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Nina now stared in his eyes, they were large and brown. His pupils were dark black and nearly filled his entire eye. He looked as though he could see forever.
"You've watched me?" she added.

"Yes girl—I've watched you, but I don't understand. You are capable of so much. I could tell you stories for days of adventures and sights that have filled my
life—that should fill yours. You were created with such an unlimited potential—you simply don't belong in this yard for a day. You are a beautiful and capable
eagle. Can't you see that? Don't you believe me? Have you spent your entire life here?"

Nina felt stronger now. Something was wrong with this eagle. Imagine him telling her she could soar. Nina spoke, "So I'm an eagle and I can soar and do things
you can show me that I have never done? Is that right?"

"It's in you girl. Follow your feelings. Be natural. You're not a chicken, I promise."

"So then," Nina continued, since I'm an eagle, you're not going to hurt me."

"Of course not—what non-sense is that?"

"Well then," Nina confidently added, "Show me—step aside so I could leave if I chose to."

With that, the male eagle stepped back and out of Nina's path. She seized the opportunity and made the best of her plan, running straight for the chicken house.
Once inside she told the chickens how she had out-smarted that dumb old eagle. They all laughed and rewarded her with their chicken appreciation, "Your
such a good smart chicken Nina!" The old rooster chicken even spoke nicely to Nina, "I'm proud of you Nina—you certainly did outsmart that eagle."

By now, the moral to this story is obvious. Most of us have been conditioned to accept and believe certain things that may, and likely do, betray their real
potential. Like chickens in the chicken yard, we have all been imprinted. Behavioural scientists use this term to refer to the process whereby animals seek to
be accepted by imitating their peers. A duckling raised in a chicken yard will behave like a chicken, and so forth. The advantage this story provides gives rise
to this question: how many chicken beliefs limit you now?

“Whatever you believe with emotion becomes your reality. Take charge of your beliefs and you’ll take charge of your circumstances”.

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