Many times, we make choices that then take on a life of their own. They operate under our mental radar, and we're not even aware that they're there. It's like installing a program on our computer, and having it run in the background. We tend to forget it's there, even if it begins interfering with the functioning of our computer.

We make decisions based on the best information at the time. As children, we try to fit into a strange world, and learn how to survive there. We take on the attitudes of those who are powerful, such as parents, as a way to gain acceptance, safety and security. When we grow up, we don't need those same survival strategies, but they continue to function because we haven't made any attempt to change them.

The automatic programs can be physical ones, such as smoking or overeating to avoid uncomfortable feelings. Or they can be mental/emotional programs of feeling like a victim, having low self-esteem, difficulties with money, or pessimistic thinking. The past choices we've made were reasonable at a specific time and place in our lives, but now they're no longer helping us anymore. Actually, they may be causing us harm. But unless you give the subconscious different instructions, it will continue to operate those old programs, thinking that it's still what you want.

One of the first things I do for many of my clients is to make them aware of when their habitual program kicks in. Many of my smoking clients think that they smoke all the time, only to discover that there are only certain times or places that trigger the desire. The same is true of clients who have low self-esteem. They may feel competent doing their job, but as soon as someone criticizes them, they feel worthless. After we discover when the mental program begins to run, we work on retraining the subconscious to think differently.

But first, we have to become consciously aware of the choice. Bringing it out of the shadows, where it's been operating, and into the light so we can assess it and make a different decision. When we first begin to change the program, the subconscious may rebel by seeming to make the habit more entrenched or causing chaos. It's just acting on the original instructions of the conscious mind. The subconscious must follow the directions of the conscious mind, and as long as the conscious mind stays focused on the goal, the inner mind will follow.

Every moment of every day, we're making choices, whether they're ones operating automatically or ones we make consciously. If there are areas of your life that aren't working for your good anymore, then become aware of the reason you made the original choice and make a new one. Figure out what you need to do every time that program begins to run, become aware of it, and then implement the new choice every single time it shows up. You have to make a firm, new choice, and act on it every time, or the subconscious won't believe the conscious mind is really serious about it.

Answer: We're taught to worry and fret, because that shows we're concerned. But if you're able to trust your creative mind and the Universe to manifest what you want, it works. I remember when I was first learning this stuff, that my teacher suggested we start with something that doesn't matter that much, so we don't have so much invested in the outcome. He suggested we ask for a parking space close to the entrance of a store or business we're visiting. Then let it go. By practising that way, you can learn how it feels to let go and trust. When I was younger, I did it by asking traffic lights to stay green. Your fear that the outcome won't be what you want is, as you know, what is manifesting. Your creative mind "thinks" that's what you want, ergo, you get what you "want," because that's what you're focused on.

Every time you begin to worry about whether your goal will manifest, remind yourself that "My subconscious mind knows what to do and is working to bring this about in the Divine Right way."

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