the following is my response to a lovely post about the laws of attraction....although i personally have not read the secret cover to cover, i have been consciously working with these principles for many years - being a fairly new to hOOping, it didn't take long to realize how hOOping creates & intensifies energies & hOOping with others even more so - strength in numbers - hOOping with intent is extraordinarily powerful & so while creating hOOps, i am working with specific colors, stones, & blessings as well - sitting in the hOOp to meditate also deepens the connection to the hOOp & the energy of intention, amplifying it even more thru the moving meditation of hOOping - here's a story....around the holidaze, i was invited to hOOp in a parade with a drum circle thinking we would be walking along hOOping in front of the float, stopping every so often to do alittle dancing - ha - wrong! the parade was moving so quickly, we practically had to run with our hOOps & no time for stopping to really connect with any of the hundreds of people watching along the route - about 1/2 way thru i realized that even in this hurried-ness, in my mind & heart i could still focus the love energy & send it out, even if quickly to only a few, & began to do exactly that - shooting out blessings with momentary direct eye contact, a smile, a wink, a peace sign, an open hand & all the while never letting the hOOp touch the ground for nearly 90 minutes! exhausting - or so you would think - but afterward, i was so charged up & full of joy that i hOOped in blissful gratitude for another hour! speaking of being gr8ful....thank you again lovely lady for this reminder & also opening the door for a generally reserved sister to share! peace to all....