If I hadn't been reffered to it by a good friend I trust, I would have most likely put it down toooo soon. It came off as crap, but the more I read, the more I found it hard to agree. Being in good spirits, focusing your energy on wants instead of burdens, realizing we create our own reality...these are things I cannot argue with. Putting it into practice was a very important part of my life. Before The Secret, I seemed to understand a lot of these things but didn't comprehend how to apply them to my life in the right mannor. Granted, I didn't aquire a Mercedes or a Mansion...but I never really asked for those : )