Two Wolves

This was forwarded to me today and I thought it was so powerful that I wanted to share!

Two Wolves

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 replied, “The one you feed.”

Who is in control? You or your thoughts?

When you refuse to take things personally, you avoid many upsets in your life. Your feelings of anger, jealousy – and even your sadness – will simply disappear if you don’t take things personally.” -don Miguel Ruiz

I’ve been watching my thoughts and how much I control them – or don’t control them! It’s my thoughts that get me into taking things personally. If I choose my thoughts, then I can also choose whether to take it personally or not.