Conscious vs. Subconscious Mind
The mind is very powerful and as Henry Ford once said: “If you think you can or you think you can’t, you are right.”
As the picture above so accurately portrays, we have two minds. We think we are making choices and have control to meet our goals at a conscious level. The reality is the bigger, faster, and habitual subconscious mind is working against us. We try to make positive change at a conscious level – pushing on the gas in order to move forward. However, the subconscious mind is pushing on the brake due to past experiences and conclusions we made in our first 7 years of life.
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You can take medication to treat the symptoms of your angst.
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You can also delve deeply into your past to understand what led you to your present moment.
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You can watch many inspiring speakers and read all the self-help books to try to change your conclusions about yourself.
It does not work, because the solution never passes the barrier between the two minds.
We are trying to solve our problems and meet our goals at the wrong level of mind. We need to reprogram the subconscious mind, and create a blueprint for change to support our conscious goals.
You want a satisfying relationship?
A life of health and abundance?
The negative programs playing in our subconscious mind (which become our secret belief system) are often contrary to the positive goals we strive for in life. We have innate value and we cannot be measured as a whole, but we secretly believe we are not ok as we are. Our society has led us to believe an illusion – our value is based on what we have or do. You can’t just be and enjoy the present moment, you have to add to your self and do it by external means…to keep up with the Joneses.
We mistakenly believe we can’t rest, give gratitude, and celebrate the miracle of life…to be alive.
The solution to the problem is the problem!
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Thoughts are energy. You focus your time and energy on the problem and you attract like energy…more of the problem. You focus your energy on the solution and what you want in a positive way…you attract matching energy.
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We are working at the wrong level of mind…the solution is down below our conscious thoughts.