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I can go either way depending on my mood.
There is a struggle occurring right now in all of us.
The story of "Two Wolves" illustrates a battle of character building or character destruction.
It is the battle between good and evil that we all endure each and everyday.
I paraphrased this Indian folklore. It does a good job of explaining this battle and the role we play.
Two Wolves
An old Indian Grandfather said to his grandson who came to him with anger at a friend who had done him an injustice.
"Let me tell you a story.
I too, at times, have felt a great hate for those that have taken so much, with no sorrow for what they do.
But hate wears you down, and does not hurt your enemy. It is like taking poison and wishing your enemy would die.
I have struggled with these feelings many times."
He continued...
"There is a battle that goes on inside us all. It is as if there are two wolves battling inside each of us.
One is Good.
He is joy, peace, perseverance, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, empathy, generosity, truth, and faith.
He does no harm. He lives in harmony with all around him and does not take offense when no offense was intended. He will only fight when it is right to do so, and in the right way. He saves all his energy for the right fight.
The other wolf is Evil.
He is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, and ego.
The littlest thing will set him into a fit of temper. He fights everyone, all the time, for no reason. He cannot think because his anger and hate are so great. It is helpless anger, for his anger will change nothing.
Sometimes, it is hard to live with these two wolves inside of us, for both will try and dominate our spirit."
The boy looked intently into his Grandfather's eyes and asked...
"Which wolf wins, Grandfather?"
The Grandfather smiled and quietly said...
"The one you feed."
The story of "Two Wolves" illustrates a battle of character building or character destruction.
It is the battle between good and evil that we all endure each and everyday.
I paraphrased this Indian folklore. It does a good job of explaining this battle and the role we play.
Two Wolves
An old Indian Grandfather said to his grandson who came to him with anger at a friend who had done him an injustice.
"Let me tell you a story.
I too, at times, have felt a great hate for those that have taken so much, with no sorrow for what they do.
But hate wears you down, and does not hurt your enemy. It is like taking poison and wishing your enemy would die.
I have struggled with these feelings many times."
He continued...
"There is a battle that goes on inside us all. It is as if there are two wolves battling inside each of us.
One is Good.
He is joy, peace, perseverance, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, empathy, generosity, truth, and faith.
He does no harm. He lives in harmony with all around him and does not take offense when no offense was intended. He will only fight when it is right to do so, and in the right way. He saves all his energy for the right fight.
The other wolf is Evil.
He is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, and ego.
The littlest thing will set him into a fit of temper. He fights everyone, all the time, for no reason. He cannot think because his anger and hate are so great. It is helpless anger, for his anger will change nothing.
Sometimes, it is hard to live with these two wolves inside of us, for both will try and dominate our spirit."
The boy looked intently into his Grandfather's eyes and asked...
"Which wolf wins, Grandfather?"
The Grandfather smiled and quietly said...
"The one you feed."
The story has been said many times using many different methodologies with the same basic message. Hate is a wasted effort that is not appreciated by others and slowly destroys you from within if allowed to become uncontrolled. Love or compassion on the other side is appreciated by others and builds your spirit.
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Anger and guilt are the two most wasted emotions.
Forgiveness is what sets those things free.
Forgiveness is the greatest gift.
Forgiveness is what sets those things free.
Forgiveness is the greatest gift.
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Well said once again Art.
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Ahhh, that explains my desire for venison then....
By WILLIAM YARDLEY
Published: November 28, 2012
If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time. Attitude, not aptitude, determines altitude. Among the things you can give and still keep are your word, a smile and a grateful heart. There are no traffic jams on the extra mile.
Be grateful. Believe. Try.
Zig Ziglar said so, over and over and over, and he made a fine living doing it. For more than 40 years he traveled the nation and the world as a motivational speaker, stirring corporate groups with his distinctive blend of sound-bite optimism, country wit, Christian faith and good-natured nudging for people to see the bright side of life. The Ziglar Way, he called it.
“When I leave,” Mr. Ziglar said in an interview late in his life, “we want to be sure to leave all of the messages that we can.”
