One upon a time, there was a wise grandfather who had an
important lesson to impress upon his grandson about two wolves.
He said, “Within all of us, we have two wolves. One wolf is
call ‘UnHappiness’. He is full of
resentment, bitterness and jealousy. He
is full of lust and greed. His thoughts
and actions are for the betterment of his own life. The other wolf is named, ‘Happiness’, and he
is full of joy, kindness and compassion.
Empathy guides his path as well as passion for the well fare of others
that he knows and may never meet.
“Everyday, these wolves are battling to control your life.”
The grandson then asks his grandfather, “Well then, who
wins?”
And the old man looks kindly in the youth’s eyes and says, “The
one you feed.”
My dad told me early every morning when I was a kid, “Count
your blessings!” We are so blessed… no
matter who we are or where we are! If we
want to embrace happiness we have to fill our lives with gratitude!
Another thing my dad always said, “It’s more blessed to give
than receive.” I know that there are
many lessons learned by receiving, buy the act of giving freely and without
grudge or second thought, will shower you in happiness! An act of service (without reservation) will
empower you! Something as simple and
free to share is a smile… and when someone smiles back at you, a little
firework of happiness shoots off in you!
Compliments are free but priceless!
Don’t you like to receive a compliment?
So does everyone else… so kudos to the kudo givers!
As Joyce Meyer has been quoted saying, “The more you refuse
to let negative emotions rule you, the weaker they will become.” Try to keep negative thought out of your mind
and open the floodgates of positive energy! Radiate warmth and optimism every
day and help bring out the happiness in others!
