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The Affirmation Doctor
By Dr. Anne Marie Evers

May, June, July 2010

Dear Dr. Evers,

My name is Lester and I am a Fire-Fighter in a small town in Northern Ontario. We, at times, have a great deal of time on our hands so we have started a discussion group on topics that interest each one of us.

One thing that really interests me is thoughts and the mind and how they work. Have you any clarification on this subject that you could share with me to bring them up at the next ‘jam session?’ My dad always told me that we have two minds and I find this hard to believe. What is your take on that? Hope you have time to share some thoughts.

~ Lester, Northern Ontario ~

Dear Lester,

Thank you for your email and I, too, am very interested in the study of thoughts and the mind, so let’s get started.

THOUGHTS

What do you think is the greatest power that has ever been discovered? Nuclear energy? The power of wealth or fame? I believe it is the power of your thoughts and mind. Thought is creative and it is the first and most crucial stage in the development of any new idea, invention, business, or other venture that becomes reality.

Thoughts are living things. When thoughts are held in the mind, they form a life of their own and attract other similar thoughts.

Lester did you know that having thoughts actually creates new brain cells, causing a physical and chemical change in your mind. Through thought, your mind can be programmed at will—and reprogrammed as frequently as required. As the most powerful and transformative tools at our disposal, thoughts must be used wisely if we are to create what we want out of life. And that each thought seeks its own kind.

You are in complete control of your thoughts. No person can jump into your mind and think your thoughts for you, nor can you do that for another.

Lester your dad said that you have two minds and I believe that we all have ONE mind with two distinct yet interrelated functional characteristics. The Conscious Mind is your objective, outward or waking state and the Subconscious Mind is your subjective, inward or sleeping state

I liken the Conscious and Subconscious Mind to a Captain and a ship. The Conscious Mind is the Captain who gives the orders and the Subconscious Mind is the crew who immediately obey the Captain’s orders immediately without question.

In other words you could liken the Conscious Mind to the Master and the Subconscious Mind as the slave who obeys his or her Master. Everything you find in your world without was first created in your world within.

CONSCIOUS MIND

The conscious mind is your objective mind and deals largely with the external world. This part of the mind has the power to reason and to decide what is right or wrong. It is the source of all thoughts, concepts, and ideas. The conscious mind’s chief powers are reason, judgment, logic, form, calculation, and moral sense. The conscious mind also sets in motion the creative power of the subconscious mind and is the one and only force to which the subconscious mind responds. It tells the subconscious mind what is required—which is one of its most important functions. The subconscious mind controls the conditions and experiences of your life. Through your conscious mind, you can clearly and specifically tell your subconscious mind what is desired.

SUBCONSCIOUS MIND

Your subconscious mind is like a highly sophisticated computer. When you were born, it began to record every feeling, action, thought, or word in your world. You accepted some information from your parents, teachers, peers, and others—all of whom had their own weaknesses and negative patterns.

Your subconscious mind represents the sleeping or subjective state. It is dependent on the information received from the conscious mind and is not normally in direct contact with the outside world. One of its roles is to handle all involuntary functions of the body, such as heartbeat, breathing, circulation, blood flow, and digestion?without any instruction from anyone.

There is so much more on this topic I would suggest that you purchase my book Affirmations Your Passport to Happiness, which explores this topic in much greater detail.

With Love and Affirmation Blessings,

Dr. Anne Marie Evers

Reverend Dr. Anne Marie Evers is an ordained Minister and Doctor of Divinity and Philosophy. She is also a best-selling author of many books on positive thinking, some of which are, Affirmations Your Passport to Happiness 7th edition.

She co-authored the best-selling series Wake Up and Live the Life you Love in Spirit with Dr. Deepak Chopra and Dr. Wayne Dyer. Please check out her websites at www.annemarieevers.com and www.affirmationtoolbox.com

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