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"Tundra Wolf" Photo by L. ComptonOne of my favorite stories is an ancestral lesson "Pretty Wolf" Photo by L. Comptonfrom the Cherokee. This ancient wisdom echoes through time in order to instruct and guide us today. It is the story of 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.”

A central point reiterated in the trainings of the business system with which I am involved, is the paramount importance of “mindset.” This powerful, all-inclusive system can be copied; it can be followed by anyone willing to do the work. And the key to “working the system” so that it works for us -  is mindset. What is most important is always, “mindset before skill set.”

The same can be said for being happy in life.

Which wolf do you feed? Which one has your time and attention, and receives your energy and life-giving focus? Which do you feed?

In college, I was a philosophy major (with an emphasis in Eastern Thought). My sophomore year, I travelled and studied in India for a month. To this day that journey holds some of my most precious and treasured memories. I remember my eastern Indian professor talking about the power of thought, and the mind. He used to say, “No mind, never matter.” Meaning that “thoughts are things” and are as real as matter. If we do not have thought, then there is no matter. One of the jokes going around at that time was about the philosopher Rene Descartes. You may recall he was the one famous for the saying, “I think, therefore I am.” The joke goes like this: There is a guy at a cocktail party and a woman approaches with a silver tray filled with glasses of champagne. She smiles at him and asks if he’d care for one. He replies, “I think not” and poof – he disappears. I know, it’s corny - but it does make the point.

To increase our value to the world, it is “mindset before skill set.” Meaning, our attitude is even more important than our skills. Our thoughts have power, and they strongly influence outcomes. This is why many mental health professionals counsel their clients to engage in something called positive “self talk.” That is, when we are feeling “negative” and we are thinking “self-defeating” thoughts, it is crucial to turn that around and “think positively.” Put another way, it has been said that “thoughts become things.” The power of one’s intention and the “law of attraction” are very real. The “one we feed” – wins.

As a pastor I have counseled folks and sometimes used the analogy of an obscene phone caller. If someone calls you up and begins making inappropriate comments, you don’t listen do you? And you certainly don’t seriously consider what’s being said, do you? Of course not: you’d immediately hang up the phone! My advice is the same. If you find that little voice in your head is being critical, and accusatory, stop listening! Hang up on that hurtful, demeaning voice. Believe in love; have faith; hold fast to hope; and always, always feed the Good wolf.

Linda Compton  www.WealthWithHeart.net