{"id":138,"date":"2008-02-24T07:44:00","date_gmt":"2008-02-24T07:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/astrologicalmusings\/2008\/02\/sunday-inspiration-feeding-the.html"},"modified":"2008-02-24T07:44:00","modified_gmt":"2008-02-24T07:44:00","slug":"sunday-inspiration-feeding-the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/astrologicalmusings\/2008\/02\/sunday-inspiration-feeding-the.html","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Inspiration: Feeding the Wolf"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With transiting Mars bearing down on my own Mars which is already being pressured by Pluto, I found this a wonderful bit of wisdom:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people.<\/p>\n<p>He said, &#8220;My son, the battle is between 2 &#8220;wolves&#8221; 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, generosity,truth, compassion and faith.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The grandson thought about it for a  minute and then asked his grandfather: &#8220;Which wolf wins?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The old Cherokee simply replied, &#8220;The one you feed.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2109\/2287658185_37d95c0262.jpg?v=0\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px;text-align: center;cursor: pointer;width: 320px\" src=\"https:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2109\/2287658185_37d95c0262.jpg?v=0\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With transiting Mars bearing down on my own Mars which is already being pressured by Pluto, I found this a wonderful bit of wisdom: One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, &#8220;My son, the battle is between 2 &#8220;wolves&#8221; inside us all. 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