Once upon a time, there was an eagle who lived like a chicken. His owner loved the eagle so much that he fed it chicken-feed and kept it in a barn with other chickens, so it would never go hungry.
One day, a man passing by asked the owner why the eagle, proudest of all the birds, was living in a barn with chickens.
His owner said, “I love my eagle so much, I have given it chicken-feed every day and kept it safe in the barn. It no longer needs to hunt or fly.”
The man was curious at this. He wanted to know if the eagle really had lost its ability to fly. He picked up the eagle and said, “You belong to the sky and not to the earth. Stretch forth your wings and fly.”
The eagle gave him a curious look, jumped down from out of his hands, and went back to eat chicken-feed off the dirt.
The next day, the man tried again. He went to the roof of the house with the eagle and said, “You belong to the sky and not to the earth. Stretch forth your wings and fly.”
The eagle, fearing the height, wriggled free from the man, and jumped back down to the ground to be with the other chickens.
Finally, on the third day, the man took the eagle to the top of a mountain and said, “You belong to the sky and not to the earth. Stretch forth your wings and fly.”
The eagle, trembling but seeing no way down from the mountain, stretched his wings and flew. Slowly at first, but then up, up, and away towards the sun.
What’s the moral to this parable? The eagle had it in him all along. But his upbringing and lack of belief in himself led to self-sabotage.
Do you do this? Are there times when you’re sure you want to make a positive change in your health, take some action steps, meet with success, and then undo it all with self-sabotage? Or do you never begin, telling yourself that you’d fail even if you tried?
Perhaps you need to create a vision. What would it look like if you could buy quality foods and eat enough, but not too much? What would YOU look like before too long if you eat healthy most of the time, but allow yourself an occasional treat? How would you feel if you had more energy and confidence? Are you afraid you won’t be successful? You can only be successful if you make a plan and get started. Every person is capablye of making change. Everyone. That includes you. You have to change the way you have programmed your mind to believe you won’t be successful.
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