From Amanda's very early writing (1990s to early 2000s), shared as it was originally written.
How to get lucky with carparks
I used to go out with a man who was incredibly 'lucky' with carparks. And it would always drive me crazy because I was always 'unlucky'. I would think for ages before I would drive into the city because I would never know how long I would have to drive around searching, searching, searching for that spot. Or, I would park fifteen blocks away because I knew I would not find a park. Of course, I was always just missing the perfect carpark as well. Some other person (who didn't deserve that spot cos it was mine) would see it just before I did.
But that is all in the past! I am now really 'lucky' with carparks. It was so frustrating going out with this man who would ALWAYS find a carpark exactly where he wanted to that I decided there had to be a secret I could discover.
And I did! Here it is. To be 'lucky' with carparks and find one where ever you want one , you have to believe you are 'lucky' with car parking. You need to say to yourself - and out loud - repeatedly "I am lucky with carparks, where do I want to find one today?". You will be amazed at the results. It may take a few goes before you actually convince yourself it's true (which is when it really becomes powerful), but after that point ,car parks will miraculously appear at the right time in the right place!
The subconscious mind is unimaginably powerful and we can program it in any way we like - positively or negatively. So if you believe you are 'unlucky' with carparks (or anything else in life); no good at maths; have a terrible body; can't draw; can't spel (ha, ha); have a terrible, uncontrollable temper; no good at sport etc etc guess what folks? Your subconscious mind will hear that message from you and will fulfill your prophecy!
It's like a battleship. The captain is on the bridge and the engineroom person is in the engine room where there are no windows. The Captain calls out a directive (10 degrees starboard or something) because he/she can see what is about to happen. The engineroom person can't- so they just accept the order as it comes. They don't know if they are steering the ship into an iceberg or open sea or land. They have to trust the captain. So, the conscious mind is the captain and the subconscious mind is the engineroom person - whatever the Captain says, the subconscious mind does.
Sometimes, other people can put an idea into your subconscious - especially parents. A passing comment can lodge itself in there without you knowing yet it becomes a belief you have about yourself for years. Comments like 'Johnny has never been good at sport' or "Susie's very shy' or the other five squillion things people say about us - we're very demanding, tense, anxious, difficult etc. So be warned - set your conscious mind on alert to comments from other people and filter them to see if they are true, BEFORE they lodge as truth in your subconscious.
'Oh dear' I hear you cry! 'What have others - or have I - been programming in all these years? ' Search your subconscious for old beliefs you may have about yourself that could have come from others - or yourself; and question the truth of those beliefs given what you know about yourself today. Even if you are a child and your parents are telling you things about yourself that are negative - deep in your heart you will know if they are true or not. If they are not true, just say to yourself - repeatedly- 'this is not true, I know I am not .....(whatever they say you are).'
Protect yourself! From others and yourself. Question comments about yourself and feel if they are true before you blindly accept them as gospel. And have fun finding all those car parks that will jump out at you!
