The Magic (The Secret Library)

Since the secret came out it has transformed me and taken me on such a journey that I would of never have experienced if I never would of prayed one night to GOD asking is this all there is to life and if it isnt can you please show me otherwise and my prayer was answered. The one thing that has helped me so much more is Gratitude it is a very powerful force. And coming from me who has delt with depression for a long time and a very negative mindset, it is the one thing that has helped me out of that. I have been studying the LOA since the Secret came out and everything that it entails, but if you really do the research there are actual scientific studies done of the effects grattitude has on your brain. There are studies being done by Neuroscientists, psychologist and the like, another good book that proves the scientific aspect is Thanks by Robert A. Emmons, Ph.D.he is a proffessor at the university of California and a leading scholar in the feild of Gratitude which is what he has spent most of his life studying and researching. I do not agree with a lot of the one star reveiws saying this is a rehash of the secret it is a step by step action plan that you follow for 28 days to help change your mindset basically like using Neuroplasticiy to rewire your brain to be more grateful and yes I have studied everything I can on that subject as well and for people who give up after a few days it takes time you cant change over night if you are used to being a very pessimistic person your mind needs time to change and the only way you can do that is by practicing it everyday, technically it takes 21 days to form a new habit in the mind if you are doing it consistantly. For me the best practice is writting in my journal everyday about what I am grateful for but also what has gone right for me that day doing that is a great way of formulating well being within yourself you shift your focus from what you normally complain about to what actually went well and now after doing it for awhile it is becoming a habit to see the good now, instead of things to complain about. I dont see those things now, I just feel grateful for so much that I am becoming very mindfull of all the good in my life and seeing all the mundane stuff that I use to complain about is fading away. So Gratitude is magic and very powerful that I even have my kids doing it now, we use a gratitude jar that I made and every day we right down something we are grateful for and put it on a little piece of paper and put it in the jar, and they love it. In a nutshell Gratitude is a great thing to incorporate in your life it has been something magical in mine.

A great book , reading it in a book Study love the feedback from others. Really getting a lot of understanding. Love how others are doing the work. Expands the Magic.

