Elephants and River Reed Thinking

Today I want to talk about “River Reed Thinking.”

This concept was created by how elephants were trained in India to work in the fields.

When the elephants were small, the trainers would tie a thick rope around their foot and connect it to a stake in the ground, so they could not move. Every time the baby elephant tried to move, they felt the tug of the rope on their leg.

The thought pattern that developed for the small elephant was: “If I have something wrapped around my ankle, I won’t be able to go anywhere.”

Because this became their mindset, after a very short period of time, the trainers could transition from using thick ropes to the thin river read plants that were indigenous to the area. When the elephants felt something around their foot, it triggered their belief and thought pattern that they would not be able to go anywhere.

That’s how paradigms—our mindset, beliefs and thought patterns—get in our way.

It is possible that something happened to us when were younger. Something triggered our mind and we became stuck, unable to move.

When you are having a fear about doing something you would love, that is a paradigm blocking you and getting in your way.

DON’T HAVE RIVER REED THINKING!

Break out of the box. Step into your fear. Do something new today, so you can live a life you love. 

Peace and blessings,