Dragon Courage
The story behind the symbol
The Met describes dragons depicted with water in ink paintings exchanged across China, Korea and Japan. Artists adapted inherited images to local settings; the dragon did not have one unchanging appearance.
Cultural source: The Met — Tiger and Dragon Paintings (opens in a new tab)Original Oralumia reflection
Picture movement given a direction. Courage in a difficult conversation may mean saying one honest thing and leaving room for a reply. Your part is to make your intention clear; the other person still has their own response.
A question to sit with
Which conversation needs a clearer intention before it needs stronger words?
One small action
Take two minutes to draft one opening sentence: name what matters to you, then ask a question. Sending it is optional.