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You were born to win over all the obstacles in life. God is the life principle within you. You are a channel of the divine, and you are here to reproduce all the attributes, qualities, and aspects of God. That is how important and wonderful you are! To win and triumph in the game of life, align your thoughts and feelings with the infinite power within you.
Below excerpt on real-life stories is from ‘How to Unleash the Power of Your Subconscious Mind’ by Joseph Murphy.
Story-1: Mental Picture of Self-Criticism
“I have been with my firm for ten years and have not received a promotion or a raise in salary. There must be something wrong with me,” a man, whom we shall call John, complained bitterly during his first consultation with Joseph Murphy. Further discussion revealed that he had a subconscious pattern of failure guiding his affairs.
John was in the habit of downgrading himself constantly, saying to himself, “I am no good, I am always passed over, I’m losing my job, there is a jinx following me.” He was full of self-condemnation and self-criticism. These were the two most destructive mental poisons he could generate all the time. They would rob him of vitality, enthusiasm, energy, and good judgment, ultimately leaving him a physical and mental wreck.
His negative statements such as “I am no good, I am always passed over”, were commanded to his subconscious mind, which takes him literally, setting up blocks, delays, lack, limitation, and impediments of all kinds in his life. The subconscious is like the soil, which takes all manner of seeds, both good and bad, and supplies nourishment for their development.
He asked Joseph Murphy, “Is this why I am passed over and ignored at my regular business conferences?” The answer was “Yes,” because he had formed a mental picture of rejection and expected to be slighted and ignored. He was actually blocking his own good. John proved the age-old Biblical truth, The thing which I greatly feared has come upon me.
A Realistic Technique for Success
This is how John freed himself from the patterns of self-rejection, failure, and frustration. Joseph Murphy suggested to him that he dwell on this great truth:
“…but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are past, and reaching forth unto those things which are to come, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God….”
John asked, “How can I forget the snubs, hurts, and rebuffs? It is pretty hard.” It can be done, but as Murphy explained to him, he had to make a clear-cut decision to leave the past behind and with positive determination to contemplate success, victory, achievement, and promotion. Your subconscious knows when you mean what you say and will automatically remind you when, due to habit, you are prone to demeaning yourself, and you will immediately reverse the thought and affirm the good.
He began to perceive the fallacy, as well as the foolishness, of carrying the mental load of disappointment and failures from the past into the future. It is like carrying a heavy iron bar on your shoulders all day long, bringing about exhaustion and fatigue. Whenever a thought of self-criticism or self-condemnation came to his mind, he faithfully reversed it by affirming, “Success is mine, harmony is mine, and promotion is mine”. After a while, the negative pattern was replaced with a constructive habit of thinking.
New Mental Picture of Success
Joseph Murphy gave him the following simple technique to impregnate his subconscious mind. John was to begin to practice the art of picturing his wife congratulating him on his promotion while happily and enthusiastically embracing him. He made this mental picture very vivid and real by immobilizing his attention, relaxing his body, and focusing the lens of his mind on his wife. He would mentally converse with her as follows:
Honey, I received a terrific promotion today, my boss complimented me, and I will receive $5,000 a year more in salary! Isn’t it wonderful?
He then imagined her response and heard the tone of her voice, saw her smile and gestures. All were real in his mind. Gradually, this mental movie moved by a sort of osmotic pressure from his conscious to his subconscious mind. After a few days, John came in to see Joseph Murphy and said, “I had to let you know. They have made me district manager! That mental movie did the trick!”
John, having learned how his mind worked, began to realize that his habitual pattern of thinking, plus his mental movie, were penetrating the layers of his subconscious mind and that the latter was being activated to attract all that he needed to bring his cherished desires to pass. When you believe and live in the joyous expectancy of the best, you will receive the good you seek. John is a new, happy man today. He is buoyant and bubbling with enthusiasm. There is a twinkle in his eye and a new emotional tone in his voice which indicates self-confidence and poise.
Story-2: Mental Picture Produced a Million Dollars
Joseph Murphy had a conversation at the Palm Springs Spa Hotel with a man from San Pedro who told that at forty, his life was one of disappointment, failure, depression, and disillusionment. He had attended a lecture on “The Miracle of the Mind,” given in San Pedro by the late Dr. Harry Gaze, world traveler and lecturer.
He said that after hearing that lecture he began to believe in himself and his inner powers. He had always wanted to own and operate a movie theatre, but he had consistently failed at everything and had no money. Then he began with this affirmation: “I know I can succeed and I will own and operate a theatre.”
He told Joseph Murphy that today he is worth $5 million and owns two theatres. He achieved success over supposedly unbeatable odds. His subconscious mind knew that he was sincere and that he meant to succeed. It knows your inner motivation and your real conviction. This man’s magic formula for success was the mental picture he carried and to which he remained faithful, and his subconscious mind revealed to him everything necessary for the fulfillment of his dream.
You can read about my own experience with subconscious power in the blog titled “Life Experience with Subconscious Power – Miracles happen!”