This is only a little note. But as I came to see that little things are important in life, so perhaps little notes are as well? When I started the 28-days program for learning to be grateful, as Rhonda Byrne proposes in her well-written book ‘The Magic,’ I had a feeling I should first of all be grateful for the big things I got in life, my multiple talents, the fortune I inherited, the many languages I got to master, the many books I have written, and all the music I composed — and so on. Then, on the 5th day into that program, I was suddenly blocked. Writing 10 statements of gratitude per day then became a difficulty. What should I be grateful for? Had I not written it all out already? After some sincere prayers for being enlightened what the reason of my writer’s block was, I got an insight, a deep and really shocking insight! Back in 2011, when I left Cambodia for Thailand for investing there in real estate, going out with a loss of 1/3 of my fortune in 2014 after selling it all off again, I was not aware that in all those years from the year of my inheritance in 2000 to 2011, I had not been grateful at all. 11 years in the land without gratitude! And with deep remorse I then understood what Rhonda Byrne writes, namely that a total lack of gratitude attracts really a kind of gross misfortune so hard to bear that it looks like a ‘divine punishment.’ Of course, our universe does not punish us and in this sense this statement of hers is of course a metaphor, but such a hard financial surprise really seems to be, or is perceived like, a punishment ‘from Heaven.’ Already during my childhood, what my mother told me was always the same: ‘You are an ungrateful nerd!’ It took me really 50 years to see that she was right! Now, this shocking insight was really a blessing! For I eventually saw how important for me it had been to have found Rhonda Byrne’s books (also, ‘The Secret,’ which I found already some time ago). But I would never have thought I could find the reason for that terrible financial misfortune in Thailand. With this remembrance of my times of ungratefulness, I began to really understand why we should be grateful, and the story of Job, from the Bible, came to mind. Was not Job simply an ungrateful person? Entire libraries have been written why he had that struggle with God, and perhaps the most plausible answer would be that he lacked gratitude. Also, then, finally I could understand that mysterious dictum in the Bible that says that one who has will be given more, and one who has not, will be taken the little rest he has! That sentence revolted me when I first learnt about it in the religion class in high school! But in the explanation of Rhonda Byrne it makes total sense. That ‘thing’ one has or one has not, in this sentence, is gratitude! Now, my writer’s block was not only dissolved, but I got into such a stream of thoughts that the following days I wrote more than 10 things for which I am grateful — but the surprising change was that I did not need to mention ‘big things’ any longer, but many little details of life came to my mind, like being grateful for living in a country where the sun is shining the whole year, having any kind of help in the household and when carrying grocery shopping home, being in a residence where both the cleaning staff and the electrician are smart and diligent people and can solve any kind of maintenance problem, and so on. Then I realized many other things I should be grateful for, and eventually was really feeling blessed for, like healing my arthritis condition simply by a change of diet, thanks to the precious information I got from the books of Dr. Mao, Dr. Young, Dr. Watson, and Dr. Walker — that are on my review list. Finally, I realized that I am grateful also for things I even considered as misfortunes in the past! I suddenly felt immensely grateful for my mother having insisted that I study law, and not musical education, or working as a recording technician, as I had dreamt of in my times of youth. I realized that without having studied law, I would not understand our social and political world so well, and the structures of power in every kind of society, and even in every group of people. And I would not have come to understand how important social policy is, and how much a good social policy making contributes to peace, and how much a bad or neglected one contributes to war and civil war! And I saw then that Rhonda Byrne had not promised too much in her book when she wrote that developing gratitude really scrambles one’s life in a way that one feels one is no more the same person! It’s 100% true, at least for me. And how grateful I feel for this book, and also her book ‘The Secret’ in which she so well explains the Law of Attraction. While I had learnt it over many years through the books of Joseph Murphy, somehow I had not applied it for I had remained negative on the thought and feeling level toward life! It was ‘The Secret,’ first the movie, then the book that was able to change that. Don’t ask me how, as even Joseph Murphy, a writer I admire so much over so many years, was not able to? I don’t understand it myself. It’s pretty much a mystery to me why now, and not before, and why through the productions of Rhonda Byrne, and not the books of Wallace D. Wattles, Charles Haanel, Ernest Homes, and Catherine Ponder — to name only these? And I see now that as I am humbled by this mystery, we should be humbled and simply feel grateful, without always wanting to know the why and how! We cannot know all in life, and this is our human limitation, but we can be grateful for what we do know, and even for the mystery of our not-knowing which Albert Einstein called ‘wonder.’ We then stay with this wonder, with this grateful acceptance that Life is filled when we are grateful, and empty when we are not.

**Review of *The Magic* by Rhonda Byrne:** *The Magic* is a transformative and uplifting book that reveals the profound power of gratitude. Rhonda Byrne, bestselling author of *The Secret*, takes readers on a compelling 28-day journey, teaching them how to harness gratitude to bring joy, abundance, and positivity into every aspect of life. Drawing wisdom from ancient sacred texts, Byrne presents practical daily practices that make gratitude a habit, shifting perspectives and inviting miracles. This book is more than just inspiration—it’s a guide to real change. The exercises are simple yet deeply impactful, helping readers cultivate appreciation in both big and small moments. Whether you're seeking more happiness, better relationships, or greater success, *The Magic* offers a clear path to manifesting a life filled with wonder and fulfillment. A must-read for anyone ready to transform their mindset and embrace the extraordinary power of gratitude. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (5/5) – Life-changing and uplifting!

Livro que inspira, empodera e nos livra da sensação de sermos dependentes de forças externas para sermos felizes. A felicidade vem de dentro de nós e não de fora. 🙏🏼

Super boek. Het is fantastisch om je bewust te worden van alles waar je dankbaar voor mag zijn. Gewoon top!

I love this book! It's easy to follow and very uplifting making you feel positive and grateful. I read the whole book through first and then am doing one thing each day. Try it, you'll notice the difference very quickly! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

It's a simple book and I wasn't initially impressed - but I decided to do the exercises anyway and see if anything happened. I can honestly say I became happier and more enthusiastic about life. Now I get annoyed at myself if I don't write up my gratitude list at the end of the day - because, Its like everything that's worthwhile, you have to do it to get the benefits. This book proved to me that the benefits of being grateful are just as powerfully healing as the more complicated therapies for mental stress. And its so simple to do!

it is a good book, we all should buy, read and apply it every single day! Thank you, thank you, thank you