Deep Thought Friday
My posts are usually about My Life Lessons. These are the things
I’ve lived through, witnessed and now talk about how they’ve affected me. In
some instances, these things still affect me. While some of those things are actual facts/events, some are
readings and information that is passed on to me.
I want to change things a little. I want
this new “Deep Thought Friday” series
to be more than a casual stop on my blog for the latest read.
I want to allow you to come up with your
own conclusion to a situation… with your own moral of the story. I want to see
if you can connect with a particular story in such a way that it will give you
a sense of purpose, a new direction or perspective, and maybe just maybe -
think deeper and further than usual.
As you read, discuss the moral in each
story with your spouse or partner, or with a close friend. Connect every story
with yourself. Challenge yourself. Think about what you’ve learned from the
story and what change you can bring to your life.
This week “Deep Thought Friday” is about how we CONDITION ourselves…how we LIMIT
ourselves…
Conditioned
to lose...
An
eagle's egg was placed in the nest of a prairie chicken. The egg hatched and
the little eagle grew up thinking it was a prairie chicken. The eagle did what
the prairie chickens did. It scratched in the dirt for seeds. It clucked and
cackled. It never flew more than a few feet because that is what the prairie
chickens did. One day he saw an eagle flying gracefully and majestically in the
open sky. He asked the prairie chickens: "What is that beautiful
bird?" The chickens replied, "That is an eagle. He is an outstanding
bird, but you cannot fly like him because you are just a prairie chicken."
So the eagle never gave it a second thought, believing that to be the truth. He
lived the life of and died a prairie chicken, depriving himself of his heritage
because of his lack of vision.
What
a waste! He was born to win, but was conditioned to lose
“All the power
of the universe is within us, it is we who are putting hands on our eyes and
saying that it is dark.”
~Swami
Vivekananda
RosieSandz
