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Shh...What IS "The Secret"?

The Mistress is a great fan of Oprah Winfrey because.... because she's a self-made woman, loves dogs and has come clean about the skeletons in her cupboard and is doing her best to change US law to ensure other children don't go through what she went through. Oprah is the living embodiment of triumph over adversity.

I like Oprah because she battles with her weight - in spite of the billions in her bank - so she understands where I am coming from!

Of course, Oprah has her cynics! It didn't help that she got into a fight about James Frey's book, A Million Little Pieces.

And now, it seems, she's in hot water again because she's recommended The Secret by Rhonda Byrne - a book, DVD and website (www.thesecret.tv) - that's all about...the laws of attraction. It's topped the New York Bestseller List and ... can't be bought for love OR money!! Ha ha

The Secret’s basic premise is - with some quantum physics thrown in (string theory!) - that what you think about comes about and if you want good things in your life, you must think about them and magnetise them to you. Seems ok to me. I like the bit where it says having a pet in your life is fantastic because they bring pure joy into your life. Of course, we do!!!

Anyway, I am going to do a bit of manifesting myself (magnetising stuff to me) - I'm going to start with tasty snacks on tap (Mistress, are you listening)? A weekly massage (dogs LOVE massage), a regular pampering session at a doggy spa and ...well, I would manifest that it was just back to being just the Mistress and me but I don't think she would like that!

So, with my positive thoughts, I am magnetising a big fat juicy steak. I'll let you know how I get on.

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Hair of the Dog (Walk)

Yes, when you've done a marathon (26.2 miles) on a Saturday night, what could be better than a brisk three mile walk around the park on a Monday morning? Well that is what the Mistress's other half said to her this morning when she was trying to work out how she could get out of bed and get me walked! Without moving.

Anyway, we braved the rain - I love it like this - and I think the Mistress is feeling quite amazed at herself for completing the full Moonwalk! I knew she would do it. She trained very hard for fear that she wouldn't manage to get to the finish line but her walking companion, who did - comparatively - very little training, breezed through the whole thing. I think the Mistress felt that - at some points during the walk - it just wasn't fair. She who has trained, she believed, should see the training pay off. But it doesn't always work like that!

Sometimes you just have to believe in yourself; when you're a dog, these things come more easily. And even though I had a bad start in life, I never doubted myself. I have supreme inner confidence, which is why I think people (and other dogs) find me a bit much sometimes!

When I go to the park I don't need to play with other dogs; I am comfortable in my own skin and happy to amuse myself. Of course, I do have to have the Mistress's undivided attention - but that's not neurosis - that's called getting my needs met!

Yes, the Mistress may well have pounded the capital's streets all night long but she still has a long way to go with this self-belief malarkey!

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