Thanks to my friend, colleague and fabulous coach Bette Hoffman for this poignant piece of Native American legend.

One evening a Cherokee Elder was teaching his grandson about a battle

that goes on inside people.                     

 He said “My son, the battle is between two wolves inside us all.

One wolf represents fear, anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance,

self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride  and superiority.

The other stands for joy, peace, love, hope, sharing, serenity, humility,

kindness, benevolence, friendship, 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. Then he asked his grandfather,

“Which wolf wins?”

The old Cherokee man simply replied, “The one you feed.”