So, I bumped into this “inside you are two wolves” thing. It’s like, this old Cherokee story, right? Grandfather tells his grandson that inside everyone, there’s a battle between two wolves. One is evil – anger, envy, greed, all that junk. The other is good – joy, peace, love, you get the picture. The grandson asks which wolf wins, and the grandfather says, “The one you feed.” Deep, huh?
I started thinking, how can I actually use this? Not just think about it, but do something. So I decided to track my own “wolves” for a week.
My Wolf-Tracking Experiment
First, I grabbed a notebook. Nothing fancy, just a plain old spiral thing. Every day, I divided the page into two columns. I labeled one “Evil Wolf” and the other “Good Wolf.” Sounded a bit cheesy, but hey, it worked.
- Day 1: Mostly just noticing stuff. Like, I got annoyed waiting in line at the coffee shop – Evil Wolf food, I guess. But then I helped an old lady with her groceries, and that felt like Good Wolf territory. I wrote it all down.
- Day 2: I started seeing patterns. My Evil Wolf got fed a lot when I was scrolling through social media. Envy, comparison, all that. So I tried to limit my time on those apps.
- Days 3-5: It became a bit of a game. I actively looked for chances to “feed” the Good Wolf. Held doors open, offered to help a coworker, even just smiled at strangers. It felt… good. Corny, maybe, but good.
- Days 6-7: Okay, I’m not gonna lie, I still fed the Evil Wolf sometimes. Road rage is a real thing, people! But I was aware of it. And I tried to balance it out with some Good Wolf actions.
It wasn’t about being perfect. It was about being mindful. To see my actions, and my bad mood.
The whole “two wolves” thing – it’s not about never feeling negative emotions. It’s about choosing which ones you let control you. Which ones you feed. I’m still figuring it out, but this little experiment definitely helped me see things a bit clearer.
