Contentious Elections and The Subconscious

Bill Britt introduced me to the power of words and its influence on our subconscious mind. This propelled me to probe deeper. My discoveries have changed my world view, and have certainly help me achieve  great balance and alignment in my life.

You may have heard that the subconscious mind never sleeps. It cannot tell fiction from fact. It believes everything that comes its way. When it repeatedly hears statements like “I am bad at remembering names and faces”, it simply believes it and makes it a reality. Similarly, “I am great at remembering names and faces” has the exact opposite effect.

One aspect that is particularly intriguing is that our subconscious mind pays more attention to the predominant object of our thoughts and words, rather than the intent. For example, “Don’t yell” conjures up an image of someone yelling, whereas “Speak softly” paints a better picture. Similarly “I am healthy” is better than “I am not sick”.

During the contentious 2016 election cycle, the Democratic convention displayed a plethora of signs that read “Love Trumps Hate”.  So the phrase “Love Trump” was everywhere, and on everyone’s lips!  At the Democratic convention!  I don’t know whose idea it was, but they obviously have a different understanding of how the subconscious mind works! I wonder how many of the attendees subconsciously voted for Trump.

Had the Trump campaign retaliated with a play on words, the resulting battle of the subconscious would have been Hillaryous!

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What kind of images are words creating in our minds? Are we even paying attention? We may not always be able to control the words that come at us from others, but we sure can reign in our own words!