Two Wolves – A Cherokee Parable

“An old Cherokee chief was teaching his grandson about life…
‘A fight is going on inside me,’ he said to the boy
‘it is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves.
One is evil – he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed,
arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies,
false pride, superiority, self-doubt, and ego.
The other is good – he is joy, peace, love, hope,
serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy,
generosity, truth, compassion and faith.
This same fight is going on inside you
and inside every other person, too.’
The grandson thought about it for a minute
and then asked his grandfather,
‘Which wolf will win?’
The old chief simply replied,
‘The one you feed.”
-Author Unknown

Unknown Quotes

 

“Peace isn’t the destination.
Peace is the way.”
-Author Unknown

Holding a grudge is letting someone
live rent-free in your head.
-Author Unknown

“There comes a time in your life,
when you walk away from all the drama
and people who create it.
You surround yourself with people
who make you laugh.
Forget the bad, and focus on the good.
Love the people who treat you right.
pray for the ones who don’t.
Life is too short to be anything but happy.
Falling down is a part of life,
getting back up is living.”
Author Unknown

“Don’t let the world change your smile,
let your smile change the world.”
Author Unknown

“The reason why a dog has so many friends is that
he wags his tail instead of his tongue.”
-Author Unknown

“Anyone can count the seeds in an apple,
but no one can count the apples in a seed.”
-Author Unknown

“Until you commit your goals to paper,
you have intentions that are seed without soil.”
-Author Unknown

“Don’t wait for people to be kind,
show them how!”
-Author Unknown

Don’t look where you fall, but where you slipped.  African Proverb

Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.  Chinese Proverb

It is not the road ahead that wears you out –
It is the grain of sand in your shoe.  Arabian Proverb

If you scatter thorns, don’t go barefoot.  Italian Proverb

Whatever the mind of man can conceive, it can achieve.  Unknown Author

Never miss an opportunity to make others happy, even if you have to leave them alone in order to do it.  Author Unknown

Every day may not be good, but there’s something good in every day.  Author Unknown

Sometimes the best way to hold onto something is to let it go.  Author Unknown

Although we cannot change the direction of the wind, we can adjust our sails.   Author Unknown

 

HE LEADS THE WAY

He does not lead me year by year
But step by step my path unfolds
My Lord directs my way.
Tomorrow’s plans I do not know,
I only know this minute;
But He will say, “This is the way;
By faith now walk ye in it.”
And I am glad that it is so,
Today when tomorrow comes,
His grace shall far exceed its care.
What need to worry then or fret?
The God who gave His Son
Holds all my moments in His Hand
And give them one by one.

Author Unknown

YOU ASK WHY I FOLLOW THIS JESUS?

You ask why I follow this Jesus?
Why I love Him the way I do?
When the world’s turned away from His teachings
And the people who serve Him are few.

It’s not the rewards I’m after
Or gifts that I hope to receive
It’s the Presence that calls for commitment
It’s the Spirit I trust and believe.

The Lord doesn’t shelter His faithful
Or spare them all suffering and pain
Like everyone else I have burdens,
And walk through my share and pain.

Yet He gives me a plan and a purpose,
And that joy only Christians have known,
I never know what comes tomorrow,
But I do know I’m never alone.

It’s the love always there when you need it;
It’s the words that redeem and inspire,
It’s the longing to ever be with Him
That burns in my heart like a fire.

So you ask why I love my Lord Jesus?
Well, friend, that’s so easy to see,
But the one thing that fills me with wonder is
Why Jesus love someone like me.

Author Unknown