Manifesting Our Inner Potential
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...Self Limiting ElephantsElephants born in captivity are restrained by a chain that attaches one leg to a metal spike driven into the ground. This prevents them from roaming. They become accustomed to the fact that, as long as the chain and spike are next to them, they are unable to move.As they grow older, their minds become programmed. When they see the spike and chain, they "believe" and accept that they will not be able to move. They become so conditioned that when ......
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Self Limiting Elephants |
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conditioned to behave as a |
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satisfied until we fulfill |
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Elephants born in captivity |
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sheep. |
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this inner need to become who |
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are restrained by a chain that |
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we really are. |
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attaches one leg to a metal |
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It ate grass, made a bleating |
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spike driven into the ground. |
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sound, and just like the |
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Just as every flower feels a |
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sheep, developed a fear of all |
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basic need to bring forth its |
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This prevents them from |
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other animals. |
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flowers and fruits, we too |
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roaming. |
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have an abundance of gifts to |
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They become accustomed to the |
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One day, another lion attacked |
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bring forth to the world |
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fact that, as long as the |
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the flock, and in the chase, |
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around us. |
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chain and spike are next to |
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was shocked to see the |
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them, they are unable to move. |
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ridiculous sight of a full |
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We can do this in many ways. |
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grown lion running away with |
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What are your challenges, |
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the sheep bleating "bah bah" |
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which you would like to meet |
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As they grow older, their |
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in fear. |
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today with greater confidence |
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minds become programmed. |
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in your inner power and |
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He caught up to the sheepish |
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ability to cope? |
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When they see the spike and |
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lion, and asked, "What are you |
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chain, they "believe" and |
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doing? |
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1. Dealing more positively |
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accept that they will not be |
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with a relationship problem? |
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able to move. |
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Why are you acting in this |
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ridiculous way? |
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2. Healing yourself from an |
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They become so conditioned |
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You a great, powerful lion |
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illness or weakness in the |
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that when their owners place a |
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acting like a lowly powerless |
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body? |
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small rope and wooden peg next |
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sheep? |
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to them, they make no effort |
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3. Dealing with the loss of or |
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to step away from it, because |
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What has come over you? |
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separation from a loved one? |
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they "believe" they are unable |
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You should be ashamed of |
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to. |
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yourself. " |
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4. Solving an economic |
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The sheepish lion explained |
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problem? |
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In truth, their actual power |
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that he was a sheep, and that |
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5. Bringing up children with |
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as adults is so great that |
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the flock had taught him to |
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love and wisdom? |
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they could easily pull up a |
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fear and bleat and run in |
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chain and spike of any size. |
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horror from the powerful lions. |
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6. Manifesting social changes? |
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Their programming or "belief," |
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7. Facing death with inner |
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however, allows this tiny rope |
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The adult lion took the |
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peace when the time comes? |
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and wooden peg to limit their |
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sheepish lion down to the |
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movement. |
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river and asked him to look at |
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8. Forgiving someone? |
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the reflection of his own face. |
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9. Confronting fears? |
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We are all very much like |
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10. Transforming our belief |
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these elephants. |
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system. |
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We allow the weaknesses, fears |
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He saw that he was like the |
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11. Coping with a law case or |
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and rejection we experienced |
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lion and not like the sheep. |
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some injustice? |
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as children to program us into |
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a life in which we lack power, |
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The lion then woke up from its |
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12. Creating something that |
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peace, love and happiness. |
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ignorance and discovered its |
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requires all your inner |
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previously ignored inner |
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resources? |
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We become controlled by false |
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courage, strength and majesty. |
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childhood assumptions we have |
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13. Finishing school? |
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made about our ability, |
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14. Making a new step in life? |
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strength and self worth. |
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We are like the sheepish lion. |
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15. Making an important |
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We can move away from these |
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The sheep represent our human |
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decision? |
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"pegs" of self limitation, but |
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nature, our personality, which |
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Whatever our present |
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we must chose to do so. |
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moans, fears, complains and |
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challenges might be, we need |
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worries. |
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to move forward and meet them |
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The Lion Cub The story about |
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on all levels with self |
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the lion cub more graphically |
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The Lion is the spiritual |
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confidence, self esteem, |
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describes this process. |
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aspect of our being, which is |
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humility, love and clarity. |
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a source of great power, |
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Once there was a great lioness |
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wisdom, creativity, goodness |
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In addition, we need to be |
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that went hunting with her |
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and love. |
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detached from the final |
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newborn cub. |
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outcome. |
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Great spiritual teachers have |
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While chasing and attacking a |
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appeared throughout history |
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It is the motive and effort |
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flock of sheep, the she lion |
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with the same message of our |
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which count and not the result. |
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made a wrong move, fell off a |
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"LION NATURE", the untapped |
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cliff and died. |
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spiritual power and greatness |
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that dwells within us. |
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We will also need to develop |
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The cub was left without a |
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patience and perseverance. |
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mother and grew up in the |
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Our Life Purpose Our life |
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midst of the sheep. |
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purpose is to manifest our |
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We must preserver while also |
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unlimited inner power, beauty, |
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being patient for the results. |
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As the years passed, the cub |
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creativity and love. |
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became a full grown lion, but |
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it was instinctually |
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We will never feel totally |
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lion
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