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fully how to deliberately engage it, we can consciously direct it to serve us consistently to achieve the quality of life we truly desire.
    I remember teaching a seminar years ago and a married couple shared with the participants how every June all members of their family got a common cold. This had been a “family tradition” for over 20 years. They shared how this had become part of their individual and family “self talk” for years. “I (we) always get a cold in June.” And, sure enough, the subconscious carried out its orders and a cold was manifested by all, every year, every family member. If one didn’t want to break this pattern they could simply chalk it up to their “genes” and keep affirming the intended result. The fun thing about this story is through the techniques taught in this book, the family changed the instructions to the subconscious through a revision in their self talk, or affirmations (see Chapter 8). I received a letter two years later informing me that this old pattern had been eliminated and all members of the family had not had a cold in over two years. The family lived in the same house, in the same city, with the same weather patterns, but with a revised health “picture” that simply did not allow or include common colds every June ,or any other month for that matter.

     
    When you repeatedly say to people, “I can’t afford it,” then your subconscious mind takes you at your word and sees to it that you will not be in a position to purchase what you want. As long as you persist in saying, “I can’t afford that car, that trip to Europe, that new home, etc.,” you can rest assured that your subconscious mind will follow your orders, and you will go through life experiencing the lack of all these things.
    Another simple illustration is this: When you say, “I do not like mushrooms,” and the occasion subsequently comes that you are served mushrooms in sauces or salads, you will get indigestion because your subconscious mind says to you, “The boss (your conscious mind) does not like mushrooms.” This is an amusing example of the outstanding differences and modes of operation of your conscious and subconscious minds.
    A woman may say, “I wake up at three o’clock, if I drink coffee at night.” Whenever she drinks coffee, her subconscious mind nudges her, as if to say, “The boss wants you to stay awake tonight.”
    Your subconscious mind works twenty-four hours a day and makes provisions for your benefit, pouring all the fruit of your habitual thinking into your lap.
    Brief summary of ideas worth remembering
    1. The treasure house is within you. Look within for the answer to your heart’s desire.
    2. The great secret possessed by the great people of all ages was their ability to contact and release the powers of their subconscious mind. You can do the same.
    3. Your subconscious has the answer to all problems. If you suggest to your subconscious prior to sleep, “I want to get up at 6 a.m.,” it will awaken you at that exact time.
    4. Your subconscious mind is the builder of your body and can heal you. Lull yourself to sleep every night with the idea of perfect health, and your subconscious , being your faithful servant, will obey you.
    5. Every thought is a cause, and every condition is an effect.
    6. If you want to write a book, write a wonderful play, give a better talk to your audience, convey the idea lovingly and feelingly to your subconscious mind, and it will respond accordingly.
    7. You are like a captain navigating a ship. He must give the right orders, and likewise, you must give the right orders (thoughts and images) to your subconscious mind which controls and governs all your experiences.
    8. Never use the terms, “I can’t afford it” or “I can’t do this.” Your subconscious mind takes you at your word and sees to it that you do not have the money or the ability to do what you want to do. Affirm, “I can do all things through the power of my