The Power of the Choice-Maker

      

By Barbara Berger

Barbara Berger   It's a liberating discovery to find out that you are the Choice-Maker in your life. And to find out and really realize that Life is not doing anything to you and that there are no sinister/benevolent forces outside of you which are controlling your destiny.    Once you make this discovery, you empower yourself to create the life you've always wanted to live.    "Our power of choice  is the greatest blessing we have,  for with it comes the ability we entertain and hence our experiences." Frederick Bailes / "Basic Principles of the Science of Mind"   To understand why you're the Choice-Maker, let's take a look at the way the mind works. To simplify matters, we can divide our mind into two parts: Conscious mind (surface mind) Subconscious mind (deeper mind) You think with your conscious mind. You are aware with your conscious mind, and you select or make choices with your conscious mind.    Your subconscious mind acts upon the selections or patterns it receives from your conscious mind. Your subconscious mind is also the place where your own personal memories and experiences are registered and stored—and where the memories and patterns of the whole human race, the so-called collective consciousness, are also stored.    Your subconscious or deeper mind creates your reality based on the blueprints for behavior, which have been deposited (imprinted) there by your conscious mind. This is why to change your behavior—and thus your outer reality—you must first change the patterns you feed your subconscious mind.   The Key to the Subconscious As the Choice-Maker, you select the thought patterns or blueprints for life that you feed your subconscious mind. This means, if you don't like the reality you are experiencing at the moment, if there's anything about your life that's not functioning properly, if you are experiencing financial lack, dis-ease, or any other type of disharmony, you must select new thought patterns for your subconscious mind. Because your outer reality is only reflecting your deepest mental patterns.    This is a great discovery!    It's a great discovery because it means you're inherently free. Free to select new thought patterns, new blueprints, and thus create a new reality for yourself!    Eternal Vigilance The first step in changing your mental habits is to become aware of your present mental patterns. Once you start watching your patterns, you'll realize that 99% of what you think today is a repetition of what you thought yesterday. This is very interesting: 99% of what you are thinking today is a repetition of what you thought yesterday. If you don't believe me, try observing your thoughts for a whole day. How many completely new thoughts did you actually have today?    And if you were thinking anxious, fearful, depressed, cynical, critical or any other negative kinds of thoughts yesterday and the day before yesterday and the day before that, your present reality will be a reflection of that mental pattern. In other words, you will be experiencing some kind of disharmony or problem, some form of sickness, weakness or failure in some area of your life as a result of these ingrown, repetitive negative thinking patterns.        This realization is an important step forward. Once you see your patterns, once you recognize your mental habits, you can change them. You can’t change anything if you are unaware of what you are doing. This is why it’s so important to be present and watch what’s going on in your mind. This is called waking up to the nature of mind.    The next step is to do something about it. But that is often easier said than done. Because changing our mental patterns demands eternal vigilance because mental patterns quickly become ingrown mental habits. And like any other habit, it takes a determined effort in the beginning to change a habit (to replace a negative thought pattern with a positive one).    But it can be done – all it demands is a determined effort to replace negative thoughts and beliefs with more positive uplifting thoughts and beliefs.    So changing your thought patterns means that you, the Choice-Maker, begin to select new thoughts patterns for yourself. For more detailed and practical information about how to change your thought patterns and reprogram your subconsciousness mind so you can change your life, please check out my international bestselling book, “The Road to Power – Fast Food for the Soul”. Especially the following chapters: The Power of Affirmation (the repetition of positive statements), The Power of Visualization (mentally seeing a new reality), The Power of Praise and Blessing, The Power of Focus, The Power of NO, The Power of Release and The Power of Giving. You can find the book on Amazon or other online sites or on my Web site: www.beamteam.com    Blessings to you! _____   About Barbara Berger American-born Barbara Berger is the best-selling author of “The Road to Power – Fast Food for the Soul” (published in 30 languages), “Are You Happy Now? 10 Ways to Live a Happy Life” (published in 21 languages) and “The Awakening Human Being – A Guide to the Power of Mind”. Barbara's latest book is "Find and Follow Your Inner Compass – Instant Guidance in an Age of Information Overload". Barbara also works as coach and therapist, helping people around the globe come into alignment with their own true power. For more about Barbara see her Web site: http://www.beamteam ** Below are titles & links to the beautiful work from Barbara. She is a long time contributor and my dear friend : mysticlivingtoday.com – articles by Barbara Berger   The Ultimate Self-Empowerment Tool – Your Inner Compass http://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2087    The Key to Happiness; Understanding the Way the Mind Works http://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2113   Who would you be if you didn’t know your age? http://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2147   The Power of Right Seeing http://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2177   Review of Barbara Berger’s book Find and Follow Your Inner Compass by Riki Frahmann http://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2184   Are You Here Now? Are You Happy Now? https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2247   Discovering Who You Really Are https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2284   Getting in Touch with Your Heart https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2299   Follow Your Passion & Accept the Consequences https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2324   The Power of the Joyful Giver https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2359   You have nothing to deal with but your own thoughts https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2374   Radio show http://www.blogtalkradio.com/starzcast/2018/09/26/natalie-interviews-barbara-berger--author-on-self-empowerment   Peace Is Your Nature https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2398   The Power of Contemplating Love https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2423   How Can We Serve? https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2452   The Importance of Mind Management https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2472   Focus on the Real – A Way of Dealing with Worry and Catastrophic Thinking https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2499   Nothing External Can Disturb Us https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2527   Just Let Everything Be! https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2548   The Gift of Crisis https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2563   The Power of Asking for Help https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2592&fbclid=IwAR1ZK91thdusdkQTdqu0fHXgarR7Ghv7rmAjR6NypUUfLh2wv1ozLLi-HjU   What does it mean to be psychologically mature? https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2625   The Meaning of Life https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2644   The Power of Praise & Blessing https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2682   Our Unalienable Rights https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2712   Meeting the Family & Keeping Your Peace of Mind https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2737   Healthy Boundaries – the Secret of Good Relationships https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2758   Healthy Parenting https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2777   Wanting What You Have https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2801   NOW IS THE TIME TO THINK POSITIVE https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2813   A Scientific Prayer to Lift Your Consciousness https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2828   Healthy Self Talk about the Body https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2850   Time Are Changing Aren’t They? https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2881   Are You Following Your Inner Compass? https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2904   What Happens When We Don't Listen to Our Inner Compass?    https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2920   Your Right to Be You https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2961   Doing the Right Thing https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2992   Seeing Behind Impermanence https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=3026   Opening Your Heart – A Prayer for the New Year https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=3051   Welcome to the World of Starbrow and His Amazing Spiritual Adventures https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=3050   Use This Simple, Effective Right Reaction Exercise to Tackle Stressful Moments   https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=3084   No Healing Without Feeling https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=3102   Happiness Is an Inside Job https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=3131   The Power of Joy and Laughter https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=3158   Watch Out for Black and White Thinking! https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=3173 The Power of Eating Less https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=3217   Good Ways to Say No and Set Limits https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=3242   Higher Consciousness and the Power of Nature https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=3259   Gratitude for the Gift of Life https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=3284   Do Not Be Bluffed by Your Body https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=3297   What Is Spiritual Bypass? https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=3329   The Intention of Oneness https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=3358   The Importance of Having a Daily Program https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=3381   What Is Preventing You From Being Happy? https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=3417   Happiness Now https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=3428   Staying Sane in Insane Times https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=3462