An awesome message...
I can find so much peace and serenity from the stories and legends of the Native Americans.
This is a story which I found at the Native Arts website.
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, false pride, superiority,and ego.
The other stands for joy, peace, love, hope, friendship, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith.
The same fight is going on inside you, and inside 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 you feed."
I can find so much peace and serenity from the stories and legends of the Native Americans.
This is a story which I found at the Native Arts website.
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, false pride, superiority,and ego.
The other stands for joy, peace, love, hope, friendship, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith.
The same fight is going on inside you, and inside 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 you feed."
| Native American Spiritual Centerness A busy mind, is a sick mind A slow mind, is a healthy mind A still mind, is a divine mind |
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Listen to the voice in the silence thoughts raced through the mind better than a dream the world shut out no need to talk just listen to a voice a voice... deep within soothing and calming a voice not heard for decades a voice which abuse couldn't silence and the nightmares couldn't kill the voice of a childhood still waiting to live begging... to come out and play abuse taught survival the voice could teach life |
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Powerful Message...
May I keep an open mind especially on spiritual matters, remembering that "spiritual" is a bigger word than
religious." I was born of the Spirit, but I was taught religion.
From the meditation book A Day At A Time CompCare Publications
May I keep an open mind especially on spiritual matters, remembering that "spiritual" is a bigger word than
religious." I was born of the Spirit, but I was taught religion.
From the meditation book A Day At A Time CompCare Publications
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Somewhere...
I found this video recently and
though it was created for MySpace
pages it is too powerful not to show
on other sites.
For other recovery based material for
your site go to
www.anonymousspace.com
I found this video recently and
though it was created for MySpace
pages it is too powerful not to show
on other sites.
For other recovery based material for
your site go to
www.anonymousspace.com
How it works...
AA makes certain promises if a person follows their program. Early on, I didn't believe them. But I went along
with the program and decided I would give it time. That is the key. An alcoholic doesn't get into trouble
overnight. His behaviors and damage took years to develop. And no matter how hard you try, you will not
undo the damage overnight. Heck I've been sober for over 12 years and some of the damage still exists. I
guess it is true, the old AA saying One Day At A Time. The only thing I can do is remain sober and mentally
healthy, so when I do have a chance to correct my wrongs it will be "real."
See how it works. (PDF)
The Promises
AA makes certain promises if a person follows their program. Early on, I didn't believe them. But I went along
with the program and decided I would give it time. That is the key. An alcoholic doesn't get into trouble
overnight. His behaviors and damage took years to develop. And no matter how hard you try, you will not
undo the damage overnight. Heck I've been sober for over 12 years and some of the damage still exists. I
guess it is true, the old AA saying One Day At A Time. The only thing I can do is remain sober and mentally
healthy, so when I do have a chance to correct my wrongs it will be "real."
See how it works. (PDF)
The Promises