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ayeshahaqqiqa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 08:58 AM
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A Cherokee story
Got this in an email from a friend, and wanted to share:

An elder Cherokee Native American was teaching his grandchildren about
life. He said to them, "A fight is going on inside me...It is a
terrible fight, and it is between two wolves. One wolf represents fear,
anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt,
resentment, inferiority, lies, pride and superiority. The other wolf stands for
joy, peace, love, hope, sharing, serenity, humility, kindness,
benevolence, friendship, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith.
This same fight is going on inside of you and every other person too."

They thought about it for a minute and then one child asked his
grandfather, "Which wolf will win?" The old Cherokee simply replied..."The
one I feed."
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johnnie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 09:05 AM
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1. Nice
Thank you
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whalerider55 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 09:06 AM
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2. thanks
i really needed that

whalerider55
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Cerridwen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 09:06 AM
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3. Thank you for the reminder :-) - n/t
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Viva_La_Revolution Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 09:14 AM
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4. My Ancestors..... so wise! n/t
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sam sarrha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 09:20 AM
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5. This is from the Dalai Lama.. "A negative thought continues and increases
exponentially until replaced by a positive thought, however the positive thought must be cultivated."
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