Ramblings of a Cosmic Funny Indian
Does 'the Secret' work ?
Fri, June 6, 2008 - 2:31 PM
to give it a shot. Truly truly give it a shot. Make changes from inside and such.
Truly getting the cobwebs off the soul and being grateful and acknowledging
my own past successes rather than putting them down graciously as I did before
etc. Also giving was a huge part of it. Just giving - not sacrificing . The difference
being one feels good and one dosen't.
Being plagued with survivors guilt its tough to acknowledge that good things do come
to you but ever the pragmatist (read pessimist) I decided to put this to test.
I wouldn't take anything for nothing even from the universe so I decided to do one
good thing and then set an intention to get something BIG back in my life.
Here is the story.
I worked with Russell Peters - the quintessential South Asian comic from April 24th to 27th.
Russell being the generous guy he is gave me a bonus paycheck. I took it but I wanted
to give it back to him . What do you give a guy who has everything ? So I did this with the
money on May 21st.
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Mandy also totally agreed so it was not causing anyone any pain.
Nothing happened for about a week. But on May 28th I got a phone call from Comedy
Central that a sweepstakes that I had entered (honestly I don't even know when ?) had
come true for me. I won the A 1 in 80,000 chance and it came true for me. I won a new Kia Spectra.
The cool thing is I had been wanting a car for the CoExist ? Comedy Tour so that we
can actually travel and now we do. How great is that ?
So remove the doubts from your mind and let go of the negativity and charge forward with
whatever you want . This thing actually works. My spiritual investment was given back to me
280 times its monetary value. Do good and it will follow. Don't sacrifice just do good !!
Sincerely,
Tapan Trivedi
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Fri, June 6, 2008 - 9:21 PM
you are an inspiration
i love you tapan. really really love you. even when you make sarcastic comments about surfers (my boyfriend surfs tapan...)
you have a heart of gold, as does mandy!! I am so grateful for the child you sponsored and that a life will have more opportunities due to your generosity. absolutely beautiful. thank you for being. *you have a laughmobile!!!* |
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Fri, June 6, 2008 - 2:52 PM
I keep hearing about this Secret.... someday I'll have to check it out.
Glad it has worked for you and Mandy! Namaste |
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Fri, June 6, 2008 - 3:13 PM
Hooray for your new wheels! That's awesome!
The Secret works up to a point...and then it doesn't. There's no doubt that positive thinking and giving to others can majorly impact your life. But life has "downs" as well as "ups", and when the "downs" come you certainly don't need something like today's prosperity theology telling you that it's your fault for not being positive enough. I think the real "secret" is being fully content with who you are & what you have, having goals & desires but not attaching to the outcome. |
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Fri, June 6, 2008 - 3:14 PM
Having wonderful friends in my life (including you!) makes me feel like I've won the lottery EVERY DAY!!!!!
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Sat, June 7, 2008 - 10:07 AM
Yes, Tapan it works.
I bloged about this a while back as well. However I knew it worked because I was doing it prior to the secret. Now :-) take it the next step write down 5 areas you want to see change in... mix it up not all material be sure to focus on relational, or personal growth areas as well. See what happens. |
