Kim Hartman

Kim Hartman
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, USA
Birthday
April 01
Company
~Flying Solo~
Bio
Kim is a former publisher and editor and now works as a freelance journalist and writer covering topics that include- Holistic and Alternative Health, Spirituality and Environmental issues, as well as southern living, culture and humor about daily life. With 20 years of experience she has written for magazines and newspapers throughout the Mid-Atlantic states and was a featured writer for Coastal Connection, InnerSelf and a contributor to the Smithsonian Magazine Health, and CNN, iREPORT and opensalon. She particularly enjoys gardening, writing and reading satire and parodies and the news of the odd, bizarre and strange, with a penchant for sharing opinions on things that make you go hmmm. email: CelebrateMe@aol.com~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes, the ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules, and they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them...about the only thing you can't do is ignore them, because they change things. They push the human race forward. They invent. They imagine. They heal. They create. They explore. They inspire. Maybe they have to be crazy. How else can you stare at an empty canvas and see a work of art? Or sit in silence and hear a song that's never been written? Or paint words to paper in a way that makes them come alive? Or gaze at a red planet and see a laboratory on wheels? And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do." ~~ Apple Computer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans are suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's you." Rita Mae Brown-

MARCH 26, 2010 4:56PM

Which Wolf Will You Feed - A Cherokee lesson on choices

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                             ~ The Legend of the Two Wolves ~

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One evening an old Cherokee looked into his grandson's eyes and asked,  "My son, I see fear in your eyes what is troubling you."

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The boy responded, "Often I feel as if two wolves are living inside me, one is good and does no harm. He lives in harmony with all around him and does not take offense when no offense was intended. He will only fight when it is right to do so, and in the right way. But...the other wolf... ah! The littlest thing will send him into a fit of temper. He fights everyone, all of the time, for no reason. He cannot think because his pain and fear are so great.

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"Sometimes it is hard to live with these two wolves inside me, for both of them try to dominate my spirit and are always struggling against each other."

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With tears streaming down his face the boy looked intently into his Grandfather's eyes and asked, "Which one will win Grandfather?"

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Grandfather smiled and quietly said, "The one you choose to feed."

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Which wolf do you choose to feed when that occasional struggle is going on inside you? When life's daily occurrences and disruptions have you upset and off balance, which wolf will you feed? When the clerk at the store, or the guy pumping your gas or the waitress waiting on you at the restaurant annoys you what reaction will you have? The next time you are agitated by someone on the phone - which wolf will come forth to reply? When the readers of your blog, or essays or news stories critique's your work in an unkind way - how will you respond?  - Which wolf is going to win today? -  Which Wolf Will You Choose To Feed? .... remember, it IS your choice.

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The Native American elders have a way of making things sound so simple.
At one time I fed the angry beast, because he was always asking for food. After many years I learned he was getting fat and sassy, and so was I.
Very nice analogy, I really like this.
Tempering ourselves is sometimes the hardest lesson. I'm going to read this to my six-year-old tomorrow. Sage advice indeed.
A good story to share with a child (or an adult), something they may very well understand and relate to with ease.
Blaming the Wolf gives the "Id" a way out, unscathed. While the "Ego" trails behind with only a few bruises to show. A reminder of poor choices and a lesson on tempering anger.
Wonderful, thank you.
Your welcome - it was my pleasure :-D