Hard work is The Secret

I just finished watching part of The Secret. When I say part, I mean, I didn't finish it. Okay, so what is the big hype? This is old, old news regurgitated and said in a new and secretive way. Yes, I used the word secretive. Okay, call me a cynic. For what it's worth I do believe in the power of positive thinking, and I do believe we can make things happen. But what gets us there is hard, hard work. And yes, a belief that we can do what we want. I always believed that I would one day be a published author. That didn't mean it happened just because I "believed" or I held "the Secret." I worked hard. And I cried a lot. I have a file folder full of rejection letters. And I do believe that one day I'll have a book on the New York Times bestselling list. But I'll probably be disappointed many, many more times along the way before I get there. I will have to keep writing and working and writing and working some more. Will it be because I hold "The Secret" or because I watched this movie?? Doubtful. Anyway, I thought this movie talked too much about the material things in life too. Having that necklace in the window. Give me a break. I was talking to my eldest daughter (she's 16) about the movie and she has a friend who has a friend who quit high school because he watched this movie. He just convinced himself that high school wasn't important. He believed that this wasn't his path and he had The Secret about high school. Okay, so that's a bit scary. We all know a high school diploma is kind of important today. My 16-year-old daughter thinks the movie is bogus because of this. Bravo for her. Bravo to her friends for seeing through a hype to make money. Years ago I bought a book titled "The Magic of Believing" by Claude M. Bristol, copyright 1948. Yup, you guessed it. This book says all the same stuff. It's all about believing and how you can make things happen. It's called being positive and working hard. Sooooooo.....did they get "The Secret" that long ago. To me this quantum physics stuff is the old spirituality stuff of the 80's. Now, I must get back to work because hard work really is "The Secret".