This is an introductory monologue from Ben Greenfield promoting his book Fit Soul. Greenfield contrasts physical and mental optimization with neglected spiritual health, shares a personal story of decades ignoring spiritual care, and promises practical, implementable strategies to attain 'spiritual fitness', union with God, and deeper purpose. The piece ends with a biblical reference, an invitation to adopt spiritual 'armor', and a call-to-action to visit fitsoulbook.com.
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Do you sometimes feel that no matter how much wealth you accumulate, toys you own, friendships you make, or physical and mental mountains you conquer, you're still at the end of the day, unfulfilled, with a gnawing deep down inside that something is still missing. You're not alone. That loss of direction, purpose and deep fulfilling meaning is absent in the lives of some of the most successful and fit people you'll ever meet. My name is Ben Greenfield and I've experienced it myself. After years of pursuing body and brain optimization, I grew to realize that the relatively self obsessed carnal pursuits of a lower body fat percentage, finding the perfect diet, climbing your own personal Mount Everest of a triathlon or a Spartan race or a CrossFit competition are all ultimately unfulfilling and can often leave one standing at the top of the mountain of physical and mental achievement feeling extremely empty inside? Despite having accomplished what might appear to the world to be lofty and admirable goals, most of us inherently know that caring for our soul is important, but we somehow shove it to the side because let's face it, life gets busy and hitting the gym just seems more practical and immediately useful than sitting cross legged on the floor, meditating and praying or spending an extra five minutes in bed in the morning gratitude, journaling or prioritizing relationships during a long and joyful family dinner. The fact is, I personally spent about 20 years of my life up until I was in my mid-30s barely tending to my spiritual health until I realized that my own unhappiness and constant striving for the next big physical, mental, business and personal achievement and obstacle to overcome was simply leaving me unfulfilled, unhappy and unable to fully love others or to make a maximum purpose filled impact with my life. Long after your relentless pursuit of fitness or health or longevity has become a vain effort, your spirit can be just as strong and as bright as ever. Perhaps nowhere is this soul importance more eloquently stated than in the book of Matthew which states for what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world and yet loses his own soul? Do you crave for more meaning, purpose and fulfillment in your life then Fit Soul was written exactly for you within the pages? Written in a practical, easy to understand way with tips, tricks, strategies and solutions that will be simple to implement within your own life. You'll discover everything you need to know to care for your soul, attain true spiritual fitness, discover union with God, and find the happiness you have always craved for and deserve. So are you ready to finally discover how to be strong in God. Are you ready to put on the full spiritual armor that allows you to withstand all the temptations and deal with all the struggles that life costs constantly throws at you? Then prepare to gird yourself up with the Belt of Truth, the Breastplate of Righteousness, the Shoes of Peace, the Shield of Faith, the Helmet of Salvation, and the Sword of the Spirit, and delve into the pages of Fit Soul. Discover your spiritual Fitness now@fitsoulbook.com.