Mr. Ziglar, who died on Wednesday in Plano, Tex., at 86, left many, many messages. He reached people through more than two dozen books with total sales well into the millions; through his children, who have helped run his company; through cassette tapes and later podcasts; and of course through his personal presentations. At his busiest, he said, he spoke 150 times a year, and well into his 70s he was speaking 60 times a year. His fee was $50,000 a speech, plus expenses.
He had a formula: Prepare extensively every time, be funny (“Every seven to nine minutes I’ll have them laughing”), and frequently reinforce the broader message (“I make certain that every five minutes I’m giving them a concept, an idea, a process, a hope builder”).
He told a story about a woman in Alabama who he said was bitter about her job and angry with her co-workers. He advised her to write down whatever positives she could thing of — the solid paycheck, the benefits, the vacation time — and then stare into the mirror and say how much she loved her job. Six weeks later, he ran into her again.
“I’m doing wonderfully well,” she told him with a bright smile, adding, “You cannot believe how much those people down there have changed.”
Hilary Hinton Ziglar was born Nov. 6, 1926, in Gary, Ind. The 10th of 12 children, he grew up in Yazoo City, Miss., where his father moved the family after accepting a job as manager of a farm. His father died soon after the move, when Mr. Zigler was 5. Mr. Zigler enrolled in a Navy college training program during World War II but did not graduate.
He died of pneumonia, said Jay Hellwig, a family spokesman. Survivors include his wife of 66 years, Jean; two daughters, Julie Norman and Cindy Oates; a son, Tom; 7 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson.
After a long and difficult career as a salesman, pitching products as diverse as cookware and insurance, Mr. Ziglar decided that the product he sold best was his own energy and optimism. He began speaking to sales groups in the 1950s, but he could not afford to do it full time until the early 1970s.
He often said that the turning point in his career was when he became a born-again Christian in 1972 and began teaching “biblical principles,” though he did not necessarily label them as that in his presentations.
“Our whole philosophy’s built around the concept that you can have everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want,” he told Brian Lamb in an interview for the C-Span program “Booknotes” in 2002. “That works in your personal life, your physical life. It works in corporate America. It works in government. It works everywhere.”
Published: November 28, 2012
If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time. Attitude, not aptitude, determines altitude. Among the things you can give and still keep are your word, a smile and a grateful heart. There are no traffic jams on the extra mile.
Be grateful. Believe. Try.
Zig Ziglar said so, over and over and over, and he made a fine living doing it. For more than 40 years he traveled the nation and the world as a motivational speaker, stirring corporate groups with his distinctive blend of sound-bite optimism, country wit, Christian faith and good-natured nudging for people to see the bright side of life. The Ziglar Way, he called it.
“When I leave,” Mr. Ziglar said in an interview late in his life, “we want to be sure to leave all of the messages that we can.”
Mr. Ziglar, who died on Wednesday in Plano, Tex., at 86, left many, many messages. He reached people through more than two dozen books with total sales well into the millions; through his children, who have helped run his company; through cassette tapes and later podcasts; and of course through his personal presentations. At his busiest, he said, he spoke 150 times a year, and well into his 70s he was speaking 60 times a year. His fee was $50,000 a speech, plus expenses.
He had a formula: Prepare extensively every time, be funny (“Every seven to nine minutes I’ll have them laughing”), and frequently reinforce the broader message (“I make certain that every five minutes I’m giving them a concept, an idea, a process, a hope builder”).
He told a story about a woman in Alabama who he said was bitter about her job and angry with her co-workers. He advised her to write down whatever positives she could thing of — the solid paycheck, the benefits, the vacation time — and then stare into the mirror and say how much she loved her job. Six weeks later, he ran into her again.
“I’m doing wonderfully well,” she told him with a bright smile, adding, “You cannot believe how much those people down there have changed.”
Hilary Hinton Ziglar was born Nov. 6, 1926, in Gary, Ind. The 10th of 12 children, he grew up in Yazoo City, Miss., where his father moved the family after accepting a job as manager of a farm. His father died soon after the move, when Mr. Zigler was 5. Mr. Zigler enrolled in a Navy college training program during World War II but did not graduate.
