Picking up the container with the fish, Russ headed to the trailer, Melanie beside him. Once the fish were marinating, Russ took a couple of cold beers from the fridge and offered one to Melanie. Since it wasn't her favorite tipple, she asked for a Sprite so she could mix it. Drinks in hand, they took folding chairs over to the smoker and settled in for a four-hour wait.
"I should tell you," Russ said, "before I forget, that everything I've taught you is my way of doing things. Doesn't mean it's the right way, because there are many different ways of dealing with fish. There are also many different flavors you can use in the smoker, like apple, cherry, and hickory. You can also marinate the fish in a solution of sea salt and brown sugar. I haven't tried it yet, but it's supposed to be really tasty. Every fisherman has his procedure and mine is what I was taught, so it's what I use."
The conversation eventually returned to Huna and what other miracles could be performed with it.
"Here's your next assignment. When you are going someplace new, like a client's office building, or a building out of town, decide when you leave home that there will be a parking space for you right in front of, or near, the building. Believe it will be there and then forget about it until you are nearing your destination. Then watch carefully for it, take it when you see it, and then thank your subconscious profusely for getting it for you. When you repeat this successfully several times, it will become another learned task, as part of driving the car, for your subconscious to carry out every time for you. This works with an agreement at a subconscious level, by all parties involved."
"Sounds like a tall order to me." Russ was having a difficult time wrapping his head around this stuff.
"Just remember that your subconscious wants to help and please you at all times. Show your appreciation when he's successful and he will work even harder for you. One time I went to stop in front of a store and there was a FedEx truck right where I wanted to be, so I just drove around the block and as I came back around the corner, the driver was just pulling away from the curb, so I drove in. Works every time for me."
Melanie had been practicing some of these exercises for years, so she knew what she was talking about. Her interest had gone far beyond what had been required for her English assignment, thus she had a working knowledge of the principles behind the practice.