Thinking Without Thinking

 We are conscious beings and yet we have this whole subconscious level of brain functioning that seems to just do its own independent thing.  It is often our subconscious brain activity that influences our conscious feelings and thoughts when these subconscious influences rise to the surface of conscious thought.  This begs the question of how much of our conscious experience comes from our own conscious choice.  We recognize all of our thoughts, feelings and perceptions as belonging to our conscious selves, but our subconscious mind is our continuous influencer and copilot.  Memories are one large part of our subconscious minds.  We aren’t aware of every memory we have at every moment (thank goodness) but they are completely necessary to our intelligence and the functioning of our conscious minds.  They are held in storage by our subconscious minds and are drawn to the surface when they are relevant to our current experiences and contemplations.