{"id":930,"date":"2012-04-29T03:06:04","date_gmt":"2012-04-29T03:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/areasontosmile\/?p=930"},"modified":"2012-04-29T03:06:04","modified_gmt":"2012-04-29T03:06:04","slug":"qa-why-do-so-many-people-struggle-with-the-secret","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/areasontosmile\/2012\/04\/qa-why-do-so-many-people-struggle-with-the-secret.html","title":{"rendered":"Q&A: \u201cWhy do so many people struggle with The Secret?\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It's all in your hands<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Question submitted via Formspring<\/a>:
\n\u201cThe Secret has been out for a few years now, & its guideline is relatively simple & straightforward. How come, then, there are still so many people struggling with it year after year? And why don’t we hear as many success cases as we do struggling cases?\u201d<\/p>\n

We talked about this one\u00a0in a recent episode<\/a>\u00a0of Rise UP with B. Dave Walters, along with:\u00a0Getting people to listen to and *like* you! Why the Secret doesn\u2019t work for some people, a 34 year old virgin, How to know if someone is \u2018the one\u2019, why we obsess about celebrities, wealth, fame, and more!<\/strong><\/p>\n

So, then, why does the Secret fail for some people?
\nThe answer is simple, but it\u2019s not always easy to accept: the Secret\u00a0doesn’t\u00a0fail\u2026ever.<\/p>\n

The Law of Attraction<\/a> is like gravity; does gravity sometimes fail some people?\u00a0 Or does it pull on all of us equally, all the time?
\nAnd so it is with the Secret; it always brings us what we are vibrating with emotionally, 100% of the time<\/em>.\u00a0 \u00a0If you want to know what you are attracting, look around you.\u00a0 Everything you are, and everything you have, is a direct result of everything you\u2019ve been thinking and feeling up until now.\u00a0\u00a0 The Law of Attraction cannot fail us, but we absolutely<\/span> can fail the Law of Attraction.<\/p>\n

So, rather than wonder why the Law isn\u2019t working, we should instead be asking ourselves: what am I really thinking and feeling<\/a>?
\nWhat am I really<\/em> attracting?<\/p>\n

As for why you don\u2019t hear about the success stories, the answer to that is simple as well: every success is a successful use of the Law of Attraction.\u00a0 Whether or not the person applied it knowingly or unknowingly, everyone who ever succeeded at anything has to believe it was possible first, sometimes for years before it actually manifests.<\/p>\n

It isn\u2019t possible to wake up every day telling yourself something you want is absolutely impossible and will never happen, and then have it actually happen.<\/p>\n

It has also been asked if the Law of Attraction blames the victim<\/a>, but here is a very, very, very<\/em>, important secret: you can control EVERYTHING, or you can\u2019t control anything<\/span> in your life.\u00a0 There is no power in choosing to perceive yourself as a victim, so why do it?<\/p>\n

Quite frankly, the complainers and people with a victim mentality are sitting online looking for someone else to blame, while winners are out\u2026winning!
\nAnd if you\u00a0aren’t\u00a0quite sure why you aren\u2019t attracting the things you want into your life, this will help<\/a>.<\/p>\n

You are great, and I love you!<\/p>\n

And if you love me back, click ‘share’ up at the top!<\/p>\n

B. Dave Walters<\/p>\n

Writer, Life Coach, and Talk Radio Host<\/p>\n

Find out more about me:
\nhttp:\/\/about.me\/BDaveWalter<\/a>s<\/p>\n

Ask me anything:
\nhttp:\/\/formspring.me\/BDaveWalters<\/a><\/p>\n

Pages I support:
\nJesus and Buddha<\/a>\u00a0— Interfaith dialog<\/p>\n

Gnostic Theism<\/a>\u00a0— Religion and Spirituality for the 21st Century (Join the Movement!)<\/p>\n

Love One Another<\/a>\u00a0— A group for the coolest Spiritual people on the Internet!<\/p>\n

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