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Bernardo de La Paz

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16. Ah, a term from Canadian Indigenous peoples

Fri Mar 10, 2023, 05:27 PM

Mar 2023

The good wolf is your better self, integrated into society, kind, empathic, confident.

Your bad wolf gnaws at you, creates ego trouble, sabotages your progress, is not wise, is hungry for no good reason.

Feed the good wolf. Nurture it, praise it. Don't fight the bad wolf because that makes it stronger. Just starve it. Whenever it demands attention, let it know that you know that it is there, and then ignore it.

That at least is my interpretation, with a little zen stirred in.

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tremendous burden [View all] Not Heidi Mar 2023 OP

Holding both of you in my heart irisblue Mar 2023 #1

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The hotlines will take your call Tetrachloride Mar 2023 #2

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Healing vibes on the way! 💓💓💓 SheltieLover Mar 2023 #3

thank you, SheltieLover. ❤️ n/t Not Heidi Mar 2023 #5

Keep posting, if it helps. As to internal dialogue, Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2023 #7

I don't understand. Not Heidi Mar 2023 #11

Ah, a term from Canadian Indigenous peoples Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2023 #16

The wolf story, and the meanings, as told by another Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2023 #17

Thank you for both your replies. Not Heidi Mar 2023 #18

Sending hugs of support and healing gademocrat7 Mar 2023 #8

thank you, gademocrat Not Heidi Mar 2023 #12

Sending good vibes and healing vibes, Not Heidi mvd Mar 2023 #9

thank you, mvd Not Heidi Mar 2023 #13

United Way has a psychiatric help hotline you can call and talk to someone. lark Mar 2023 #10

thank you, lark Not Heidi Mar 2023 #14

You're welcome and thank you too. lark Mar 2023 #15