Tonight I was reminded of a story that I heard Sandra Ingerman tell on Caroline Casey’s KPFA radio show, The Visionary Activist (4.26.07). The story, from indigenous traditions, is included in her book How to Heal Toxic Thoughts:
“A grandfather was talking to his grandson about many things. He said, ‘I feel as if two wolves were fighting in my heart. One wolf is vengeful, angry, violent, and the other is loving, compassionate and strong.’ The grandson asked the grandfather, ‘Which wolf will win the fight in your heart?’ And the grandfather replied, ‘The one I feed.’”
I love this story because it demonstrates our nature as multifaceted beings. From time to time we all face internal conflicts in which the best part of us goes head to head with the not-so-best part of us. We can choose to “feed” or cultivate the part that speaks to our highest interests, and hypnotherapy is a wonderful tool for this.
