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I am suspicious of any self-help book that has a back jacket photo of an over-made up female. We get them to be happy. Another noted that the author wants you to believe positive thinking works after a while, but negative thinking works immediately. She gives as examples of those who knew "the secret" Beethoven and Einstein. Women, of course, are made to feel responsible for nurturing just about everything so this fits perfectly for those most vulnerable. Everyone knows they were very creative. Clearly she doesn't like herself, so what do I have to learn from her.It gets worse. If you want to get this title so you can be more like Beethoven it's because you know nothing about him but, "Duh duh duh DUHHHHHHHH."A previous reviewer noted that by calling it "The Secret," it was made exclusive, scarce, and therefore desirable no matter what the content.
Fewer know they were miserable people who made those around them miserable, too. We don't get self-help books to be miserable. This is a combination of loophole, ("If it doesn't work it's because YOU didn't try hard enough,") and victim-blaming ("YOU attracted that rotten job.") that makes me ill. Add to that a cutesy, pretty layout and you've got a perfect combo for making a sad woman feel even more responsible for her sadness.
It's called Elsa's Own Blue Zone and there is also a website by that name to learn more about her. I also recommend reading about people who have mastered this philosophy in their lives.
Being familiar with positive thinking and the law of attraction, however, I found this book to be more of an outline. It also helps one find other authors that appeal to them for further reading.
Obviously this book has received huge attention and is helpful to people. In addition to that, true seekers who want to keep themselves ahead of the curve on staying in this law of attraction zone, continued reading is a must.
There are many more detailed books that are more helpful, from book by Wayne Dyer to Deepak Chopra to Abraham-Hicks and Dr. Norman Vincent Peale.
A recent book that's entertaining and helpful in this regard is about an active modern American centenarian. She lives this way daily.
Earl Nightingale, arguably the father of the concept of positive thinking, planted the seed for books of this ilk when he averred: "We become what we think about". On the opposite scale, and I do mean opposite scale, there are books like Ordaining Reality which provide enough information as to how thoughts change outcomes to allow you to debate this topic with professional physicists. Although this book contributes to a shift from negative to positive thinking, it's so lite that anyone who is into this topic, or wants to get real information on this topic, will take offense to the many randomly scattered statements that often make you say "duh". They possess the double whammy of not telling you much while lacking support. A newer version makes the case with a less hard science. It's not an easy read or real cheap, but this book clearly piques the interest of any serious reader of this topic.
Good book, but what it truly succeeded in doing was making return in an even deeper way to my Christian faith. That's where my strength really comes from, not a book (this one or any other) about psychology.
Recently received The Secret. Can't put it down. Excellent book and I have seen the results of the teachings already. Would recommend it to anyone wanting to change their life in a positive way.
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