One evening sitting around the fire, the grandson of an old and wise Cherokee chief asked his grandfather, "Why is life so unhappy Grandad?" The wise old chief thought for a moment, and then asked, "Can you hear the wolves that are howling in the distance son?"
"Yes I can Grandad," replied the boy.
"Have you noticed how some of the wolves are angry and aggressive and some are gentle and friendly?"
"Yes I have Grandad," replied the boy, "I like the baby wolf with the stripes who follows me when I go hunting."
"Well, we have two wolves inside us also," replied his grandfather. "One leads us to misery and unhappiness. It sows the seeds of anger, envy, jealousy, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, pride and ego. The other leads us to happiness. It sows the seeds of joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith."
The grandson was quiet for a while and then asked: "Which wolf wins Grandad?"
The old chief simply replied, "The one you feed." - Author Anon
Use these Instant Stress-Busters to stop feeding your stress & start feeding your health, happiness & prosperity.
Body Tip #4 ~ Pack Healthy Munchies - instead of feeding stress sugar, caffeine, salt
Mind Tip #8 ~ Turn off the News instead of feeding your mind fear, worry & powerlessness
Emotion Tip #19 ~ Feel the Support of positive people instead of surrounding yourself with naysayers.
Spirit Tip #23 ~ Connect with Yourself by acknowledging your unique talents & assets instead of "shoulding" on yourself & feeling defeated by trying to be perfect.
You must be take back control of your life by taking charge of what you choose to feed your stress!