You’ve read the book. You’ve seen the movie. You may even have the gratitude journal where you record your daily blessings, wishes for blessings to come, and imaginings of what you have right now. But have you tried The Secret Daily Teachings, by Rhonda Byrne?

It’s actually in a tear-off-the-page, calendar-type format, though not dated by dates; rather, there is a teaching for each day of the week. There’s no introduction; instead, Byrne provides a quickie intro on the first Monday of the book and promises to that “the clarity, understanding, and wisdom you will receive every day will help you live the laws that govern human beings, so you may truly become the Master of your life.”

Most days provide generic advice on how to think positively to attract good things in your life; decide to live in joy rather than to suffer, imagine yourself completely well, look for gifts in every situation. These are all things that readers of The Secret (or viewers of the film version) are already familiar with.

Once in a while, however, there is an actual task to do to physically bring about the principals of The Secret into your daily life, such as listing 100 things you are grateful for. Every Sunday is a quote by a famous user of The Secret, such as “If we live good lives, the times are also good. As we are, such are the times” (Saint Augustine).

This portable book of lessons is of great value for those who don’t have time to read much but want to make sure they keep the Law of Attraction within their lives. Each daily dose is a highly memorable, digestible bite that you can easily incorporate into your day.

No journal is needed, though Byrne does recommend listing what you are grateful for every day as the means of attaining The Secret in your own life.  You can tear out the pages like a calendar, but why do that when there are no dates? You can completely re-use it again next year, or even give it to a friend or loved one as a gift when you are through with it.

I would have loved to have more physical actions in this work akin to the list of things you are grateful for task. Perhaps the author could have added a task such as choose one thing in your life that’s not going well and notice your thoughts about it, then think the opposite; or write out your current situation, and re-write it sentence by sentence how you want it, followed by ripping up the first page.

That said, it’s still a great book for people who wish to get started on The Secret, or even for people who have already been practicing it and wish to have a bit of a daily reminder on their desks.