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Dear Readership (which I assume is at least up to 3 now, thanks to my momma),

Running is amazing. Seriously. I wrote this whole blog entry in my head while 'yogging' around the streets of Boulder. A wonderful way to distract me from the bolts of pain shooting through my shins...

Today's topic:

"The Secret," or I Know A Few Secrets I'd Like To Write National Bestsellers About

A little while ago, the lady I babysit for (we'll call her Lisa) introduced me to the latest Oprah craze--"The Secret." Apparently all you have to do is tell the universe in a positive way what you want from life, and boom! there it is...Lisa said that she was talking to the universe (do I need to capitalize that like people capitalize God? Hmm) about how she wanted better success in her business and that maybe I should do the same regarding my job search. Of course, my initial reaction was B-O-L-O-G-N-A. I mean, I'm the most positive, optimistic person I know and I still drive a 1989 Jeep Cherokee Laredo. But being the open, unskeptical conspiracy theorist I am (a paradox of sorts), I did some recon on this Secret mumbo jumbo on the world's most reliable information resource: wikipedia.

It seems that the idea comes from the Law of Attraction (supporters have a cool acronym for it: TLoA), which is loosely based in scientific explanations. Ok, I like scientific reasoning, bring it on.

This is what I learned:

1. Thoughts are measured as a type of energy that attract other like energy
2. You have to raise your 'vibrations' and make sure you are a vibrational match to what you want--see "Thought Vibration or the Law of Attraction in the Thought World," by William Walker Atkinson
3. These thought vibrations are linked to quantum physics; likened to light vibrations...this is starting to sound promising...
4. Your body is like a giant magnet, you just need to follow the special formula, which includes clearing of the mind, meditation, vibrational matching and focus...pretty sure this is the same formula I used when I was writing my Christmas wish list...
5. 'The Universe' is capitalized

While I found the above "support" to still be a lot of hooey, I really can't do the theory justice, and I encourage you all to explore the idea for yourself. Some helpful websites are http://www.applying-the-law-of-attraction.com/ and http://www.oprah.com/slideshow/oprahshow/20080627_tows_lawofattraction (real stories of success!!)

The moral of the story: I don't know how concerned The Universe is with my career path, but I asked It to give the Broncos some small chance this season and The Universe (lesser known name: Pollard, Bernard Pollard) done gone and given Tom Brady the boot, literally. Coincidence? Perhaps...Spirit-to-Universe Connection? Definite Potential.


Love,

Stacy

Today's edition of "You Know You're Broke When..." : You know you're broke when you take the warning light on your gas tank to mean you still have fifty miles before you have to drop into neutral

Note to self: The Conoco on Iris and 28th has cheap gas