I think the general idea is that what's true in your mind is true to life -- if you change your attitude, then you view the things in your life more positively, whether they are the exact same circumstances that they would've been had you viewed them negatively or not. I hope that made sense. I always make fun of my husband because he's SO NEGATIVE. It isn't that bad things happen to him more regularly than a normal person, it's that he NOTICES them more. For instance, he'll notice that he hits every single red light, whereas I'm just driving, listening to my music, couldn't even tell you how many stoplights I went through.
I think the problem is more that a statement like yours, "what's true in your mind is true to life," is being taken far from the context in which you've placed it, "if you change your attitude, then you view the things in your life more positively." It's being seen by the author of The Secret as a key to actual success, rather than as a key to accepting and enjoying the life you have. Taken that far, it's being used to explain vast success in a way less uncomfortable than luck, and conversely it means those without a happy attitude (like your husband) aren't merely looking at a glass half empty, they're emptying it by way of their attitude
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I do believe in positive energy and racking up good karma and all that, but I don't believe that people fall into financial trouble because they're bad people or negative people, yadda yadda. The positive energy thing works well with small stuff, but you're right, you can't blame the economic downfall on negative thoughts.
"Be thankful for what you have, and you will end up with more. But if you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough." -- Oprah!
Religion/spirituality can certainly be used the same way. Every time someone says something like, "God was with us in that plane crash," or "God helped us win that game," I find myself wondering why they think God didn't intervene in other, similar situations with less optimal results. It's also just as rare that someone acknowledges the flipside of it, that God either intended or allowed tragedy or misfortune, and often they are pilloried they do make that point. (One sports figure over here recently posted a tweet blaming God for a botched play. Quite refreshing after so much credit to God for on-field prowess.)
Myself, I am agnostic. That said, the theology I've read would indicate a God with more interest in spiritual well-being than physical. Much like positive thinking, there wouldn't be an effect (or in God's case a concern) with events in one's life, but rather an effect (or concern) with how one deals with said events and what internal gains one reaps. I think it's fine and dandy to think one's God is worried about one
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"Be thankful for what you have, and you will end up with more. But if you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough." -- Oprah!
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Myself, I am agnostic. That said, the theology I've read would indicate a God with more interest in spiritual well-being than physical. Much like positive thinking, there wouldn't be an effect (or in God's case a concern) with events in one's life, but rather an effect (or concern) with how one deals with said events and what internal gains one reaps. I think it's fine and dandy to think one's God is worried about one ( ... )
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