Mindset Over Money

The Story Of Two Wolves

I want to bring the section on values to a close today with a story that I found, which speaks to many of the reasons as to why we sometimes succeed and sometimes fail in life.

Over the last few days I have asked you to think about your values, and how they have affected you when making decisions in your life.  In doing this I have challenged you to think about what values have attributed to your success and what values have attributed to your failures.

I personally believe that while our values do evolve and change over time, that when under pressure to make decisions sometimes we choose the “evil woof” from this story:

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.”

Take the time to go away today and think about which of these “wolves” you are feeding!