Maties, There be Dragons

There DO be dragons standing between where you are where you’d like to be. The map of Going Places on your life path is FULL of them. These are some of the most malevolent of the breed.

The dragon of I’ll let people down

- dragon babies of they’ll be so disappointed in me, they’ll be angry, they wont cope.

Also sounds like: no one will love me if I’m not useful to them.

The dragon of I’ve been faking for so long I cant stop now

- dragon babies of Id be so ashamed if they knew how I really feel, I need to keep up pretenses or the sun will fall from the sky, I will keep trying until I become a true believer.

Also sounds like: my heart broke a long time ago and I’ve not stopped to mend it yet.

The dragon of I’ll just follow everyone else

- dragon babies of I have no idea what I want, I have no idea who I am, I have no idea what I’m supposed to be doing.

Also sounds like: my connection to my self was not nurtured and now I don’t speak the language of me.

These dragons are TERRIFYING. They tend to interfere at exquisitely uncomfortable times. But, all of them, adults and babies, respond to kind words, a soothing touch, being stared in the eye and told that they are allowed to be.

Each dragon guards an important edge; each dragon has the power of flight; each dragon is built for soaring in the sunshine. Each of these monsters of undigested energies is a delicacy in its own way. Deny not, there be dragons, They are on the path, they are on the map. When they turn from foe they turn into ally. You know this already, you’ve faced many a dragon in your day. You’ll face many more.