Year of the Dragon

Written by riadmin | posted in Blog, Happiness, Our Thinking, Purpose | 0 Comments

I don’t always pay attention to the zodiac animal when Chinese New Year rolls around AND I had to this year. I was born in a Dragon year. I am a Dragon! I am therefore taking time to pay attention to the qualities of the Dragon.

I am choosing to focus on these 7 qualities to define the Dragon: pioneering, artistic, generous, self-assured, direct, passionate and decisive. I put out a question to my newsletter subscribers today–what can you do to embrace one or more of these qualities fully in 2012? To get you started, here are some examples:

Pioneering: What uncharted territory are you willing to explore this year? (perhaps an emotion)
Artistic: What latent talent can you express this year? (perhaps commit to it today)
Generous: What random act of kindness can you share today? (perhaps smile at a stranger)
Self-Assured: Are you aware of the “should” voice from within? (perhaps say “no thank you”)
Direct: What can you do to clearly ask for what you want right now? (perhaps just try it)
Passionate: What gets you energized and in the flow? (perhaps a childhood activity)
Decisive: What can you do to get off the fence? (perhaps “just do it”)

Let me close by thanking the ancestors who gave us so many rich metaphors and symbols to leverage in our daily life. Perhaps we’ll ponder how to embrace the Year of the Dragon in our life, regardless if you believe in such symbols or not. Just perhaps these symbols are a window to living a more meaningful life, a life of clear purpose.