“the quality of being felt strongly or having a very strong effect”
Today’s MotD has us look at what motivates us…what is it that has such a strong effect on us that it inspires us to act on it. For me it’s almost anything related to the creative arts. Since I was a kid, I’ve always been “drawn” to some form of arts and crafts activity.
As a grown up, that feeling was accelerated when I first saw mandalas and received the guidance to create my own. At first I was stifled because I thought I had to learn all about mandalas, their significance, and their history. Instead I was guided to create them as I felt inspired to do so. With that freedom, I started seeing patterns all around me and would then turn them into a mandala: a flower, a butterfly, an art deco design on a building, Egyptian symbols, and so on.
25 years later I still feel the intensity of mandalas—ones I see and ones I create.
How about you? Do you value intensity?
joyfully,
Maureen
The Mandala Lady
inspiring and encouraging creativity, curiosity, and play through the art of mandalas
About the 2024 Mandalas of the Day
Each day I will create and post a mandala inspired by one of 366 “value” words chosen randomly. The objective being to discover for myself which ones would best represent my core values…and by doing so, I hope it inspires you to determine your own.
Mandala of the Day 