One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside all 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, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.”
“The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith.”
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, “Which wolf wins?”
The old Cherokee simply replied, “The one you feed.”
By the time I was 25 years old, I found myself in the place where I no longer knew what to do with my life. To make things worse, I was battling numerous addictions, and these battles and addictions consumed most of my time and energy. I kept trying to quit"cold turkey", failing every time.
One night a friend of mine send me a political article and the narrator used the old Cherokee story as his closing line. I think I've heard this story before, but this time it took on a whole new meaning for me. I realized that all I had to do in order to get my life back together was to feed the right wolf.
On this site I mainly write about sex (or pornography) addiction, as for me this was the hardest addiction to overcome. But I like to believe that different kinds of people could relate to my experience and hopefully learn something from my mistakes.
Good luck to you on your journey towards a happier life, and remember to feed the right wolf :)