That is so true. A few otherwise seemingly intelligent and heart-centered people in my life have gotten so entangled with "The Secret" that every now and then they
react to one of my cynical statements with a statement indicating that I need to watch "The Secret" again to get my head straightened out.

But I don't. It is ok to be cynical, because it is ok to be me. I've spent much of my life trying to be what other people wanted me to be, and that never ever worked and was very hard on me. So now I'm myself, only a small portion of which is cynicism, and the rest of which is real. I won't go into the whole story...

All I know is that although I'm glad I got to see "The Secret", it is composed of some philosophies that so many people already have known, and that others need to find out at their own pace, rather than instantly thinking they can manifest whatever they want whenever they want it. Without a grounding spiritual practice, or some idea of the balance of the universe and the balance within self, such
manifesting abilities could produce multitudes of unwanted results affecting people, creatures, and ecosystems.

Thanks again for your comment, Ren!

~v8