Choose Optimism

One evening a wise old grandfather was teaching his young grandson about the internal battle each person faces. “There are two wolves struggling inside each of us,” the old man said.? “One wolf is vengefulness, anger, resentment, self-pity and fear. The other wolf is compassion, faithfulness, hope, truth, love.” The grandson sat, thinking, then asked; “Which wolf wins, grandfather?” His wise old grandfather replied, “The one you feed.”

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We can either focus on our problems or we can focus on turning our challenges into opportunities for better results. We are not nearly as good at dwelling on what we want as we are at thinking about our problems. We need to realize and be grateful for what is going well. We need to choose optimism.