Episode 62 - Reloaded the 2 dog story.
The chief was sitting at the edge of the \nvillage, obviously deep in thought. He sat there for hours and hours, seemingly \nunmoving. The tribe was beginning to get worried and restless, but nobody wanted \nto disturb him. An elder eventually got up his courage and walked over. 'Chief,' \nhe asked, 'what's going on? You look so troubled!' The chief just sat there, and \nthe elder thought that he had not heard. Finally the chief spoke.
And he said:
\n'You know, it's like there are two dogs \nfighting inside of me all the time - a dog of glowing light and beauty \nand a dog of fire. This dog is not glowing with the light but, life \nchoking smoke and consuming fire. He is mean, irritable, and angry. It is driven \nby fear, and has me look at the world through the lens of shortage, struggle, \nand judgment. This is how I am when I'm feeling small, anxious, and spiritually \ndisconnected.
The dog Light is guided by love and kindness. This is the \npart of me that longs to live with purpose and to have an impact on the world. \nIt is my God given soul my authentic self, my essence and my creativity live \nhere, as does my intuition, faith, and sense of connection and compassion.. And \nthe fire and smoke dog is constantly fighting the glowing light dog.'
The elder looked at the chief and said \nquietly, 'Chief, so which dog wins?' The chief sat quietly for a moment, and \nthen replied: 'the one I feed the most.'
I \ntotally identify with that story and this one. I am this women, If we get honest \nwe all are! The Woman At the well.