Two Wolves


September 16, 2011
Shifting out of Ego and Into Spirit

Hey Everyone…long time, no post!  I haven’t lost sight of my blog, even though it may seem that way.  I have fully immersed myself in a spiritual self-study course and I’m happy to share what I am learning with all of you.  I see this blog and other things that I am working on as a way to help others along their journey.  I’m just the middle person sharing these wonderful insights that I’m gleaning in my own path as a way to possibly help others along their own journey.  Maybe I can serve as just the nudge you need to move one step closer to aligning with your truest nature or to find your route to inner peace.  I know the Universe has nudged me in a plethora of manners, sometimes overt and sometimes a little covert, so who knows what might be your next sign post!  Maybe it’s my little blog. 😉  On with the meat of the blog…

In this blog, I wanted to talk about the two halves of ourselves, our ego and our spirit.  My Mom recently emailed me a concise description of the two that I think beautifully and concisely illustrates the qualities of each.

An old Cherokee told his grandson, “My son, there is a battle between two wolves inside us all.  One is Evil…it is anger, jealousy, greed, resentment, inferiority, lies, and ego.  The other is Good…it is joy, peace, love, hope, humility, kindness, empathy, and truth.”  The boy thought about it…and asked, “Grandfather, which wolf wins?”  The old man quietly replied, “The one you feed.”

I use the word ego in place of evil and spirit in place of good, but the definition of the two still holds.  I would also add guilt, fear, superiority, and frustration to the list of attributes of the ego and acceptance, patience, and tolerance to the attributes of the spirit.

Depending on which half we are more identified with, determines our perception of the world.  We feed our perception through the emotions that are associated with the half that we choose to predominantly invest in.  For the most part, we have some level of investment in both, but to what extent is one half ruling us?  And given the choice, would you shift your level of investment from one to the other?

The purpose of this blog is to help us become more aware of which half we are predominantly identified with so that we can determine if we want to continue status quo or if we would rather make some changes.  These blogs are all about awareness so that we can become conscious of our choices.  No more hiding behind our circumstances.  Whatever the situation is, we have a choice in how we view and handle it.

The bulk of this blog is in the attached video, where I dig deeper into what it means to either be invested in the ego or the spirit.

Click here to watch Part 1 of the video and click here to watch Part 2.

With love,

Shanna

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