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    Alan Jones

    Interesting set of metaphors for personal development. I personally find it interesting that this is something someone who's been through these more than once can recognise remains an ongoing process. There are many 'dragons' in life for us to overcome, if we wish to be truely independant. Some are easy, such as simply denying the reason for doing something and doing it anyway, for a completely different reason which changes the context and implications. Others are more difficult, like coming out to a very strictly fundamentalist Christian family about one's true sexual leanings, or with such a family even admitting it to oneself. And, of course, the biggest and meanest of all, the possability of meaninglessness in the grand scheme of things, especially in the face of death, which is one everyone must face sooner or later.
    I'm preaching to the quire, I know. Still, it's good to finally know what the blog's name is all about after a half-hour or so of searching!

    Steve M Nash

    Hi,

    I'm writing a novel about 'dragon slaying' - it seems that way, anyway - and I found your post whilst doing a search for what the metaphor means.

    And then I subscribed to your newsletter, took a look at your About page (your photos seem to contain a lot of love), and here I am now waffling away in this comment box!

    So, this is not really a comment, more of a 'Hello'. Oh, and a curious observation that bloggers never seem to have contact email addresses. Lol

    :-)

    Steve

    Samuel Stavish

    Good Morrow!
    I have been searching long and hard for a True Slayer of the dragons.
    Amongst my journey have have been traveling with nobel gnomes and beats far more terecherous than any i have witnessed in thy own life. I was bidding a call for thou to helpest me find thy way to greenland, land of the hollandberry dragon. I knownst thoust been a sighting of a terrible being named BeoWolf. The wonlderful god-like being from the the land of Newclork. We need to free the knight of Balfazar and my heart is bleeding blood. The diamond of Zanthiar has been stolen from thy kingdom, persay i have been on this journey for 14 nerplo years. Nerplo is a scale made by not only the wisest of kings but that of Newton. i havent feasted nor dranken from the stine of Meed yet i thirts for thy blood of Dragons. Please helpest me find thy way to the land of green or ?Greenland as thy call it.

    PS i love RED skittles and i am writing this letter thigh deep in organic tofu and mustard sause.
    I plead thee good Peace out homie

    Laura

    Hello Gentlemen!
    Alan, you are so right about the ultimate dragon being that fundamental one of meaning (or meaninglessness) of life. I think people sometimes find the metaphor so engaging that they forget just how terrifying it is to think about battling those dragons. It really is a fundamental dismantling and questioning of everything one has come to believe, really believe, about the world, how it functions and one's place in it. Tearing all that down is very hard, painful and disorienting work and it does take a life time (perhaps more than one).
    Hello back at ya, Steve! My e-mail contact is in the left sidebar under the heading "coaching services". Typepad makes the script a bit small but if you look you should be able to see the "email me" hyperlink.
    And Samuel, Sir Samuel Stavish then is it? My good man, jolly good to see you here. Oh the dragons I have seen, my fellow...and here you are with a thirst for their blook. Pray do you feel hale, hearty enough for the challenge? So many years of travel in such strange lands...have they done you well or ill? Maps I may well have of territories that yet await you.
    P.S. I'm not much for skittles but these oatmeal chocolate chip, butterscotch, coconut cookies I made are awesome...

    Genie

    I slayed a three-headed dragon this week and it felt great! I stood up for the truth and those liars who tried to get me fired are now licking their wounds. Sometimes ya just gotta fight for what is right. I was scared sh**less but nevertheless did it!

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