A note from Omaha Carla...
So, I ran across this and was pretty inspired. I've been struggling with my kayak polo game-trying to improve, getting frustrated with myself, wallowing in self-pity and inferiority on occasion, dabbling in anger/envy/sorrow etc. Anyway, this is a great reminder to be gentle with ourselves and our goals, to feed the positive, practice compassion, whether that is with our diets, our exercise, our relationships, our abilities...
Enjoy.
A Cherokee elder was teaching his children about life. "A fight is going on inside me," he said to them.
"It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil-he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority and ego." He continued, "The other is good-he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith. The same fight is going on inside you-and inside every other person, too."
The grandchildren thought about it and after a minute one of them asked, "Which wolf will win?"
The elder simply replied, "The one you feed."
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