tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119686.post5249686050236450027..comments2007-03-25T14:13:00.746-05:00LaVaughnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09147322061125012346lahuesera@gmail.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119686.post-74671564990577434812007-03-25T14:13:00.000-05:002007-03-25T14:13:00.000-05:00

<EM> Lusmila said...<BR/><BR/>it was a little hard for me to understand, only because i have never read the book or watched the film. BUT, i do know that the film is not getting good reviews. </EM><BR/><BR/>You know what? My bad. I should have posted these links as well:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b1GKGWJbE8" REL="nofollow">First 20 minutes of the movie</A><BR/><A HREF="

LaVaughnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09147322061125012346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119686.post-1766428959673891552007-03-25T10:52:00.000-05:002007-03-25T10:52:00.000-05:00

it was a little hard for me to understand, only because i have never read the book or watched the film. BUT, i do know that the film is not getting good reviews.

Lusmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00894026561837228416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119686.post-91559558791263205062007-03-23T13:44:00.000-05:002007-03-23T13:44:00.000-05:00

<EM>bernadette said...<BR/><BR/>I thought about impoverished countries, where children are born into hunger or slavery, etc., and wondered if according to this "law of attraction" positive attitude sweep-if that would mean the children drew this to themselves or if they should be able to simply think themselves out of it…And I found the whole idea to be very accommodating to western, educated,

LaVaughnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09147322061125012346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119686.post-4620754794087431032007-03-23T12:37:00.000-05:002007-03-23T12:37:00.000-05:00

We should talk about this. I'm glad it resonated the same way w/ you. You articulated my issues w/ it better than I could…<BR/>One of the people who worked on The Secret, Jack Canfield, came to our school and gave a lecture…And my gut was like "yeah, but…" the entire time. After the lecture, I articulated a question I really should have asked him…but couldn't make sense of right away…<BR/>I

Bernadettenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119686.post-53999544855003009432007-03-23T08:30:00.000-05:002007-03-23T08:30:00.000-05:00

It never ceases to amaze me how human beings obscure and commoditize the very essences of knowledge that would otherwise liberate us. Gail

Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07348511185093523670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119686.post-16960317936535742722007-03-23T08:29:00.000-05:002007-03-23T08:29:00.000-05:00

I can not read the entirety of your review right now-will later. I just want to say that I flipped through The Secret (I work in a bookstore) and felt very mentally insulted at times and also felt like there should be rules on how much people can bank on old ideas and stating the obviuos. It seems more like a money making trick than anything groundbreakingly insightful. I'll think more on it

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