Fulgour
Seven Simple Truths from the Cherokee
1. We are our own best experts. No one knows us better
than us. Nobody but us has seen with our eyes the
things we've seen, and most importantly, no one but us
has experienced our lives in quite the same way that
we have. What others do know of us, they know only
through what they see and what we tell them. It is our
choice whether or not to invite others to see with our
eyes or walk in our shoes; it is their choice whether
or not to do so.
2. We are our own worst enemies. No one does a better
job of deceiving us or treating ourselves badly than
we do. No one can do a better job of finding ways to
ignore our innermost thoughts and fears than we can.
Certainly, other people may try to make us feel badly,
or want us to be different than we are; however, their
success depends on our willingness to let them succeed
in doing so. Our success in doing ourselves wrong
depends solely on intention.
3. The worst thing about having so many choices is
having to choose. No one can say for sure who is truly
worse off: the one who is forced to do something and
wishes she or he could do something entirely
different, or the one who freely chooses to do
something and later regrets it.
4. Imagination is the one true measure of freedom.
It's not a matter of what you can or cannot do, but
what you think you can or cannot do that matters.
Inevitably, the rest will follow in time. Being open
to experience or the possibilities of every situation
reflects the inner strength of one who has established
harmony within oneself.
5. Wisdom is having more questions than answers. The
one who has found all the answers to his or her
questions has run out of questions. The one who has
run out of questions has run out of learning. A person
who ceases to learn has also ceased to experience. And
a person who has run out of experience cannot be wise.
6. Search long and hard enough for something and
you'll surely find it. Sometimes we look for something
when there is nothing. However, if we keep looking for
it to be there, almost miraculously it will be--this
is especially true of limitations. Moreover, the
harder we look for a certain quality of limitation,
the more likely it is to appear before our very eyes.
At the same time, if you look too hard for something
you might miss it altogether.
7. Sometimes we try so hard to be what we're not that
we may forget who we are. Our nature provides us with
opportunities for becoming something much greater than
ourselves. However, if a circle tries to bend by
ignoring its center, it's no longer a circle.
1. We are our own best experts. No one knows us better
than us. Nobody but us has seen with our eyes the
things we've seen, and most importantly, no one but us
has experienced our lives in quite the same way that
we have. What others do know of us, they know only
through what they see and what we tell them. It is our
choice whether or not to invite others to see with our
eyes or walk in our shoes; it is their choice whether
or not to do so.
2. We are our own worst enemies. No one does a better
job of deceiving us or treating ourselves badly than
we do. No one can do a better job of finding ways to
ignore our innermost thoughts and fears than we can.
Certainly, other people may try to make us feel badly,
or want us to be different than we are; however, their
success depends on our willingness to let them succeed
in doing so. Our success in doing ourselves wrong
depends solely on intention.
3. The worst thing about having so many choices is
having to choose. No one can say for sure who is truly
worse off: the one who is forced to do something and
wishes she or he could do something entirely
different, or the one who freely chooses to do
something and later regrets it.
4. Imagination is the one true measure of freedom.
It's not a matter of what you can or cannot do, but
what you think you can or cannot do that matters.
Inevitably, the rest will follow in time. Being open
to experience or the possibilities of every situation
reflects the inner strength of one who has established
harmony within oneself.
5. Wisdom is having more questions than answers. The
one who has found all the answers to his or her
questions has run out of questions. The one who has
run out of questions has run out of learning. A person
who ceases to learn has also ceased to experience. And
a person who has run out of experience cannot be wise.
6. Search long and hard enough for something and
you'll surely find it. Sometimes we look for something
when there is nothing. However, if we keep looking for
it to be there, almost miraculously it will be--this
is especially true of limitations. Moreover, the
harder we look for a certain quality of limitation,
the more likely it is to appear before our very eyes.
At the same time, if you look too hard for something
you might miss it altogether.
7. Sometimes we try so hard to be what we're not that
we may forget who we are. Our nature provides us with
opportunities for becoming something much greater than
ourselves. However, if a circle tries to bend by
ignoring its center, it's no longer a circle.