We are Conditioned by Our Circumstances.

I heard a wonderful sermon the other day, and it was about how we are conditioned by life and the circumstances around us. The example used was of the rehabilitation of some eagles.

Now I am not going to mention exactly what kind of eagles and where this took place because frankly, I forgot, and am battling to find the information. But the moral of the story still applies. 

The story goes that the eagles were being threatened with extinction. So it was decided to breed them in captivity to increase their numbers. Once they were old enough they were taken to their natural habitat and released. But because these eagles were so used to captivity they just sat there. Then something extraordinary happened. Eagles soaring above started calling out to the eagles on the ground and slowly the grounded eagles started flapping their wings and eventually took to the sky.

So what is the moral behind this story? Well it's simple really. We are so conditioned by what people say and our perception of ourselves, that we sit on the ground like the captive bread eagles. We have been released, we are free but how we view our lives keeps us from soaring in the clouds. Meanwhile life, the universe, God is calling to us to spread our wings and fly and reach our true potential. We just need to listen or otherwise pay attention to opportunities that come our way. 

Remember .... we need to leave our comfort zone to accomplish our goals. I don't know if you will relate, but the difference between getting something and earning it, is remarkably different. Earning something has a hundred times more value than just having it handed to you. I could be wrong, but that is my opinion. 

So pay attention to life's opportunities, it is calling out to you, you just need to listen.

To Your Success.

Lazy Motivator.