"It's like knowing something before you know it."
--Emma Boland
We have also discussed that we can seed our subconscious
with what we want to experience in our lives by visualizing and feeling in out
hearts that it has already happened. Unfortunately, no one ever teaches us how
to direct the power of our mind and subconscious mind. Every minute of every day we instruct our mind
and subconscious mind to create what we don't want rather than what we want. We do this with our thoughts, beliefs, attitudes, words and
actions. If any of these are not lined up with what we want to achieve then our
subconscious minds create the opposite of what we want.
Mental images and affirmations that something you desire is
already part of your life plants the "idea" in your subconscious where
it will simply follow your directions according to your thoughts, beliefs,
actions and attitudes. Here are examples of the kind of thinking that is so common
yet throws up roadblocks between you and your goals or desires.
Never, ever say or think: "I can't afford that."
Never, ever say or think: "I feel awful."Never, ever say or think: "He is such a [fill in the blank]" or "She is such a [fill in the blank]."
Never, ever say or think: "This is too hard." or "I will never be able to do this."
Never, ever say or think: "I am afraid to try that." or "I can't do that."
And my favorite, never, ever say or think: "I cannot remember."
Let's take just that last example and look at taking the
expression "I am losing my memory." and turning it around in a manner
that will create the opposite through a process called autosuggestion (The
process by which a person induces self-acceptance of an opinion, belief, or
plan of action.). The following is a rather
verbose example taken from The Power of
Your Subconscious Mind by Dr. Joseph Murphy. It is more elaborate and detailed than most
examples I have seen or put into practice myself, but it suggests that with some thought a
script can be prepared and used several times a day to focus your thinking. To give you a feeling for how long you may
expect to have to practice autosuggestion before seeing results, Dr. Murphy
states that "At the end of three weeks, her memory was back to normal, and
she was delighted."
"My memory from today on is
improving in every department. I shall
always remember whatever I need to know at every moment of time and point of
space. The impressions received will be
clearer and more definite. I shall
retain them automatically and with ease.
Whatever I wish to recall will immediately present itself in the correct
form in my mind. I am improving rapidly
every day, and very soon my memory will be better than ever before."
You will recall that throughout this blog I have indicated
that the exercise of positive thinking to bring about a change or solution requires
turning around the present situation and stating it in a manner that would
indicate that it has already come about or been solved. That is exactly the way the above example is
phrased. It avoids using negative words
such as don't and can't and places the precise thoughts of what you desire into
your subconscious.