The Spark

I have a huge love for all kinds of books but mostly the kinds where I can learn and or improve myself.  I know I am such a nerd!  Here is one of my favorites that I wanted to share with you.

For the Kindle Actual Book

This is such an inspiring book, and has great tips and tricks for getting healthy and setting great habits.

"Elephant trainers tether a baby elephant by a thick rope to a stake hammered into the ground in order to limit his range.  Whenever the elephant tries to escape, he is quickly restrained by the bond, and he learns that he does not have the strength to break away.  As the baby matures, the trainers reinforce the boundary set by this rope.  By the time the elephant is an adult he is massive, weighing several tons and capable of enormous feats of strength.  But now the trainer could tether him by a slender thread and he still would not try to escape.  The elephant has grown so accustomed to being restrained that he has no idea of the strength he possesses to free himself.

All of us are conditioned to live within a limited perception of our own power to transform our lives - moving through our days with invisible tethers that hold us back from becoming who we really are.  But while the elephant submits to its restricted boundaries, we possess the freedom to set the scope of our own dreams.  We're free to move out of the dusty circle where we've stood, stuck and discouraged, and into a new terrain that offers a landscape of vast potential."1

I hope this story is as motivating to you as it is to me!  If you enjoy a great motivational, and transformational  health and fitness book, this is a great read.

1  The spark, Chris Downie, Hay House, Inc.  2009