Think and Grow Rich (Napoleon Hill) - Chapter 12:

The subconscious mind receives and files thoughts according to their similarity. Negative thoughts on one side, positive thoughts on another. These thoughts are recorded in the subconscious whether you think them voluntarily or not. Any thought you think, any plan you make is planted in the subconscious. "The subconscious acts first on the dominating desires which have been mixed with emotional feeling, such as faith. You communicate with your subconscious through auto-suggestion. The more you think a thought, the more dominant it becomes, and the faster the subconscious mind brings it to bear. 

Knowing this information, you should now realize that thinking positive, inspiring thoughts is an important habit to develop, if only for the sake of tilting the subconscious scales in your favor. When positivity dominates your thinking patterns, then positive outcomes will likely dominate your results in life. 

Use your creativity to imagine the kind of life you desire. Write it down. Visualize it. Fill your thoughts completely with images of your desires. Let your subconscious mind go to work to bring these thoughts into your reality. 

Napoleon Hill, and many other teachers on this subject, tell us to infuse emotion into our thoughts. I have never had anyone explain how to do this in a way that makes sense and actually works. As a result, I am unable to voluntarily inject emotions into my thoughts or visualizations. I had almost given up on being able to do this until I read from Abraham Hicks that, actually, emotions are an indicator of whether your thoughts are leaning positively or negatively. You do not inject emotions into your thoughts. Your thoughts give rise to emotions. So if you're feeling bad, your job is to subtly guide your thoughts towards better feeling thoughts. And if you're feeling good, your job is to maintain that thought vibration. Read this article for detailed insights plus workbook (Link to Ask And It Is Given blog post and workbook). 

Jesus is quoted as having said, "According to your faith it is done unto you." Do what works for you. Do what you believe in. Do the thing that gives you joy. Do the thing that gives you the results you want.

Napoleon Hill gives us the seven major positive emotions we should seek to move towards:

Desire, faith, love, sex, enthusiasm, romance, hope.

And the seven negative emotions to be avoided: 

Fear, jealousy, hatred, revenge, greed, superstition, anger. 

There are many more emotions in either direction. But the ones listed here are the most prevalent and most powerful.  

 Napoleon Hill tells us that "Negative thoughts and emotions cannot occupy the mind at the same time as positive thoughts and emotions. One or the other must dominate. It is your responsibility to make sure that positive emotions constitute the dominating influence of your mind."

Practice weeding your mind off negative thoughts until your mind is dominated by positive thoughts. Soon enough, the power of habit will kick in and the weeding process will happen automatically without your deliberate effort. You will automatically become a positive person who predominantly thinks and feels positive vibrations.

When you pray, remove fear or doubt in your mind. If you pray with fear and doubt, your subconscious mind will read these emotions and bring you even more fear and doubt. Rather pray with faith and positive expectations. Believe that you will receive what you pray for and you stand a better chance of success. Faith and fear cannot co-exist. Choose one that will dominate your subconscious mind. Practice it deliberately until it becomes a habit. And all good things will be yours. 

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