Which Wolf Will You Feed?

I love this story and my friend Sherry sent it to me after reading my earlier blog. The old Cherokee story has a lot of value to it. Which wolf will you feed?

Sometimes the two wolves are like this inside us…good fighting wrong.

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A Cherokee Legend

An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life. “A fight is going on inside me,” he said to the boy.

“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 grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, “Which wolf will win?”

The old Cherokee simply replied, “The one you feed.”

When we feed the right wolf…they are in harmony.

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18 Comments »

Someone told me this story a long time ago… really sticks with you! Thanks for reminding me:)

Comment by Robyn | April 6, 2012 | Reply
- Comment by danLrene ©2011 | April 7, 2012 | Reply
I’ve seen this story several times lately. I use it to teach my church class about “feeding the flesh”. It is powerful indeed. Angie

Comment by ansuyo | April 6, 2012 | Reply
- this story says it all to me. Yes sometimes we battle inside to do what is right but doing the right will bring a peace like none other. When we opt to do what we know is wrong, we have fed the wrong wolf and one day our actions will devour us.
  
  Comment by danLrene ©2011 | April 7, 2012 | Reply
I posted this a few weeks ago in my blog. It does speak for it’s self.

Comment by silentlyheardonce | April 7, 2012 | Reply
- It sure does. I love it.
  
  Comment by danLrene ©2011 | April 12, 2012 | Reply
Reblogged this on Estherlou's Blog and commented:
Love this story. Amazing how many old stories are still relevant today.

Comment by estherlou | April 8, 2012 | Reply
- thanks. Yes I love this story. IT is so true. We constantly battle good vs evil every day. Most the time the good wins. LOL
  
  Comment by danLrene ©2011 | April 8, 2012 | Reply
Oh my….how beautiful….re-blogging today…

Comment by Kate Kresse | April 9, 2012 | Reply
- one of my favorite stories.
  
  Comment by danLrene ©2011 | April 9, 2012 | Reply
Reblogged this on Believe Anyway and commented:
which wolf will we each feed today??

Comment by Kate Kresse | April 9, 2012 | Reply
Very true, whichever nature we feed the most, that is the one we become! My great grandmother would have love to read this one…great message!

Comment by Wendell A. Brown | April 9, 2012 | Reply
- thank you Wendall. One of my favorite stories.
  
  Comment by danLrene ©2011 | April 9, 2012 | Reply
I have read the story many times never often enough as it really says it well. I know we want to do good but the other is so tempting too. Ty

Comment by Darlene | April 9, 2012 | Reply
- Exactly dar. life is a continuous battle and hopefully we feed the good wolf most of the time.
  
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Those that know me know that this red sparkly headband is symbolic. When they see the headband on me, they know I am fighting hard physically. It is my symbolic Samson’s hair. It is getting my mojo on and geared up for robo mom to once more fight a battle. And the headband is on now and will be on for a long time. I live with my son who is my caretaker and I am so blessed.

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And when things are toughest, I will resort to my dreams to keep me going.

I am 63 and will soon be 64. Life has been a journey of health issues since I was 32 and got sprayed by a crop duster. I have warrior attitude. Being a warrior does not mean you always win. It means you never quit trying. Life is what you make it and I choose to make mine as happy as possible no matter where I am in life.

I spend a lot of time on this hospital bed due to constant pain but I am just thankful I have the hospital bed to lay on. I am disabled but I don’t let that stop me from living life and enjoying it. Life is what we make it and I choose to make mine happy.

Meet Daisy..that we call Miss Daisy. Thanks to Jill, a very special friend who is also has a Rescue for pets called Three Sisters and a Brother in NC, Daisy was transported to us and what a delight she is. About ten pounds and full of energy and love and kisses.

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Son and Daisy

My world from my hospital bed-it is filled with warmth and love from so many.

I still dream of going back to Italy, of us having one of those mini buses with a lift for my chair that son can convert into a travel home for us to make it easier when I have to go to Denver for surgeries and stuff. I still dream of learning how to tap dance…yes even on these crutches just so I can say I did. All I need are a pair of size 11 tap shoes.

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I draw, I paint, I write, I do photography…my latest love is the clouds for I see faces in the clouds all the time and have a blog at the top of the page entitled “Faces in the Clouds” I sit on a stool and help son cook…yes, often with him leaning over me to help me pour or stir but I get to do it. My philosophy is if you can’t do it one way…then create a new way. Son says I am the only person he knows that used their all terrain power chair like a back hoe…using a grain shovel and rake to move dirt or mulch in the garden. I would hold the handle between my legs and rake up the stuff on the two foot wide shovel and then go backwards dragging the shovel to where I wanted to dump it.

Ever since I was a little girl, I was told I was a dreamer. I can remember report cards with “day dreams” written on it. I think dreams are what keep us going. Without dreams…we have no hope.

Follow Your Dreams, The Siren Called Out To Me

As I closed my eyes and fell deep into lovely sleep.
The dream siren called me with a promise to keep

I closed my eyes and looked deep in my soul
I could feel the wind blowing…it was so very cold

My dreams I had carried through year after year
They will never come true was my biggest fear

Wandering up one lane and down another
Remembering my dream since I became a mother

Land, open land and a place to be free
A small house to live in with a big evergreen tree

We mounted the buckboard with all we owned inside
And started over the mountain on this crazy dream ride

We felt like pioneers racing to the finish line for land
And the whole time we knew -The Lord had our hand

So don’t be afraid to dream your dreams and try
Life is too short…open your wings up and fly

Dream I say and work the dream hard as you can
For it will be the best race that you ever ran.

We all have dreams of what we want out of life. I remember Laverne on Laverne and Laverne saying her dream was to have a purple cashmere sweater. Well, our dream is to own land in the country and have a simple life style unencumbered by so much of what is in the world today.

I love to write and have written for years. And hopefully will continue to write for many more years. My real name is Deb.

This blog is about our journey to get there, our life after we reached the promised land and different middle of the night ramblings. Dreams are like cooking…we might get our grandparents old recipes, but we tend to alter them to suit ourselves. But, dream we must…for as long as we have hope in life…we have dreams. And even plain ole everyday people get dreams that come true.

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