There are universal laws of the mind, and I’ve found that when it’s a universal law I’d better pay attention! These laws are within the Master Key System written by Haanel. I’d never noticed it before….but after starting the ‘mental diet’, I realized that the way we regularly speak is totally against the first of the Seven Laws of the Mind. No wonder we haven’t gotten the results we want in our life in the past! Let me explain by way of giving an example. It’s very common to say something like; I’d love to live in Florida, BUT I’m not thinking it will ever happen, because my job is here. First of all, the word BUT cancels out what was just said. So the desire to live in Florida is cancelled, and the subconscious mind will not pay any attention to it. Secondly, the word BECAUSE reinforces what was just said. So it reinforced that you think it will never happen!
Is that what you meant to say? Using the Universal Law of Substitution, you’ve just done some negative subconscious reprogramming! Let’s cancel that!
We can use the same words in a different order to be in harmony with the Law of Substitution, and it will help us have what we want. For example, we could say it like this: I’ve always thought it was an impossible dream for me to live in Florida, BUT ever since I started the Master Key Master Mind Alliance (MKMMA) it seems like it is a very likely thing that I will be living in Florida, because I love warm weather and I deserve to live where I love it! By saying it in that way, you’re letting your subconscious mind know what you want and reinforcing it with a reason that you believe you can have it. So…the subby will go to work on helping you get it!
To empower ourselves with the Law of Substitution, we can purpose to be aware of our thoughts. That’s step one. Then when we find ourselves thinking a negative thought, we can say BUT, ever since this happened, or that happened, I’ve started to believe that I could have that. Then you’re substituting the new thought for the old thought and retraining your subconscious mind! You can even add “because xxxxx” and reinforce the new thought! You could even repeat this several times to even more effectively accomplish the subconscious reprogramming needed.
It takes practice, but it is so totally worth it, as you’ll see when the results start happening in your life!
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Great blog, Delaine. Love your suggestion – Yup will be totally worth the practice.
What a wonderfully inspired post! It’s a good thing to find a different approach to any challenge, and this one is excellent. I shall emulate it!
Thank you for this post! Words are so powerful and the way we use them can make the difference between failure and success. I love the insight here, very helpful and I will apply this purposefully to make the changes and see results faster! 🙂 The subconscious is the key… our dreams depend on it!
You’re welcome, and you are SO right, Shelly!
I picked up your post from the MKMMA site. Thank you for a great post and different spin on the words BUT and BECAUSE.
You are SO welcome, Nancy!
That is a great post! I love how you are using this Law of Substitution!
Thanks so much, Delaine, for making sure to post in the Alliances this wonderful insight of such a practical nature . . . time for a U-turn!
So easy to forget the basics, thank you putting this up. Will start using it again immediately, can’t imagine how I ever forgot it. Very glad I stopped by your blog!
Love this post….I knew this but so great to have it resaid in this context. Thanks!
Great Post! It’s inspiring to see how you are applying “The Seven Laws of The Mind” to your everyday life! It’s also refreshing to see another traveler digging deep through introspection and correlating this with what we are being taught in this course! Thank you.
Is it not scary how people destroy their dreams by using the wrong words and they do not even know about it?! Great post,thank you for sharing it!