#26- How to Kill A Dragon

by Cory MacNeil

Maybe it’s a co-worker, but it could be anyone, including your spouse, a friend or a neighbor.  Every once in awhile, something happens....some kind of tension or conflict...and you bite your tongue and don’t say anything.  Instead you let it burn in your chest like a....dragon.  With the passage of time the dragon grows bigger and bigger.  In the process, you leave the door wide open for other dragons to enter.

Dragons were never meant to be kept under lock and key.  First, they cost too much to feed and they’re a mess to clean up after.  On a real bad day, they may burn your house down.

The bible says to ‘be angry and sin not’.  Despite your best efforts to go with the flow and maintain peace, there will be times when you CHOOSE to speak up.  Other times the words will just come out of your mouth.  Maybe this happened to you just recently and you’re still surprised by it.

We can only take care of Dragons for so long, before it’s time to set them free.  Otherwise we just keep on taking care of them and suffering emotional exhaustion and hopelessness in the process.  It’s hard to concentrate on other fruitful matters when every moment of your day is spent taking care of a dragon.

Is it time that you had ‘the talk’ with someone?  Have you been put in a position of compromise but you’ve just kept your mouth shut and gone along with the plot?  Maybe, just maybe, the other person is wondering how long you’re keeping so quiet.  Maybe they have a Dragon or two of their own.

Sometimes amazing things happen when we set our dragons free- it’s called communication.  Other people don’t know what we’re thinking or feeling unless we show them.  When we communicate, beautiful things happen.  Ultimately, things may not go as you plan when you set your Dragon free, however, chances are things will go swimmingly well.

Tweet this: Don’t be afraid to set up some boundaries in your life.  Letting others continually invade your private space not only burns you out in the long run but gives others a false sense of freedom.  

Ironically, liberating a dragon is just what the doctor ordered in many cases when it comes to accelerating a relationship.

If there’s one thing that’s lacking today, it’s transparency.  Your honesty and openness may be a cup of cold water to someone who has grown accustomed to a world of people who are private and silent.  So go ahead and set a dragon free today.  It’s a lot cheaper than feeding one.