Slay the Dragons that hold you back
Published on October 7, 2022
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I was listening to an amazing podcast by one of my favorite modern psychologist, Dr. Peterson, and he was talking about dragons in stories that we tell and watch, and brought up something that I never thought about.
In the movie Sleeping Beauty, everyone finds it normal that the witch (pardon my spelling here) Malifiscent becomes a dragon at the end of the movie. He said that this has some archetypal value to it and should get us thinking on why it is so normal to just accept that she can do this.
It's because we are meant to slay the dragons in our life. Prince Charming comes to fight the Evil Mother, the corrupt Mother of lies and deceit with the sword of truth and the shield of virtue. He overcomes the dragon to bring back the woman he loves and wants to be with, giving her True Love's first kiss.
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It is a story that we should listen to. We all have dragons that we must slay in order to acheive some goal. Maybe your sword isn't truth. Maybe it's hard work. Maybe perservence. Maybe the shield is Truth. I don't know. I don't know your own personal situation, but you do.
And it's time to stand up to those dragons. You can never progress if you allow them to scare you or control you. You can never become more virtuous if you don't overcome those dragons. Maybe you need to exercise more. Start today. Go small. Make little progress at a time. The point is to be better tomorrow at something, anything, than you was yesterday.
I'm not sure what demons and dragons you must face, but face them, overcome them, and be the person you was meant to be.
Remember, you are valuable and you matter everyone. Stay awesome out there!
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