So you’re probably thinking after watching this short clip, what is this Secret, and why am I talking about this in our course on The Contemplative Practitioner, and what does this even have to do with meditating?
Some of you may be thinking that you’ve heard all this before. Or may have heard the saying “your thoughts become your actions” and you can picture and visualize whatever you want in life and achieve it, and that is certainly is far from the truth. How could that even be possible?
That’s exactly what I thought too when I watched the documentary on the book The Secret by Rhonda Byrne. But then after reading this book, which I will tell you more about throughout this presentation, and actually listening to the messages from it, I changed my perspective.
I didn’t entirely believe everything the book states, which is why I am warning you all right now about it too.
And nor did I think, we can easily achieve everything we want. But most certainty, this book did help me during a very stressful time in my life. And I hoping to share the messages from this book and review how it connects to the practice of meditation, and more specifically, the practice of
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Because of what I was feeling and going through during this time, I had panic attack during this presentation. I couldn’t speak or move, and I couldn’t remove myself from situation. I remember all classmates trying to encourage me to talk and telling me that its okay and that I can do this presentation. But I just couldn’t. My negative thoughts began to affect my behavior and my actions to the point that I was starting to loose confidence in myself. The came our final “Grade 12 Graduation,” at this point most of us still hadn’t heard from back all the universities. So I was still in this zone of negativity and stress, that when my name got called up to walk across the stage I
This book has moved me and shown me that some people need help that is as simple as listening to what they have to say. So, i am going to make sure that people know they can come to me to talk and I will listen, and not judge them in any way. Also it makes me want to get involved in support groups for those who have been through this type of event so that I may help them in any way I can, because people that have been through something that is not there fault should not suffer from
This book, can relate to people who don't usually believe that they can make a change. That they have no effect on the world. This book, tells you straight up, that if you change yourself, you can change the world around you. This is very motivating, and a very awesome
The Ideas in the book can also be applied to a deep understanding of any human issue. It 's a major key in life as well as help you dealing with it more effectively in a broad audience. Christ, Hitler,and,Buddha all acknowledged the fact and understood the principles and then guided millions of others.
This book is recommended other people by me. If someone read this book,they can learn do not give up their
I also realized with this book that I have been spending a lot of time complaining about my problems, and when I complain about some problem nothing changes, but if I use that time working hard to accomplish my goal, I could get
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Since I function regularly every day, I do not pay attention enough to why I do the actions I do, along with what pulls me to behave in a certain manner, so this book opened my eyes to that. It additionally gave me insight to the cases of many people, since I never knew the many mental health issues a person could face. In that way, it made me feel thankful that my brain functions regularly, while also motivating me to help others that do not have regular, functioning brains. A quote that stood out to me greatly is “Who we are runs well below the surface of our conscious access, and the details reach back in time before our birth, when the meeting of the sperm and egg granted us with certain attributes and not others” (Eagleman 159). The quote is meaningful because I have always thought that I have shaped my behavior because of the way I grew up learning, but the quote let me know that certain actions of mine are due to my genetics.
the benefit of others and not yourself. My mentor’s name is Heather Hughes, she is a christian therapist. She chose this book because of it’s spiritual relationship with God. The book is written by two therapist who have helped many people with establishing healthy boundaries and going on and living full, vibrant lives without guilt and doing things to be accepted by others.
A positive aspect the book has is that it provides an empowering message that raises awareness through a personal narrative. In fact, the book's
As what I notice and feel during reading this book, there is lot of wisdom behind each words and incidents happen shown in this book. The life is not easy, it is complicated but how to deal with it will be a nice way
The book exhorts us to accept our unique strengths and band together to face
And I am sure that the reader of this book will enjoy it and anyone who is looking for advice in life, it is really a great book to read on. In a rate of 1-5, I gave this book a 5 shining star because for me it was a great book. The most important thing of it is that, it is full of inspirational content that will surely help the reader in his/her
(R) A message from this book is that people should stop focusing on looks and objects and start interacting with people to receive true
It gives you a mind power that can eradicate your doubts and insecurities, and all the exercises provided in this class can allow you to easily get over the challenges that threaten your relationship with your