“Here there be dragons.” So say the old maps to designate areas beyond the known world, where only the most bold or the most foolhardy dare venture.
Dragons live there. Dragons breathing fire. Fire, the element of the heart.
Hearts are by nature bold and foolhardy adventurers, and if freed from fear’s mooring, will sail straight into the uncharted sea of dragons, where the water turns to fire. Hearts, like dragon eggs, break open in the flames. And only then is their true magnificence revealed, hot and blinding as the sun, purifying our souls, and blessing all the world with their infinite love.
It isn’t always pleasant. It is not serene. It is sometimes brutal. We are stripped bare of our defenses, exposing our deepest vulnerability. But when we surrender the struggle, and offer our hearts to the dragon’s fiery breath, we find the true peace and power of awakening. We taste the full flavor of life, and find it...delicious.
It’s worth risking everything for.
Now I know I have a heart, because it’s breaking. ~Tin Man, The Wizard of Oz
The symbolism for the holy spirit, in the book of Acts, were tongues of flame.
ReplyDeleteWhere would we be without fire?!
Thanks for this,
Laurie
Great connection, Laurie. Thank you.
DeleteThat's one of my favorite lines from The Wizard of Oz. Yes, to open our hearts is to risk it breaking, but life isn't worth living if we don't enter the fire.
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Galen!
Thanks, Martha. There are so many great lines in that movie, but yes, this is one of my favorites, too. I might go a step further in your observation about life not being worth living if we don't enter the fire. Is it even lived at all if we don't?
DeleteI am amazed at how thoughts like these relate to my own religious belief about how the spirit can work in our lives. As we walk through our own tests of life and turn our hearts to the Savior, We will receive peace, understanding and a true awakening through the Spirit of the Holy Ghost. Through the spirit we can change and be purified and sanctified. It is a refining experience. Kinda of a Dragon and fire moment.
ReplyDeleteBlessings and hugs!
Thanks, LeAnn, for expanding on the connection to the holy spirit. You and Laurie both highlighted that. Love your observation that it is a refining experience, "kind of a dragon and fire moment."
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