The Secret seemed to trigger lots of resentment and anger in some people. It always makes me wonder what is going on there. If it were as inaccurate and unrealistic as they say, why not just dismiss it and move on? But those who are angered by it seem to give it more attention than those who believe in it!

Some people attack ‘The Secret’ for leaving out the ‘action’ part. But even though it was not overly emphasized, it was not left out of the movie–and is not left out of the teachings of those who were in the Secret. James Ray even says that if you expect to just sit on your couch and change your thoughts, without acting, they’ll come and repossess your furniture!

The Secret was a 90 minute movie. As I’ve said before, it was an introduction. How could they cover it all, in depth, in one movie?? It’s not possible. When I first learned about this information, long ago, I didn’t expect the first book I read to tell me the whole story. I read more and more and more, until I have a whole library of books on physics, metaphysics, religion, psychology as well as the more targetted “self-help” books that deal directly with this idea. I have to believe that the makers of The Secret intended people to follow this kind of process.

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