The material presented
here is not Al-Anon Conference Approved Literature. It is a method
to exchange
information, ideas, feelings, problems and solutions on a personal
level.
This seemed most appropriate for our program. Not CAL, but good for me.
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 simply replied, "The one you feed."
Been thinking about this all day. I remember my mom telling me as a child ...and me telling my own children this too ....what you "feed" into your mind affects who you are. This means television, newspapers, anything our senses is aware of.
Now that I am working the step, this makes me even more aware of what I read, (al-anon, spiritual material), what I see... other's actions/reactions... what i allow in my life...my boundaries...etc.
All of this shows me how important it is to feed my mind positive, reinforcing actions and words and thoughts.
What we feed our bodies ...shows. What we feed our minds....shows. Over almost 58 years I've fed my mind a lot of junk food! (body too)
(body too)