Once upon a time, in a land not so far away lived a dragon who ruled over her kingdom. One day the dragon decided to survey her kingdom and determine if all was in order. As she looked over the kingdom, she discovered that it was NOT in order!
“Clean up this mess!” she roared! Quickly the little villagers scrambled to do her bidding. They knew that the town was a disaster, but the task to recover it looked so big! They began to feel discouraged, get distracted and play with toys…err…feed their chickens.
The dragon became so enraged that the villagers were not keeping the town in tip top shape, that she drew a deep breath and then blew fire across the whole land, burning it all to the ground.
After her nasty explosion, she retreated to her cave. When she came out the following day, she was determined to ask the villagers to work again, but as she surveyed the land, she suddenly realized there was nothing left. She had burned it all to the ground the day before.
Have you ever felt like that fire breathing dragon? Capable of breathing fire on everyone around you?
I have! In fact, I’ll let you in on a little secret- my kids used to think I really was a dragon!
In this episode I’ll share why we end up raging at others in spite of saying hundreds of times that we won’t. The honest truth is that the best intentions without a clear action plan will simply leave us frustrated and going right around the same circles over and over again. If we want something different, we must DO something different.
I’ll also share a few key ways I’ve discovered to help tame that dragon inside of us so we have far more margin for difficulties, unexpected outcomes, and surprise sidetracks.
Finally, I’ll give you a short question to use about the “MVP of the day” that will help you clearly see what things are getting in the way of maintaining gentleness as a priority. This one question will make it so much easier to pick and choose with confidence what goes into your day and what must be thrown out.
If you want regular accountability and support changing these and other habits you are ready to be rid of, simply go to maryaldrichcoaching.com and click “Get Started!” We can find a support solution that is perfect for you!
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This was so good Mary, thank you! Even now with young adult children at home I can find myself being a fire breathing dragon. When I take the time to think about what is the most important thing that needs to be done I become less stressed! Most often that most important thing is investing in our relationships. The rest follows.