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Take Emotional Control
Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions.
Elizabeth Gilbert
One evening an old Cherokee Indian explained to his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people.
He told him that the battle is between two wolves that are inside us all.
One is called ‘Evil’ and is full of anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.
The other is called ‘Good’ and is full of joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith.
The grandson listened intently and then, after a while, having pondered the story, he asked his grandfather: ‘So which ...
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