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, worry, resentment, inferiority,
lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.
The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope,
serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, humor, generosity, truth,
compassion and faith.
The grandson thought for a minute and then asked his grandfather: "Which wolf wins?"
The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."
The grandson thought for a minute and then asked his grandfather: "Which wolf wins?"
The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."
Never been
happy?
Think about
this; you hang out with a new person, a new friend or a new love, how do you
get to know this person, how do you show this person your affection? Do you
want to satisfy this persons needs so the person will like you back and you can
become closer? Do you wish for the other person’s affection and smile back to
you, to let you know you are accepted and liked for what you talk about and how
you look aso. Do you wish to exchange laughter, good feelings, having good
times together.. Do you listen to and smile at this person, at least with your
eyes to show him/her you enjoy his/hers company?
OR, do you
lay on the sofa, looking like you are about to shoot yourself through the head,
and telling this person about how you want to kill yourself, how you’ve never
been happy and probably never going to be, how shit and useless your life is,
how you hate all people around you?
No?
So.. do
this, put your hand to your heart and feel.. keep your hand there while reading
the rest of this.. and hopefully a few times every day hereafter.
Is there a
heartbeat? There is right,, so there is a person in there. Who is it? You don’t
know, couldn’t have any idea, because for the first time, you just met. Congratulations
on finding this someone, because this person has been there all your life,
overlooked, even by YOU.
So this
person.. is stuck in there.. must suck right? This person, does not have your
looks… does not have your likes or dislikes… does not have your idea of fun.. this
person.. IS NOT you.
So it’s a new
person that’s with you all of a sudden, better shower and dress up maybe, maybe
put on some make-up and a smile, so you can greet him/her. How do you get to
know him/her?
Ask him/her
what they like? It won’t be that easy. Because this person has been stuck
inside you for all of your life, and no one has ever talked to him/her, he doesn’t
know how to talk. Sorry. Moreover, this person has no mouth ;-)
Then how??
Maybe you can start with seeing what makes him/her excited/angry. Emotion does
not need language, right? So.. maybe try dancing together, perhaps to some
jazz? (No need to hug yourself here whilst dancing, this person dances through
you, dances like you do, so just dance
like nobody’s watching.;-)
After the
dance, feel the heart again, is there an emotion of happiness coming from it, a
spark? Not sure? Maybe try something else, write a poem together. Do it with intention, you have all the time in
the world, since this person have no curfew; he/she lives inside you.
Learn some
new phrases in a different language.
Try going
for a swim, forget calling friends to go with you in the beginning, because you
have this person here already with you that you should get to know personally
before you go out with the rest of your friends.
Now, it’s
not the same as all the other times you’ve been swimming, that was just you,
that you already know like swimming somewhat. Now you’re doing them to see what
you’re new found friend likes, to get to know him/her.
Feel the
heart again, feel it and listen deeply, starting to feel the spark from
actually doing these things? Congratulations, on starting to get a hang on how
to hang out with this person, a friend to become, to share interests and
experiences with. Work on your friendship, this is a friend that will always be
with you, better not start a war with him/her, it won’t be pleasant since you
are tied together.;-)
Maybe even
try Travelling togetherJ, see how grumpy this person gets when hungry,
or when feet are getting wet. Keep him/her well fed and entertained and enjoy
having good times together. Since this person is stuck inside you, only you can
take him/her places.
“What’s
this crap about someone inside you that you need to satisfy?? What about what You
want then??” Sorry, this person has emotions too, and since he/she is inside you, what he/she feel, you will feel too. If he/she is not happy, you
will not be. Make friends with this “person” (read: YOUR MIND) or you might as
well forget about ever seeing the sun.
So.. a
spark won’t make a fire right? Many will. In the beginning you need to care for
the fire until its really burning. With every act you do for the fire it will
burn stronger. You have no idea, what it is to live when the fire is burning,
because…;
Never been
happy? Your fire was never lit. You don’t know how to make yourself happy. How
the f can you lay in your couch and still ask why you’re not happy. This kind of behavior wouldn’t make your
friends enjoy your company, how could it make you enjoy it. Take responsibility,
every wake moment, you are with someone; -yourself, hell, you even sleep
together every night.
Laziness will not be accepted, you can’t fool your
emotions into being happy, sorry.
What I’ve written here, the heart thing, the other person, is because you need to see, that doing some random things you think should make you feel good (because they make other people feel good) won’t take you anywhere if your heart is not in it. You think you know yourself, after many years of living, but if you’re not happy, you probably have no clue.
What I’ve written here, the heart thing, the other person, is because you need to see, that doing some random things you think should make you feel good (because they make other people feel good) won’t take you anywhere if your heart is not in it. You think you know yourself, after many years of living, but if you’re not happy, you probably have no clue.
Chances
are, you have a very different soul from other people, and that could be why
your fire was never lit by the things that lit all the other kids fires when
you were young, and you grew up never knowing what you actually need to satisfy
your cravings. And so your soul starved and maybe shut itself down because it didn’t
get any of that what it needed to flourish and it didn’t feel that it was
wanted. Time to take it out for an adventure, to show it you are grown up now,
and have the resources to give it what it need. But beware, waking your soul
mean you also need to follow, it won’t answer until you promise you will uproot
your whole life and move across the globe if that is what it takes. You don’t want
that? Keep feeling like s**t then, Bye.
Medication
and eating well is for your body, the hand that feels the heart is the body.
The heart, or soul is not touched by medication, because you CANNOT FOOL THE
SOUL. Body and soul are different things. Again, no lazy way out of
this, and when you feel the spark, you wouldn't have it any other way.