The Secret has changed my life. It's what you hear most often when people talk about this phenomenon, because it's the most powerful message of empowerment that there is. We can have, be, and do anything we want -- simply by using the law of attraction to call it to us.

It's not a difficult concept at all. But, it isn't a change that has come without its challenges for me, either. I find it so easy to fall back into old habits. There's a lifetime of unlearning to do in order to totally assimilate The Secret.

Starting with thoughts that life is hard and not fair (that's a really big one!), negative self-talk (I'm too this or that, I'm not good enough. . ), negative money-talk (money is the root of all evil, people who have alot are bad). And these are just the tip of the iceburg. There are some conversations that go on in my head that I'm sure I'm not even fully aware of yet -- do I really deserve all this happiness and success? If I do get all that I want, will my friends and family still love me? There's a lot to cover, and it doesn't happen overnight. Even Jack Canfield said that it took him years to finally get it.

So, I'm being gentle with myself. Praising and blessing myself for the progress that I am making, and staying aware of the thoughts and feelings that I have.

I keep reminding myself throughout the day that what I think about I bring about. If I find myself having negative thoughts, or feeling bad, I use some of the tricks I learned in The Secret to change my mindset.  And I've used their suggestion to create a vision board. It's a collage of pictures that represent the things that are most important to me and the intentions that I have around those things. So, for example, I have a big picture of a couple in love and the word "passion" right in the middle of my board. It is my intention to attract my perfect partner to me. I believe that he's on his way, and I can't wait to meet him!

I also try to stay in a place of thankfulness -- an attitude of gratitude they say in The Secret. I used to keep a gratitude journal, and I've started doing that again, too. It's the little things and the big things -- someone lets me in a line of traffic to get on the interstate, someone tells a touching story, someone shares a real estate idea with me.

And, I have friends who are also using The Secret to create the life they want. We talk about our challenges, our successes, and we keep each other on track when old habits try to pop up. It's been a great way to further bond with them, and to know that we're not only changing our own lives but helping change each other's, and the world. I get so excited about the possibilities that I almost don't have words to describe it.

This is my journey. It's my chance to create a life that has meaning and that is worthy of me. The mantra that I picked up from Dr. Michael Beckwith on Oprah's second show on The Secret was "I deserve and am available to more good than I have ever experienced, realized, or imagined before in my life." Wow.

I'd love to hear how others are doing putting The Secret into action. And how you're keeping on track, and avoiding old habits. Advice, suggestions?