He died of pneumonia, said Jay Hellwig, a family spokesman. Survivors include his wife of 66 years, Jean; two daughters, Julie Norman and Cindy Oates; a son, Tom; 7 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson.
After a long and difficult career as a salesman, pitching products as diverse as cookware and insurance, Mr. Ziglar decided that the product he sold best was his own energy and optimism. He began speaking to sales groups in the 1950s, but he could not afford to do it full time until the early 1970s.
He often said that the turning point in his career was when he became a born-again Christian in 1972 and began teaching “biblical principles,” though he did not necessarily label them as that in his presentations.
“Our whole philosophy’s built around the concept that you can have everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want,” he told Brian Lamb in an interview for the C-Span program “Booknotes” in 2002. “That works in your personal life, your physical life. It works in corporate America. It works in government. It works everywhere.”
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Not sure I have everything in life that I want, not sure whether that matters. Not sure whether I've helped enough other people get what they want, but I have certainly tried.
My career has been devoted to supporting artists achieve recognition and audience. I can say, unequivocally, my life has been vastly enriched by all of those artists.
In that respect, I am a very fortunate man.
Ziglar was right. Just help enough other people get what they want or what the need.
It works in personal life, physical life, the corporate world, government ... it works everywhere.
Never go to sleep angry. Because you never know if you or the person you're mad at will wake up the next morning. Always forgive because you never know if you'll talk to them again. Things Happen. Get over it. Always forgive. You may not forget, but it's better than knowing you'll never get to say sorry or I Love you again!
Once upon a time, a very strong woodcutter asked for a job in a timber merchant and he got it. The pay was really good and so was the work condition. For those reasons, the woodcutter was determined to do his best.
His boss gave him an axe and showed him the area where he supposed to work.
The first day, the woodcutter brought 18 trees.
“Congratulations,” the boss said. “Go on that way!”
Very motivated by the boss words, the woodcutter tried harder the next day, but he could only bring 15 trees. The third day he tried even harder, but he could only bring 10 trees. Day after day he was bringing less and less trees.
“I must be losing my strength”, the woodcutter thought. He went to the boss and apologized, saying that he could not understand what was going on.
“When was the last time you sharpened your axe?” the boss asked.
“Sharpen? I had no time to sharpen my axe. I have been very busy trying to cut trees…”
Reflection:
Our lives are like that. We sometimes get so busy that we don’t take time to sharpen the “axe”. In today’s world, it seems that everyone is busier than ever, but less happy that ever.
Why is that? Could it be that we have forgotten how to stay “sharp”? There’s nothing wrong with activity and hard work. But we should not get so busy that we neglect the truly important things in life, like our personal life, taking time to get close to our Creator, giving more time for our family, taking time to read etc.
We all need time to relax, to think and meditate, to learn and grow. If we don’t take the time to sharpen the “axe”, we will become dull and lose our effectiveness
His boss gave him an axe and showed him the area where he supposed to work.
The first day, the woodcutter brought 18 trees.
“Congratulations,” the boss said. “Go on that way!”
Very motivated by the boss words, the woodcutter tried harder the next day, but he could only bring 15 trees. The third day he tried even harder, but he could only bring 10 trees. Day after day he was bringing less and less trees.
“I must be losing my strength”, the woodcutter thought. He went to the boss and apologized, saying that he could not understand what was going on.
“When was the last time you sharpened your axe?” the boss asked.
“Sharpen? I had no time to sharpen my axe. I have been very busy trying to cut trees…”
Reflection:
Our lives are like that. We sometimes get so busy that we don’t take time to sharpen the “axe”. In today’s world, it seems that everyone is busier than ever, but less happy that ever.
Why is that? Could it be that we have forgotten how to stay “sharp”? There’s nothing wrong with activity and hard work. But we should not get so busy that we neglect the truly important things in life, like our personal life, taking time to get close to our Creator, giving more time for our family, taking time to read etc.
We all need time to relax, to think and meditate, to learn and grow. If we don’t take the time to sharpen the “axe”, we will become dull and lose our effectiveness
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