Ride that Dragon

Recently, I've had the sensation of riding my dragons. I find this interesting, because my metaphors have always involved me slaying my dragons, not riding them. The metaphor of learning to ride your dragon makes sense to me because occasionally, I find myself  battling dragons I thought I had slain.  But if I find myself in battle once more, maybe it is because I fell off their backs.

(There's something exhilarating about riding a dragon!)