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Marilyn Jenett | |
Metaphysical Marketing Workshop
Words
We Use About Others: a Fascinating Fact
Did you know
that the subconscious mind does not know anyone else but YOU (I'll bet
you didn't). It has no conception of consciousness other than your own.
I explain to students that when we criticize others or find fault, our
mind thinks we are speaking about ourselves. That's why it's so
important to become aware of the power of our words because often our
words and feelings that are directed outwardly can rebound and cause
havoc in our own lives.
Of course we do these things unconsciously...the majority of people do
not realize that our thoughts and words are influencing and imprinting
our own minds.
So let's say we are speaking about someone who "irritates" us. And the
subconscious, which does not reason or think, just interprets our words
as an "order." So we share a thought about things that irritate us. And
what does the subconscious hear?
Irritate.
So now it thinks we want to be irritated. And lo and behold, some outer
circumstance occurs that is sure to irritate us - more so if we are
already on that frequency to begin with.
And this is even more interesting...The subconscious mind only hears
the DOMINANT words, not the lesser words. Based on the fact above about
dominant words, even if we said something like "She no longer irritates
me," the mind doesn't hear "no longer" - it only hears "irritates me."
And voila, gremlins show up to irritate us.
Our individual thoughts and words reach into the ethers and cause the
creative forces of Universal Mind to bring all the elements together to
manifest what the mind thinks we want: To be irritated.
The way to stop creating situations that play this out is to no longer
be influenced by what happens. I like to call it staying in
"neutral." When an issue ceases to bother or affect us, the
issue itself will have no more energy to feed it, so it will quietly
disappear. That is how to create a solution to ANYTHING in life. When
we cease to give it negative thought or energy, the situation will
resolve itself or the solution will appear. But that's another complete
prosperity lesson in itself - for another time.
Someone posted on another network about the value of not reacting
negatively when people dump their "garbage" on you so that you don't
take on their frustration, anger, etc. and spread it.
Brushing off those people who are releasing their "garbage" toward
us...that's a good thing. We are not allowing their negativity to take
root in us and we keep our peace.
But I also think it's important that we don't automatically criticize
them and think of them as being full of garbage. Because our own minds
will think that we are referring to ourselves.
So let's consider how we can think of them in our minds in a positive
light. Blessing them, praying for them, seeing them with compassion -
that's always a safe path and lets us keep our equilibrium.
Or maybe we can think of them as being full of "lessons to be learned."
That's a bit more positive than garbage :-)
But ultimately, I like this method:
Once someone who was driving and talking on a cell phone sideswiped me
and I was able to turn my wheel just in time for him to miss me by
inches. I immediately changed my thoughts to one of gratitude -
gratitude for being protected by grace. Grateful that I and my car were
guided to safety.
I also tell the story in my memoir of the time that I was held up with
an automatic weapon and the robber took all of my business items
including the $60,000 balance check from Michelin for our upcoming
event. But I was guided to gratitude (for not being hurt) and
compassion for the young robber who had to resort to a hold up on
Christmas morning to get drug money - and miraculously everything was
found and returned to me the next day (although the assailant was never
caught). You can read the story free in my entrepreneurial memoir on my
network:
So in summary, it is true that we are not responsible for the misdeeds
of others. And they are not responsible for our reactions. We alone are
responsible for our reactions and we can take our reactions to a whole
new level which contributes to our growth and well being.
Before we react to a situation, we have to ask ourselves...
Is the toll of our words and emotions worth it?
Is it worth the "karmic" consequences?
In fact, the law of cause and effect is absolute and infallible. So we
can ask, "Why have I brought this situation to me?" These situations
are our best teachers. What can we learn from the situation? Patience?
Tolerance? Forgiveness? Clarity in making decisions? Kindness?
Is it worth the toxic hormones that course through our system that play
havoc with our bodies?
Is it worth our peace of mind?
And this, from Dr. Joseph Murphy:
"What we wish for our brothers (sisters) we wish for ourselves."
~
Marilyn
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