Your Own Personal Assistant

Every day, we wrestle with questions great and small. What we often don't realize, however, is that we need not do it alone.

It is said that we only use 10% of our brains. But we can use the other 90%--if we know how.

Simply put, we can put our subconscious minds to work.

Here's how:

1) Enter a meditative state. Breathe in and out, until your mind is clear.

2) Then, picture the dilemma with which you're wrestling. Picture it as words written on paper. Maybe it comes to you in the form of an object. Does it appear as a wispy, abstract thought? That's fine too.

3) Now comes the fun part: turn it over--fully, without reservation--to your subconscious. You may picture it as a person, sent to assist you. Maybe it, too, is abstract and vague. I like to picture mine as a boundless, calm, crystal-clear ocean. Whatever form it takes, hand over your concern to it.

4) Wait.

The wait may be no longer than a good-night's sleep, or longer if the matter is serious and complex. Whatever the case, trust that your subconscious mind is amassing all its ample resources for the task.

The answer may unfold gradually, but more often--upon awakening in the morning, for instance--you may experience an "Aha!" moment in which the matter becomes clear.

Put your own personal assistant to work--you'll be very pleasantly surprised.