Our subconscious mind is the most powerful thing in the universe. With it, we have created everything in the world. The function of our subconscious mind is to deliver what the conscious mind is thinking. It does this by having a connection not only with the thinking, conscious mind but with the limitless intelligence of the universe, which some people call the Universal Mind. Our subconscious is to the Universal Mind as a drop of water is to the ocean - it is made of the same stuff and in a sense is never separate from it - in essence, it is the same thing. We have all the resources of the Universal Mind at our fingertips - we can take as much abundance as we want, but the tragedy is that many of us see ourselves as separate and, filled with doubt and thoughts of lack, we never take more than a tea spoon of water from the great ocean of the universe. The reality is that we can have anything if we align ourselves to a few basic truths.
Get a clear idea of what you intend to achieve
In Think and Grow Rich, Steven Covey tells us that "everything is created twice." We cannot build a house without first drawing up a blueprint. We cannot sail a ship or fly a plane without first having a plan of where we want to go. Step one in the process of creating our own reality is having a clear and definite image of where we a re going and a faith that our subconscious mind can get us there by its connection with the Universal Mind.
Release your intention - let go and stop trying to control the outcome.
We have no idea how an acorn grows into a tree. We have no idea how flesh heals itself after a cut. And we have no idea how the creative process works. But we know there is a vast and wonderful intelligence in the universe which transcends anything we can understand and control. Let go, and see how coincidence and synchronicity order your experience in an astonishing way.
Be alert, watching for opportunities as they arise naturally and act on them when they come along
When I was a child, we had a cat. She was very good at catching birds in the garden, and I have often thought that her technique is a good analogy of the way we should approach deliberate manifestation of our intentions. She would go out into the garden and sit herself down near to where she knew birds came along to eat or bathe. Crouching low on her belly, silently, motionless, she waited, eyes almost closed, but ever alert. Birds came and went, and still she sat, waiting for the right moment. Only when a bird came close enough would she pounce. When she decided the moment was right, she jumped and devoured the bird. She never failed.
Like our cat, we need to be ready to take any opportunity which comes along, not running all over the place, chasing every lead that we see, but waiting patiently and quietly for the chance we need, and then acting decisively and clearly to take it.
Be persistent and realize your own power as creator of your experience
Much of the time, there is a time gap between creating our mental images and achieving our intentions. This time lag is essentially our minds removing the obstacles we have put up ourselves and which work against our own achievement. We can have anything we chose; the trouble is that many of us simply don't believe it. Personally, I have seen evidence of how effective my own subconscious mind can be: I have seen manifestation take place by working with my own deliberate intentions. This can be a frightening experience. Realizing that we are, indeed, in control of our own lives and coming face to face with the fact that we cannot abdicate responsibility for our experience can be terrifying - it is quite some responsibility! But if we truly believe that we can have whatever we imagine, then in that instant the wheels are put in motion and the Universal Mind delivers what we have chosen.
