The Two Wolves

[Jimmy1]

This was sent to me and I found it appropriate to us. Let me know what you think.
An old Cherokee Indian told his grandson 'My son, there is a battle between two wolves inside us all. One is Evil. It is anger, jealousy, greed, resentment, inferiority, lies and ego. The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, humility, empathy, and truth'. The boy thought about it and asked 'Grandfather, which wolf wins?'. The old man quietly replied, 'The one you feed'.

 

[Wagon]

Read another the other day.

"We do not inherit the earth from our parents, we borrow it from our children"

 

[Sarg]

A Past Warriors Words on the Elders Wisdom.


They said I would be changed in my body. I would move through the physical world in a different manner. I would hold myself in a different posture. I would have pains where there was no blood. I would react to sights, sounds, movement and touch in a crazy way, as though I were back in the war.

They said I would be wounded in my thoughts. I would forget how to trust and think that others were trying to harm me. I would see danger in the kindness and concern of my relatives and others. Most of all, I would not be able to think in a reasonable manner and it would seem that everyone else was crazy. They told me that it would appear to me that I was alone and lost even in the midst of the people, and there was no one else like me.

They warned me that it would be as though my emotions were locked up and that I would be cold in my heart and not remember the ways of caring for others. While I might give soft meat or blankets to the elders or food to the children, I would be unable to feel the goodness of these actions. I would do these things out of habit and not from caring. They predicted that I would be ruled by dark anger and that I might do harm to others without plan or intention.

They knew that my spirit would be wounded. They said I would be lonely and that I would find no comfort in family, friends, elders or spirits. I would be cut off from both beauty and pain. My dreams and visions would be dark and frightening. My days and nights would be filled with searching and not finding. I would be unable to find the connections between myself and the rest of creation. I would look forward to an early death. And, I would need healing in all these things.

Sarg

 

[Jimmy1]

This was sent to me and I found it appropriate to us. Let me know what you think.
An old Cherokee Indian told his grandson 'My son, there is a battle between two wolves inside us all. One is Evil. It is anger, jealousy, greed, resentment, inferiority, lies and ego. The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, humility, empathy, and truth'. The boy thought about it and asked 'Grandfather, which wolf wins?'. The old man quietly replied, 'The one you feed'.

What I was getting at was that we have a choice with having PTSD.

Usually along with untreated PTSD comes a mean and nasty person who drinks gets into fights and never calms down.

If we choose the other way we have the option of a better life.

 

[Wolf1]

Had I not chosen to put up some resistance against my condition about 5 minutes prior to reading this, i would have never come online and found this. Thank you good sir, you brought a tear to my eye and much needed reinforcements to my cause.

 

[Jimmy1]

Had I not chosen to put up some resistance against my condition about 5 minutes prior to reading this, i would have never come online and found this. Thank you good sir, you brought a tear to my eye and much needed reinforcements to my cause.

Your always welcome mate.

Life has not always been easy on me either and I know I will have challenges down the track, but for now I am here to help. If you have any more questions I will try to answer them and If I can't I will find someone who can.

Jimmy

 

[deborah l. boylan]

Welcome Wolf! There's always someone here to listen and offer a kind word of advise! Take care!

Deb

 

[Sarg]

Welcome to the pack, Wolf. You'll find comfort here.

Sarg