tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post654149412683334254..comments2023-10-31T04:16:04.331-05:00Comments on Feed Me!: Meaning and metaphorHarriethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09774535311853591028noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-56351451078587189242008-01-06T09:32:00.000-06:002008-01-06T09:32:00.000-06:00Anne,That's a beautiful story. Thank you for shari...Anne,<BR/>That's a beautiful story. Thank you for sharing it.Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09774535311853591028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-20162109617482854472008-01-04T14:35:00.000-06:002008-01-04T14:35:00.000-06:00I came across this Native American metaphorical st...I came across this Native American metaphorical story the other day. It has a lot of truth in it and is very simple. I thought of my sensitive daughter, who struggles with guilt, with being critical of both herself and others, with anger, with anxiety. Yes, I believe a lot of these traits are genetic and that she was heavily genetically 'loaded' toward anxiety, depression and an ED. Yet, yet...this story reminds me of the power of positive thinking, of unloading the guilt from our lives and of taking and active role in helping to ditch an ED (just as one might decide to partake in cardiac rehab or AA). It's a beautiful little story...and I even like the reference to "feeding" the wolves. It just seems apt.<BR/><BR/> TWO WOLVES STORY<BR/><BR/><BR/>One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people.<BR/><BR/>He said, " My son, the battle is between two "Wolves" inside us all.<BR/><BR/>One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.<BR/><BR/>The other is Good. It is joy, peace, hope, love, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith.<BR/><BR/>The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: “Which wolf wins?”<BR/><BR/>The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-8180810646197805392007-12-27T23:04:00.000-06:002007-12-27T23:04:00.000-06:00Yes, that's exactly what externalizing the illness...Yes, that's exactly what externalizing the illness is--metaphor that helps so much when you're in the thick of it.<BR/><BR/>Meaning and metaphor. It has a nice ring, doesn't it?Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09774535311853591028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-44639823161953510632007-12-27T15:59:00.000-06:002007-12-27T15:59:00.000-06:00I LOVE this! This is absolutely the very struggle ...I LOVE this! This is absolutely the very struggle of it, you've nailed it.<BR/><BR/>Metaphor is integral to fresh thought, to personal growth, and even for political and social change.<BR/><BR/>Yet metaphor can also be used to confuse, to abuse, to intimidate. The wrong metaphor, the wrong narrative, can do material harm (smothering mothers force children to use food as weapon). The right metaphor can enlighten and free a person locked in unhelpful explanations.<BR/><BR/>Externalizing the illness, for example, is a powerful use of metaphor.<BR/><BR/>I like your separation of church and state idea. And count me in as another person who needs meaning and metaphor in my life.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17219492984914810944noreply@blogger.com