The Unlimited Mind

I have always been fascinated by the capabilities of our minds. We are brought up to believe things when we see them, but we do not realise that what we believe we see! Our minds remember so much; we remember experiences and emotions. So, most of our reactions remain the same. Although we may not be consciously trying to do the same things, we have already programmed our mind to react certain ways. We have trained our brain to feel a certain way and act a certain way after an experience. That’s right! Most of the time, we are not acting in the moment or ‘in the heat of the moment’ as it is commonly expressed, but past moments. The repetition of our past reactions becomes subconscious.

Conscious vs Subconscious

I’m going to take a new approach to explaining the conscious and subconscious mind. Imagine that your subconscious mind is like the mother of your brain and the conscious mind is like the child. The mother relays information and tells the child what to think, how to act, and what to do because she learnt it from her parents. The child listens and takes in this information but ultimately has a choice. They could either continue the cycle and only act how they were taught or change their ways and even teach their mother new information. You get where I’m going with this? The simpler and more commonly used example is an iceberg. The conscious mind is the part that you see above the water and the subconscious is what cannot be seen under the water. The conscious mind is what we are actively thinking about, but the subconscious mind stores the information we’ve learned that we are not aware of. My example is actually what happens in real life. We learn from our parents and these interactions, experiences, and our environment shape who we become, but that doesn’t mean who we are is set in stone.

Accessing the Subconscious

How do we become aware of the unknown? With questions!!! If you want answers, you must first ask questions. Take a few minutes to think about areas in your life where you might be limiting yourself. When was a time where you could have handled a situation better or responded nicer? What past experiences or traumas may be holding you back or causing you to react a certain way? If you want to be something or expand your capabilities, ask yourself how you can do that. How can I be more compassionate, empathetic, happy?

By consciously rethinking the way you think, act, and feel, you alter your subconscious actions, and you break the cycle. Now, instead of reacting harshly, bursting out in anger, or limiting yourself, you become kinder and more aware of yourself and life around you. It becomes your personality, your being; it becomes who you are without having to think about it.

Who We Are

In my last article, I talked about empathy and lightly touched on how we have all grown up in different environments, around different people, and with different experiences that have shaped who we have become. These factors contribute to our subconscious beliefs, values, and actions. This is why it can be hard to change our attitudes especially when they are so deeply rooted into our systems, and we are so used to them. In fact, most people don’t want to change even if their belief system is proven wrong, simply because it’s easier to continue living a lie than to embrace the truth.

The same concept applies to our everyday routines. Most of us do the same things everyday which causes us to expect certain things, believe certain things, and ultimately become limited to the narrative we have written for ourselves. We think, we feel, we act, we are. So, when something bad happens, we begin to anticipate it, until we believe that we are an unlucky person or that this will always happen, and when we look for the bad that is all we will find.

So, if you want to change, it won’t be enough to simply say you are going to start thinking more positively or start being more open-minded. That is, of course, how it starts, but it means nothing if you don’t follow through. Changing your conscious thoughts is only the first step and it only scratches the surface, like the iceberg I mentioned earlier. You can’t expect to change the shape of what’s under the water if you’re only working on the top.

You’re going to have to DIG DEEPER. Think BIGGER. Step OUTSIDE of yourself. Our subconscious beliefs turn into our perception of the world and the people around us, and as I mentioned above, these beliefs stem from past experiences and influences. So really, we are seeing through the lens of the past. If what we see, our perception, is the past, then what we are seeing is limited; it isn’t true, or at least it doesn’t have to be true.

Unlimited Potential

Why wait for the negative cycle to repeat itself? Don’t anticipate the reality you don’t even want. Instead of seeing through the lens of who you are now, step out of being a ‘somebody’. When you become nobody, you become everybody. All possible realities exist right now, so don’t choose the negative one, choose the reality that you want. You attract this reality by becoming the person who lives in it. Imagine the future instead of the past. If you are limited to who you think you are or who you think you have to be, then you are diminishing your own possibilities and the potential you have.

I highly recommend reading some of Dr Joe Dispenza’s books. The first book I read of his was “Becoming Supernatural. How Common People Are Doing the Uncommon”. It is quite complex and a heavy read so I would recommend reading some of his other books first, like the one I am currently reading, “Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One” especially if you are new to the mystic and science world. It is thanks to reading that book that I am writing these articles and am heading in this direction in life and career. Thank you, Joe. And best of luck to you reading this on your journey.