the missing piece.

i was just googling "the love of my life." i wanted to read other people's stories. it is something that i also want in my own life. i came across one blog where the author was recanting how she met her husband. her story is quite heart-warming. i then read a few other stories that came up on google. one of them led me to the secret's (the book) website. i was actually reading stories from readers using the secret, the magic, and the power (all books) to manifest things in their life. i have read the secret several years ago. i didn't like the book so i returned it. i understood that it was about using the law of attraction and creating a visualisation board to manifest things into your life, but i didn't like the way the book was written. many times through out the book, the author just repeats the same things over and over. she then puts it in a book (or the publisher) puts it in this nice book to make it something bigger than it really is. there are many books in the new age/self-help section that have been written decades ago on the law of attraction, gratitude, and the power of love, and a lot of readers think it's something new. the only difference is that the secret and subsequent books by this author have made it on to a more visible place in the bookstore.

anyway, even though i didn't like the way the book was written and the way she handled the subject, i have to thank her website and the stories from her readers. from reading their stories, i now realize why my life hasn't moved forward much (actually, i already knew why but this was from a different perspective) and what i need to do/change. yes, my heart and mind are in two different places. in order to do anything, they need to be in the same place. it just makes things a lot easier. what i need to do is, foremost, figure out what i really want. so once i figure that out, i may have to create a new visualization board. i also need to go back to writing down the things that i am grateful for in my life, on a more regular basis. then lastly, work towards what i want. that is pretty much how we manifest things into our lives. you just have to really believe it can/it will happen. key words are really and believe. you have to really want it. whatever it is. you also have to stay positive and believe that anything is possible.

figuring out what i really want will be the hardest part. sigh.