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  • FRIDAY MARCH 2 2007 12:00 AM

James Suicide Makes an Appearance on the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric

Submitted by James

Edited by Rahodeb

Tags: The Secret, James Suicide, Hal Sparks, CBS



Wednesday night the CBS Evening News aired a segment about the insanely popular documentary and book The Secret. Among the people interviewed about the documentary (including one of the experts featured in the documentary itself, Michael Beckwith) was our very own James Suicide, a.k.a. Samantha Humphreys.

The documentary and book outline the universal "law of attraction," a tool used by great minds throughout history to gain financial and personal success by focusing on the positive feelings that come along with their goal. For more information about The Secret and the law of attraction, you can visit the official site for the film.

James, an avid practitioner of all things positive, was asked to share her story about how the secret has worked in her life. The segment also features SG member halsparks, one of James's favorite funny-men.

You can view the video online here.

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Shayne

Shayne

SUICIDEGIRL

Iceland

MAR 02, 2007 08:50 AM

What do you have to lose by giving it a try? At worst you have (gasp) a positive outlook while things aren't going your way - and it give you a chance to stop blaming other people, and the universe in general, when your life isn't what you want it to be.
Sometimes an idea so obvious only makes sense when you think about the number of times it has actually worked and you have been too busy to notice. The funny thing about 'The Secret' is that it's not: it's something you probably already know but haven't taken the time to think about. It just takes a few people, whatever you think their motive might be, to put it into writing and make it accessible, so that you start paying attention to the coincidences that keep manifesting in your life and make the most of them (if you choose to consider it further).

My partner and I have been 'swallowing' it for quite a while, and we've never been happier.

ericwine

ericwine

Charlotte Hall, MD
January 2007

MAR 02, 2007 09:04 AM

I just realized I heard an audio version of this report on the radio yesterday and heard James speaking. Even though I knew her real name, I didn't make the connection until now... blush
If nothing else, it can help banish negative thinking from your life, and that can't be bad.

PointBlank

PointBlank

New York, NY
November 2004

MAR 02, 2007 09:08 AM

Shayne said:
What do you have to lose by giving it a try?


Um, the money they charge you for the books/DVD/T-shirt?

No one is saying that "think positive" is bad advice, just that it's nothing new, it's not a secret, and that other people are getting rich off of it.

Uncognitive

Uncognitive

Brooklyn, NY
May 2003

MAR 02, 2007 09:13 AM

Shayne said:
What do you have to lose by giving it a try?



Money and time?

Shayne said:
At worst you have (gasp) a positive outlook while things aren't going your way - and it give you a chance to stop blaming other people, and the universe in general, when your life isn't what you want it to be.



There are times where, especially on a societal and cultural level, where other people and "the universe in general" are very much to blame for the circumstances people find themselves in.

apesamongus

apesamongus

Atlanta, GA
July 2002

MAR 02, 2007 09:16 AM

Pilkington said:

Uncognitive said:

Caeruleus_A said:
perceptions impact upon the world we live in. Depending on what are perceptions are of our environment - determines our environment. The universe cannot truly be interacted without human imposed measurements. These measurements are not a "fact" of the universe, they are just something we imposed on the universe so we could try to understand it. Apply this concept of imposing a positive perception on the world, and the world will change to reflect it.



Quick, someone airlift a shit-ton of these DVD's to refugee camps in the Sudan, so they can start imposing a positive perception on the world and thus determine their environment!

whatever




See...Instead of wasting my life and yours just then by being an assface that could have been appeal for whatever you actually think will help refugees in Sudan...In the words of Tom Vu, "Way to go, Loser!"


What if we think mocking new age mumbo-jumbo does make the world a better place?

Kristie

Kristie

Chicago, IL
December 2004

MAR 02, 2007 09:19 AM

Shayne said:
What do you have to lose by giving it a try? At worst you have (gasp) a positive outlook while things aren't going your way - and it give you a chance to stop blaming other people, and the universe in general, when your life isn't what you want it to be.
Sometimes an idea so obvious only makes sense when you think about the number of times it has actually worked and you have been too busy to notice. The funny thing about 'The Secret' is that it's not: it's something you probably already know but haven't taken the time to think about. It just takes a few people, whatever you think their motive might be, to put it into writing and make it accessible, so that you start paying attention to the coincidences that keep manifesting in your life and make the most of them (if you choose to consider it further).

My partner and I have been 'swallowing' it for quite a while, and we've never been happier.



I completely agree. And I see no need to purchase any of The Secret products to follow this simple and straightforward concept.

apesamongus

apesamongus

Atlanta, GA
July 2002

MAR 02, 2007 09:19 AM

Shayne said:
What do you have to lose by giving it a try?


Money and time.

