The Power of Your Subconscious Mind

by Joseph Murphy

The thought is the action, and the response of the subconscious mind is the reaction.

Give your wife attention, and show your appreciation. Praise and exalt all her many good points.

The wife and the husband must cease being scavengers always looking at the petty faults or errors in each other. Let each give attention and praise for the constructive and wonderful qualities in the other.

Now, this wife is degrading and belittling her husband in the eyes of all the neighbors and relatives. He no longer appears as the ideal husband to them. Never discuss your marital problems with anyone except a trained counselor. Why cause numerous people to think negatively of your marriage? Moreover, as you discuss and dwell upon these shortcomings of your husband, you

Relatives will usually give you the wrong advice. It is usually biased and prejudiced because it is not given in an impersonal way. Any advice you receive which violates the golden rule, which is a cosmic law, is not good or sound.

If you learn how to pray in the right way, you will attract the right mate for you.

Mentally picture your wife as she ought to be, joyous, happy, healthy and beautiful. See your husband as he ought to be, strong, powerful, loving, harmonious, and kind. Maintain this mental picture, and you will experience the marriage made in heaven, which is harmony and peace.

William James, father of American psychology, said

The truth is that happiness is a mental and spiritual state. None of these positions

The happiest man is he who constantly brings forth and practices what is best in him. Happiness and virtue complement each other. The best are not only the happiest, but the happiest are usually the best in the art of living life successfully.

You must choose happiness. Happiness is a habit. It is a good habit to ponder often on ‘whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever

For example, you may be polite and courteous to someone in your office, but when his back is turned, you are very critical and resentful toward him in your mind. Such negative thoughts are highly destructive to you. It is like taking poison.

It is also true that the suggestion you give to another, you give to yourself because your mind is the creative medium.

If a man cheats and deceives another, he is actually cheating and deceiving himself. His sense of guilt and mood of loss inevitably will attract loss to him in some way, at some time.

‘The measure we mete, shall be measured to us again.’

What the other person says or does cannot really annoy or irritate you except you permit him to disturb you.

The only way he can annoy you is through your own thought.

Identify yourself with your aim in life, and do not permit any person, place or thing to deflect you from your inner sense of peace, tranquility and radiant health.

You cannot be hurt when you know that you are master of your thoughts, reactions and emotions.

whenever I think of the person or persons who hurt me, I say, ‘I have released you, and all the blessings of life are yours.

am free and you are free. It is wonderful!’

Be sure that your mind never retires. It must be like a parachute, which is no good unless it opens up. Be open and receptive to new ideas.

Some research physicians say that the neurotic fear of the effects of time may well be the cause of premature aging.

You are a son of infinite life, which knows no end. You are a child of eternity. You are wonderful!