One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people.
He said "My son, the battle is between two "wolves" inside us all. 
 
One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.
 
The other is good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith.
 
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: "Which wolf wins?"
 
The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."


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  • moonriver said on Jun 02, 2007....
    simple words, but very true... now if only our minds can stop the wolf of evil from snapping at the food we were going to give to the good wolf.... :-)


  • Me-Myself&I said on Jun 02, 2007....
    well moon  when you find a way to do that ...share ok...thanks
  • moonriver said on Jun 02, 2007....
    what i often notice, mmi, is that the evil wolf is more easily starved by quietude, meditation and exercise, esp in the great outdoors. when the evil wolf weakens, that's the time to feed the good wolf. it often works, at least in my case... :-)

  • Me-Myself&I said on Jun 02, 2007....
    DITTO moon...if i couldn't be in the great outdoors well...i'd be up shit creek without a paddle
  • luci-fur said on Jun 03, 2007....
    i love this little wise story.
    thanks for posting it.
     
    luci
  • quietone said on Jun 03, 2007....
     Well said, thank you!  So true.
  • Me-Myself&I said on Jun 08, 2007....
    first of all to you ...luci-fur, i'm going around and senting my ...I'M SORRYS...for not at lest thanking you for your comment...i'm learning....i've learned!  Thank you all for visiting me. This story is in a frame that hangs close to me and i wanted to share it, i'm glad you like it as much as i do ....quietone,moon...DITTO to you two too  LOL......
  • moonriver said on Jun 08, 2007....
    we all learn everything a step at a time, mmi. sometimes a step backward, a pause, then two steps forward. such is life... and blogging too...:-)

  • Nettielea said on Jul 19, 2007....
    So ture.  unfortunately human nature is that of the evil wolf and it takes practice and fortitude to balance.
  • Me-Myself&I said on Jul 23, 2007....

    Nettielea...it also takes mediation and the will to be a good soul.Thank you for showing your interest and commenting on words that i have in a frame that hang in front of me now. I keep in plain sight to keep me right....**smile**

    Take care

  • PAPERBACKWRITER said on Apr 04, 2008....

    Is this your very first blog D? It´s wonderful, thank you for sharing. . .I needed to read this!

    (((hugs)))

    paper ~
  • Me-Myself&I said on Apr 04, 2008....
    Paper ~ *smile* what are you doing allll the way down here.  there were others but i deleted all but this one! i still read it every other day too. Did you sleep well last night? *smile* read your post where grape told you a bedtime story. so cool! i enjoyed.
     
    well, i hope all is going well for you! sending love and (hugs) your way.
     
    got to work today from 10 to 8:30....  :~( first a cleaning job, then dollar store....yesterday was the opposite. i'm tired these days. i hope i get saturday off, i need it.
     
    just a rattling, miss this place and what is going on here. but life goes on and on. *smile*
     
    well, nice to see you. take care my friend! take care x ~see ya
  • PAPERBACKWRITER said on Apr 04, 2008....


    (((hugs)))

    i love it when a friend rattle on. . .then i don´t feel bad when i have a need to do the same!

    i love you, you know!

    joanna


  • Me-Myself&I said on Apr 05, 2008....
    i love you too! (hug) got to get ready for work, take care. X  Debbie
  • Voltaire said on Jun 23, 2009....
    I take it, this is the sign for a new start.

    Good luck on your new path Debbie. ;-)
  • wolfafterurazz said on Jun 23, 2009....
    I wonder which wolf I represent? I hope the good one ~WINK~WOLF~
  • Me-Myself&I said on Jun 24, 2009....

    the bad wolf is being fed these days! it has a very full stomach! so much so that the good one ran away and hid.

    Voltaire ~ you took it wrong. nothing here is new and yup i need all the luck i can get!

    Wolf ~ your words you print seems to be all good.

  • PAPERBACKWRITER said on Jun 24, 2009....

    (((hugs)))

    I can read this again and again, it feels new each time, D <3.

    I am always sending you good thoughts, my friend, though I am not always visible.

    <3

    paper ~

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