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.”

Truth & Integrity

I am shifting through a cold right now – it amazed me how much sleep I needed in order to just barely function over the last few days.  This extra sleep and need for slow time has allowed for some reflection upon where I find myself right now… it is important to realize that every choice, every decision I make is either supporting the development of my inner fire (my life force energy) or it is depleting it.

As human beings we cannot stay still – we are either moving forward or we are moving backward.  It becomes more important to ask myself  “does this choice support my inner fire or does it diminish the flames?”.  This is an interesting area to start self dialogue because choices will also depend on what kind of frame you are looking at them… For instance, having that piece of chocolate cake may make you feel satisfied and treated in the moment, but 1/2-hour later you may find yourself wanting another piece (because the good feelings have worn off) or you may be beating yourself up because you have wavered from your overall intent of healthy weight management.

So right now I find myself in a place of allowing myself to have the extra sleep required to give my body the strength to regain health… My overall vision is to allow my body to exist in vibrant health, at my ideal weight, fit and slim – by making choices based upon complete truth and operating with integrity I know that this is so.

Balance

The card I drew this morning was BALANCE!!

What a wonderful reflection of where I am at right now — I am realizing that I cannot achieve greatness if I do not look after what is most important in getting there… ME!!  From a physical, spiritual and mental aspect – it is crucial that all aspects of me receive the nurturing and care that is required.

When I am feeling out of balance it gives my inner saboteur a voice, I buy into ‘shoulds’ ‘have tos’ and ‘buts’… I find that there are a multitude of reasons not to care for my body – to eat sweet foods in an attempt to lift my spirits – to ignore my need for exercise and physical movement – and worst of all, get caught up by the whiny voice in my head that tells me I am not good enough and that I cannot expect success.

Yesterday I took responsibility for the self sabotage that was going on for me and awoke this morning feeling so much better, more connected with me.  My exercise routine felt so good – it felt like I was really contacting the body sensations and movements – almost like a meditation in motion.

Yes balance is good – it allows me to take responsibility for me and to choose how to react in my environment.

I would love to hear from you — what happens for you when you are out of balance?  What helps to get you back on track?

Happy Friday the 13th!!

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