Tuesday, June 05, 2007

The Secret


What is the secret anyway? Maybe it is some great realization to happen within us where the light suddenly shines brighter and a wave of matrixism flashes before us? Not a chance. Maybe it’s a state of mind, but I doubt it.

Wikipedia explains the secret as “people's feelings and thoughts attract real events in the world into their lives; from the workings of the cosmos to interactions among individuals in their physical, emotional, and professional affairs. The film also suggests that there has been a strong tendency by those in positions of power to keep this central principle hidden from the public. The previews or "clues" to the film, show men who "uncovered the Secret...".

I’ll tell you what the secret is. It’s not a mass amount of the population sucking down a movie like it was the coming of the Christ. It’s not about negative thoughts producing negative energy. And it’s definitely not about some guy banking off people’s ignorance and making millions.

It’s about having heart and listening to what guides you, listens to you, and brings you home. It’s about looking into an innocent little child’s eye and remembering the world back then. It’s about floundering on the beach not worrying about your body, or the sun that’s going to kill you. It’s about love in the rawest form where you constantly want to sacrifice because that’s what brings happiness.

It’s about believing in yourself and others, but mostly believing that you cannot direct the winds of your life, only adjust the sail. You especially cannot direct the winds of others. Only God can do that.

It’s about being reminded of the beauty of the droplets of heaven that fall in the form of rain. It’s about the crisp leaves that rustle with the wind and hair slowly flowing letting all things that are bad pass. It’s about looking up at the sky and seeing the stars for what they really are – formations of beauty. Twinkles. Sparkles. Light that guides our path.

It’s about giving the sky a reason to run to the paint store. It’s about listening to the morning bird’s songs, but realizing that you can stop it by just laughing and singing with them. It’s about truly and fully understanding who you are, what you’re made of, where you came from, and where you desire to be. Not in wealth, necessarily, or in career highlights, but in heart, in peace, and in soul.

It’s about feeling comfortable in your own skin, or at least being honest with others that the butterfly has yet to come. Really? It’s about cowboy hats, lacey sheets, hot cocoa mugs, and long games of scrabble.

The secret is what we have inside of us. Some can give more than others and some far too less. But when we realize it isn’t about what we get, but rather about what we give, we’ve learned the secret.

1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

You are a beautiful writer Bets. What a wonderful outlet for all of your creatives sides. The photography and the words tell a lot about your spirit. xoxo

Dominique

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