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Today’s Mandala Message: Release the Emergency Brake

This week I’m working through Principles #36 and #37 from Jack Canfield’s “The Success Principles” entitled “Learn More Earn More” and “Stay Motivated with the Masters”. I set my intention today to ponder my “emergency brake”. Canfield states: “Most of us are going through life with the emergency brake on. It’s time to release the limiting beliefs, emotional blocks, and self-destructive behaviors that are holding you back.”

I know that I have my “emergency brake” on for several of my ideas/dreams/goals. Mostly I think that I’m not ready or that I need to do more prep work. Then today I spotted Richie’s quote (below) and had an ah-ha moment. Yes, that’s mostly it! It’s the uncertainty of whether they are good ideas, whether I can actually do any of them, whether it will be helpful for others, and/or whether I’m just wasting my time and energy.

Just yesterday I heard a podcast that talked about certainty and uncertainty…and essentially the message (for me anyway) is to get comfortable with uncertainty because nothing in the future is certain. You won’t until you actually do it.

A good mindfulness practice would be to sit and get to know uncertainty.

So what about you? What’s your “emergency brake”? What would it take to release it? Can you get comfortable with uncertainty?

“What’s stopping you
from moving forward?
The need to be certain.
Certainty is prison.
Break free
and you’ll be free.” 

— Richie Norton

Blessings,

Maureen
The Mandala Lady
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An Invitation

I invite you to color along with me this year as part of what I’m calling “The Year of Self-Exploration and Expansion” with all of my “Mandalas of the ___” (day, week, month, year). If you’re interested in more of a self-exploration approach to coloring, check out my “Coloring Mandalas as Meditation”. You can download this mandala at MandalaoftheWeek.com.

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My Mission: connecting with our Inner Light in delightful, inspiring ways For me, creating mandalas is more than just coloring pretty patterns in a circle. I do it because my spiritual evolution and creativity require it of me. My mandala designs come about within an active meditative state, connected with my higher self, my spiritual guides and nature spirits. Together, we bring into form, mandala art the allows me to re-connect with my own inner peace and joy, letting me explore and expand my own creative spirit to however far and in whatever direction I want to take it. As part of my own spiritual journey, I encourage, and hopefully inspire, others to explore their own creativity, to help them re-connect with their own inner peace and joy. As a means to that end, I make all of my mandalas available for people to color. Why should I have all the fun?

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