Two wolves and the eldest youngster

The SpeakStrong Method Level One: Session 2

©2012 Meryl Runion Rose www.speakstrong.com 1

A Cherokee elder told his
grandchildren…


and that was the end of Grandfather’s
Tale of Two Wolves


What did you
learn?


To feed
To be the good
good wolf
To be
brave
To be
peaceful To be
noble
To be
happy


Remember to listen with both ears. The problem is NOT what you think it is.

Then, Grandmother looked each child lovingly in the eyes and gave them
each a bowl of soup that nourished them to their bones.


...be …feed
peaceful ...be the right
brave wolf
...be good ...be
...be noble
happy


What stories
do you have
for me?


A good
story A brave
A story
peaceful
story A noble
story
A happy
story


An HONEST
story


I looked for the
good wolf. All I
could find was
the bad wolf.


I looked more for
the good wolf.
All I could find
was the bad wolf.


Why are you And she ranted
so angry?
and raged and
fussed and
fumed

I was afraid she
might start a fire


And then when my ears got tired I listened with
my heart and then I listened with my soul


How powerful your And the wolf
anger is. didn’t look so
I wonder what you
could build with angry any more
that much power.


Why are you And she wept
so sad?
and she wailed
and she
screeched and
she sobbed and I
was afraid she
would start a
flood


How tender your And the wolf
sadness is. didn’t look so sad
How well you must
have loved with that any more
much tenderness.


Why are you And she shivered
so afraid?
and she shook
and she
shuddered and
she spluttered
and I was afraid
she would start
an earthquake


How alive your fear And the wolf
is. I wonder what didn’t look so
you could awaken
with that much scared any more
aliveness.


Why are you And she bowed
so and she bent and
ashamed?
she hunched and
she hid and I was
afraid she would
disappear


How humble and And the wolf
wise your mistakes didn’t look so
made you.
I admire the wisdom ashamed any
you have gained.
more


 Powerful
 Tender
 Alive
 Noble

 And loving


 Like a very good wolf indeed!


What did you
learn?


I thought the bad wolf was the problem
I learned I needed to listen with both ears.

I thought I shouldn’t feed the bad wolf. But I did.
I fed her compassion, caring, ideas and
inspiration.

I fed the good wolf inside the bad wolf.


Just then Grandfather woke from his
nap. He noticed the eldest youngster
and said:
You look well.
Have you been
feeding the good
wolf?


Yes, Grandfather,
I have.


and sat down to tell the
children another tale
while Grandmother stirred
more soup.


you might find the “wrong wolf.”


make sure you aren’t
casting out the best part
of yourself.


 Practice listening with both ears to what
anger, sadness, fear and regret have to teach
you.
 Find the power, tenderness, aliveness and
wisdom at their core.
 It’s not about perfection. It’s about
wholeness.


 With me: Meryl Runion Rose
www.speakstrong.com
meryl@speakstrong.com


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