When things feel that they will never change, we ask that you stop and think a little. Change did bring about what is happening now. That means that change is always active. If you are feeling a lack of change in your own life it might just mean that you are missing the opportunities that abound, or that you are not taking any action that will engage you in the changing times. Engagement is key. What are you prepared to do to engage in change on your own behalf? Start out with something simple and easily done. Without taking drastic measures change can be instigated. Step-by-step and one-day-at-a-time, set your intention to begin a new journey of change. And don’t forget to say a little prayer of thanks. It will lift your spirit and direct your gratitude to where it is most receptive.
When someone is having a bad day, give them support in whatever way you can but not so much that you deplete your own energy and need help in return. It’s okay to weigh whether or not it’s right to help someone who asks. And, if you are able, then it’s usually okay to help as well. But there are times when it’s righter to pull inward and care for the self. Friends and family will understand. Those who truly care about you will understand. Those who know you well will understand and they will remember all the times you have offered yourself unconditionally, but sometimes it just isn’t possible. At such times, offer to yourself all that you would have offered someone else. And be grateful that you took care of what needs doing at home, knowing that the next time you are called upon you will be refreshingly ready to help.
When the outside world is in disarray it is good to get the self in a place of calm balance and equanimity. First, straighten out the inner self in order to have a perfect experience outside of the self. If you remain in a state of serene but active calmness this will be noticed on the outside and you will make a mark in your world. If one person is calm a whole roomful of people may attain calm as well. Practice this in your own life, in your own family, at your workplace, but most of all in your own inner practice. By keeping yourself in a state of regulated calmness you will have greater access to right action, to positive thought and word, to all that is good in the world going forward.
The subconscious mind is our inner partner that links us with the unfathomable depths and resources of our greater being. Learning to love the subconscious mind is like building any soulful relationship. We begin by getting to know who our partner truly is and how best to communicate with them.
The subconscious is, first and foremost, a receptive mind. In contrast to the conscious thinking mind, the subconscious mind operates primarily through feeling. What we truly believe is what most impresses the subconscious mind. And belief, though it may appear to be the product of a logical process, is primarily governed by what we feel to be true.
This is the secret to the placebo effect, which demonstrates, par excellence, the impact of a strong belief upon the subconscious mind and its consequent effect upon the physical body. If one truly believes in the efficacy of a pill, even if it might actually be a powerless sugar pill, the subconscious mind can produce its believed effect upon the body.
The subconscious mind can literally create what appears to be a miracle, but it operates primarily from the true feeling it receives from the conscious mind. If we truly believe, all things are on the table of possibility.
This is why Neville Goddard emphasizes the exercise of the imagination by the conscious mind to cross the threshold to welcomed suggestion by the receptive subconscious mind. When we can truly imagine our intention fully realized, and felt in our imagination, we open the door to the influence of powerful belief.
Imagination is far greater than mere passive fantasy. To imagine ourselves truly living in the life of our desire realized, we must cross the bridge to actually feeling ourselves living in that reality. To accomplish this, we must truly believe in the possibility.
The subconscious may not think, but it is acutely aware of our true feelings and responds to ambivalent beliefs with inaction. Essentially, this is its way of returning to the sender of suggestions, the conscious mind, the task of reaching a definitive belief, which it will then gladly receive and take action upon.
The subconscious mind does not judge the suggestions it receives. Judging is a function of consciousness, which it does not possess. The conscious mind is fully charged with the responsibility for its beliefs.
The subconscious will act upon any belief powerfully felt, for better or for worse. It remains for the conscious mind to assume the integrity to autosuggest to the subconscious for the greater good of self, and other. The conscious mind expresses love for the subconscious mind by respecting its power to create and acting from the place of right action.
We build a loving relationship with the subconscious through a fervent gratitude practice. Gratitude is an expressive feeling. The subconscious is impressed by genuine feeling.
The subconscious records every experience sensed in our lives.The conscious mind, with its limited memory capacity, relies heavily upon the subconscious to produce the right words to express a thought or gain access to a long buried memory. Every time I ask for a name, regardless of a delay in response, I express deep gratitude for the gift of word or memory delivered to me.
The subconscious has a perfect internal clock. Most nights, I tell my subconscious the exact time I wish to wake up. Without fail I am awoken at the time requested. I immediately express deep gratitude for that support. I point out that my belief in the subconscious to be able to complete this task is total. When we truly believe something is possible, the subconscious responds.
The subconscious is our most powerful partner in this life, with capabilities greater than AI because it has access to all of human history and knowledge, far transcending what has been recorded.
Furthermore, we can develop a truly loving relationship with this partner, but we must be accepting of who it is and how it operates. The practices of feeling, imagination and gratitude are central to this loving relationship.
I close with one final practice in relationship building with the subconscious: Patience. The subconscious has its own wisdom for the how and when of the suggestions it accepts to manifest. Respect that autonomy, and know that that which has been felt and believed will be born physically into your life, sometime, somehow.
Turning points come all the time. There is opportunity for any moment to be a turning point in a life. Your personal turning point is in your hands as much as it is in the hands of fate or karma or spirit. You are fully in charge of your thoughts and your habits, your intentions and your prayers, your actions and your deeds. With a positive outlook, positive thoughts, positive intentions for the greater good, and positive actions that align with spirit, you could not be in a better position to reap the benefits personally of a life full of loving kindness, gratitude and compassion for all beings. In other words, you alone can change yourself and in so doing change the world, one thought, one word, one action at a time.
