched it on Oprah, she is all excited about it!
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on February 20, 2007 01:15:31 PM
Well, maybe I shouldn't have said "gullible". That's too strong a usage. What I meant to say is that there is a lot of information out there on how to resculpt your thinking for free. With a little motivation and desire for change you can find it.
Some people do thrive on a more structured approach, though, and will want to spend the money.
goodbuys2, congratulations on turning your situation around.
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roadsmith
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posted on February 20, 2007 02:43:26 PM
Goodbuys2--One thing you said, above, caught my eye: "I realized that although we were having problems, I wasn't showing any gratitude for the good things he does."
We've been married for many years, but I heard (or read?) awhile back some things about men's psyches that made me rethink how I am with my husband. We have a really good marriage, more than 45 years, and I realized I wasn't thanking him enough for the things he does for me and for us--all the car care, all the finances, handyman stuff, plus eating anything I cook--a major plus.
I started thanking him; thanking didn't come naturally to me, as it wasn't natural with my own parents. He just bloomed and blossomed, loved hearing what I was telling him, and our marriage is even better than the good relationship we had before. Men are simple creatures, I believe, and not suspicious of praise.
I passed this on to a friend, and she says it's been amazing the difference in her husband. Wish our divorced daughter had been able to do this.
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glassgrl
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posted on February 20, 2007 05:28:52 PM
ok. this is about my DH's ex. when he & I first got together his ex was PO'd. she even wrote him a letter telling him how much she didn't like me and how I was just out to take advantage of him (read gold digger) etc etc.
I really had a hard time with it for a while until I learned about *the secret* and then I just sat down and thought about all the things I appreciated about her and I wrote them all down in a letter to her.
I never had to actually mail the letter. She went from hating me to inviting us over for family dinners at her house.
It was a huge step and I can't imagine how this would have worked out any other way.
As I've heard if there are 10 things you think about someone and 9 of them you don't like then that's what you will get. If you can find 10 things about someone you appreciate then you will get that back in return. You just have to change your perspective on how you view things. After all.........it's never about the other person......it's only about YOU. They are only mirroring back to you what you like or don't like in yourself.
I've really really seen this kind of stuff work miracles in my life. It's not so much as thinking the thought but feeling the thought.
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roadsmith
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posted on February 20, 2007 05:48:49 PM
That's a remarkable story about your DH's ex! Do you think that writing all that down somehow changed the vibes when you were with her, that subconsciously you showed what you valued in her and it sort of osmosed over to her? Or was this all done at a distance?
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glassgrl
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posted on February 20, 2007 06:00:52 PM
at a distance. we live 500 miles away from each other.
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pixiamom
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posted on February 20, 2007 06:55:23 PM
Roadsmith, not all divorces are a bad thing and not all marriages should be saved. Is your daughter happier now? Has she moved on?
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roadsmith
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posted on February 20, 2007 07:03:30 PM
Pixi--I do know that all divorces are not a bad thing. My daughter seems much happier now, and the ex does, too. But she has gone through life with a chip on her shoulder, unable to give praise or, really, to empathize. I've thought sometimes that she is a bit narcissistic and unable to put herself in others' shoes. I think her 12-year marriage actually had a good chance, but by then her husband was a real jerk and very rigid, old-mannish in his views.
The little boys, right now, are spending 4 days with one parent, 4 days with the other. I worry a little about them but I have no control over their situation--and all concerned seem to be doing well, rolling with the punches.
Once a mother--and a grandmother--always a mother!
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profe51
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posted on February 20, 2007 07:53:44 PM
I have 178 ewe sheep bred as of this writing. Lamb season starts in another month or so. I'm visualizing that all of them will give birth to ewe lambs, with not a single ram to castrate or send off to auction, and only beautiful, wooly ewes to grace my herd.
I'll let you know how it comes out.
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roadsmith
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posted on February 20, 2007 08:56:44 PM
Prof: A question--if you keep the rams instead of sending them to auction, what happens then? Are they kept in a separate yard, or eaten, or what?
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profe51
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posted on February 21, 2007 05:11:06 AM
This year I'll be looking to keep maybe two good rams that show breeding potential. Two of my older boys are about done and need to be replaced. As for the others that will be born, some I'll castrate and fatten for the freezer, some will be sold intact to other breeders who need new rams and the rest will go to auction, where they'll most likely be purchased for meat. The same thing is basically true for excess ewes. If there aren't too many rams born I'll castrate them as they fatten better and will bring a higher price at auction. Rams are normally kept separate from the ewes as we have several bloodlines going here and don't want them to cross. In the fall when breeding starts, we separate the ewes by bloodline and put the appropriate rams with them. One ram can cover dozens of ewes for several years at minimum if kept healthy.
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roadsmith
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posted on February 21, 2007 12:27:58 PM
profe: You have a much more extensive thing going on with your herd than I ever could imagine! So. . . you have several breeds of sheep (or are they goats??)--and of course you don't want interbreeding, or do you sometimes do that just to see what would be produced? Are there buyers who might want mixed breeds?
Sounds as though the rams have a sort of mardi gras celebration occasionally. . . .
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profe51
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posted on February 21, 2007 08:24:45 PM
We don't have several breeds. Our herd is registered Navajo Churro Sheep. The churros are descended from the original sheep brought here by the Spanish, called Churras. They are an endangered breed, with just a bit more than 5000 registered individuals world wide. My family has raised them here for 250+ years. We keep 4 separate bloodlines going to avoid too much inbreeding, but they're all Churros. They are wool sheep whose hair and wool is in great demand from hand spinners. I have handweavers and spinners who travel a long way each year to buy the wool off of individual sheep they've picked out the year before. We also raise a small herd of LaMancha dairy goats, about 20-30 individuals usually, 2 of them are bucks and the rest are does. They're all pregnant too! The sheep are business, the goats are fun and food and pay for themselves with the milk and cheese they produce. I won't bore you with the horses and cattle.
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roadsmith
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posted on February 21, 2007 10:06:43 PM
profe--that is absolutely fascinating. Four different strains of the same kind of sheep! I used to weave, and I can see why weavers would want that special wool.
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kraftdinner
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posted on February 22, 2007 02:47:53 PM
Roadsmith, you're a sweetheart.
This is what I've been trying to tell Linda. We are all God. We all have the same power as God but society doesn't promote this way of thinking because you can't control it like you can with mass thinking.
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roadsmith
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posted on February 22, 2007 03:09:14 PM
Kraft: Have you ever noticed this--Growing up as I did in a Baptist minister's family, we were told that ours was the true wisdom to be followed and everything else was "a religion." Catholics, Mormons, 7th Day Adventists, etc., were "religions"--which translated meant the "wrong way."
We NEVER referred to our Baptist beliefs as a "religion."
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kraftdinner
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posted on February 22, 2007 08:34:40 PM
Roadsmith, what were you told was the difference (between wisdom & religion)? Was it yours was a gift and religion was a learned thing?
"People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them."
LMHO!
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