Fatality

Fatality

SUICIDEGIRL

USA

MAR 02, 2007 09:38 AM

Tangus said:

Subrosa said:

TheAngrySloth said:
Yeah. I'm quite a skeptic. All this "think positive and positive things happen to you... you create your own universe with the power of your thoughts" crap is really hard for me to swallow.



You're not visualizing yourself swallowing it hard enough.


my favorite post of the day.



But the day is so young!

AndersWolleck

AndersWolleck

Astoria, NY
February 2003

MAR 02, 2007 09:47 AM

i think the idea of JS out there talking about positivity is a good thing for the world and especially for the SuicideGirls site. i hope things dont go off the rails when people find out she uses the last name Suicide as an alias because its not a positive thing in most cultures. i dont have much interest in this dvd or book beyond James' involvement and peeping what it does for the site but i understand why people are into it

Heracleitus

Heracleitus

Arlington, VA
May 2005

MAR 02, 2007 09:54 AM

I was at the gym the other day when this aired and I happened to look at the TV right when James and Hal were on and I was like, wait a second... But the TV was on mute, so all I could discern was the undertitle which changed from "so-and-so believes in The Secret" and "so-and-so doesn't believe" and I wondered, "What fucking secret?" Now I know.

adjunct

adjunct

Philadelphia, PA
July 2002

MAR 02, 2007 09:59 AM

We live in truly postmodern times, and by postmodern, I mean that we were probably modern once, but certainly aren't anymore. This is straight up shamanistic voodoo ritual bullshit.

Shayne

Shayne

SUICIDEGIRL

Iceland

MAR 02, 2007 10:42 AM

PointBlank said:

Shayne said:
What do you have to lose by giving it a try?


Um, the money they charge you for the books/DVD/T-shirt?

No one is saying that "think positive" is bad advice, just that it's nothing new, it's not a secret, and that other people are getting rich off of it.



Or you could look it up online for free... (t-shirt? that's just silly).
That it's NOT a secret is exactly the point I made in my comment.

As for the universe being to blame, in some cases it is, but so often people shrug responsibility for the things they can control because it's easier than dealing with it. Which is also why the book is 'marketed' towards people living in a capital driven culture. Like yoga (and not the designer kind), meditation or whatever other pursuit you can cite as an example, what the book and its promoters suggest is a philosophy that costs nothing to try (other than your time). They aren't selling a line of equipment, accessories, etc. (although if someone can hunt something down and post a link I'll eat my words), just an embarassingly cheesy video and a book which is less cheesy because it lacks the graphics and montages, but does have some very pertinent things to say. Suggestions.

I'm certainly not here to argue with anyone, nor am I telling people to rush out and buy anything. Just do some research, or not, talk to people who know something about it, or not. If it does work for you, good. If it doesn't, that's fine too.

At any rate, and rightly so, you can't force people to think in a particular way. It's not a philosophy that should be pushed onto people.

thefreak

thefreak

NEWSWIRE

Gardner, MA

MAR 02, 2007 10:43 AM

DebraJean said:
so whats the secret?


Well, haven't you ever wondered why you never see James and Wonder Woman in the same place @the same time?

-TM

Pilkington

Pilkington

USA
October 2005

MAR 02, 2007 10:48 AM

apesamongus said:

Pilkington said:

Uncognitive said:

Caeruleus_A said:
perceptions impact upon the world we live in. Depending on what are perceptions are of our environment - determines our environment. The universe cannot truly be interacted without human imposed measurements. These measurements are not a "fact" of the universe, they are just something we imposed on the universe so we could try to understand it. Apply this concept of imposing a positive perception on the world, and the world will change to reflect it.



Quick, someone airlift a shit-ton of these DVD's to refugee camps in the Sudan, so they can start imposing a positive perception on the world and thus determine their environment!

whatever




See...Instead of wasting my life and yours just then by being an assface that could have been appeal for whatever you actually think will help refugees in Sudan...In the words of Tom Vu, "Way to go, Loser!"


What if we think mocking new age mumbo-jumbo does make the world a better place?



Which is more important....mocking something you haven't experienced and/or don't understand by being ironically cynical in a pseudo-intellectual way
OR
stopping not only the real suffering (e.g. hunger or AIDS) of other people and by doing so alleviating the suffering in your own mind?

If you chose the former, I'd say your priorites are seriously fucked up.

In my experience, the choice between positive and negative thought is the choice between the embracing of life or death.

Quirky

Quirky

Birmingham, AL
October 2005

MAR 02, 2007 10:51 AM

thefreak said:

DebraJean said:
so whats the secret?


Well, haven't you ever wondered why you never see James and Wonder Woman in the same place @the same time?

-TM


Good point. Also, Realplayer won't let me view the vid.

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