My Take on "The Secret"

I TiVo Oprah everyday and watch the days that seem interesting. Two weeks ago she did a show on this new phenomenon that is a book and a dvd called "The Secret". From what I could gather it tells people that based on the universal laws of attraction whatever you think about will be what is. According to these 'experts' if you think about being healthy and having a lot of money, you will. This upset me a little bit because it makes it seem like those of us who are not 100% happy with our lives are to balme. If we would just think more positive thoughts then we would have a better life. I didn't read the book or watch the dvd but I thought about that show for a couple days.
Then last week Oprah did an update of people whose lives had been transfored in the week since the show aired. I was curious to see how this could change someone's life in a week. People said that they saved their marriges, got better jobs, fell in love, and all sorts of crazy other things that I just don't know if I believe. However, the part of the show that upset me most was when the 'experts' told a woman in the audience that as individuals we answer to no one and that there was no such thing as a heaven or a hell. They claimed that these are feelings based on how our life is here on earth, not actual places. I believe that "The Secret" is completely off base and it is some form of spirituality for the non-religious people that need something to believe in. It is telling these people that they should believe in themselves and the power that they have within them to change every aspect of their lives.
I do feel that God gives us the power to determine what our lives will be, but I do not think that I can cure myself of a disease, or poor eye-sight like one woman claimed. Psalm 139:16 says that "All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be." God has a plan for our lives and through prayer we are better to able understand His plan and live our lives accordingly. I also believe that we have free-will in our lives and that we are able to live however we chose. MY "secret" is being a Christian and believing that "all things work together for good for those that love the Lord".