The power in thoughts is bigger than all of us! It is your thought that you believe in what you believe in. For me and many I know, law of attraction works and I did not hear it from the Secret. There is a reason why your wishes don’t manifest. The fact that you don’t think it works, then you are right, it doesn’t. Just wishing it is enough if you are completely open to receiving it and have no doubts. It has worked for me every time! What that force is, I don’t know!
Woh kehte hain na, whether you think you can or can’t, you are right!
About what you want to define as prayers, you can call it whatever you want. It doesn’t matter. I won’t argue over it. Wishing for the best is a form of prayer.