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<speak> <emphasis level="strong">Our multiple selves</emphasis><break strength="x-strong"/> <break strength="x-strong"/> As we delve into our inner lives we recognize that we have more than one voice inside of us. There might be a part that wants friction, and a part that wants to collaborate.<break strength="x-strong"/> It is important to be aware of the fact we may have more than one voice within us. There is a story attributed to Native American wisdom, that links nicely to how we might ‘see’ different parts of us:<break strength="x-strong"/> One evening a grandfather was teaching his young grandson about the internal battle that each person faces. “There are two wolves struggling inside each of us,” the old man said: “One wolf is vengeful, angry, resentful, self-pitying and scared… The other wolf is compassionate, faithful, hopeful, and caring...” The grandson sat down, thinking, then asked: “Which wolf wins, Grandfather?” His grandfather replied, “The one you feed.”<break strength="x-strong"/> It is our mission to recognize which wolf, or which part is most active within us. It is our mission to recognize if the dominant voice within us is driven by our threat system or supported by our soothing system.<break strength="x-strong"/> It is out mission to identify which inner voice is most alive within us, that which is focused on competition, or that which is focused on collaboration. Once we understand these principles we can notice our internal pattern and then switch over to a more helpful inner voice.<break strength="x-strong"/> <break strength="x-strong"/> <break strength="x-strong"/> <break strength="x-strong"/> </speak>