24-078 Health

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Health

”the condition of being sound in body, mind, and/or spirit”

It’s been said that without our health, we have nothing. Heavy words indeed. Having been on this planet for 70 years, I can attest to the value of being healthy in all areas.

Regarding my body’s health: I would benefit greatly from dropping 40 excess pounds, which would help with lowering my blood pressure and cholesterol. Looking up heart-related issues in Louise Hay’s book “You Can Heal Your Life”, she attributes it to a lack of joy. Because of that, I’ve made 2024 the year I “Journey Into Joy” (see my mandala’s of the week and month for 2024).

Regarding my mind’s health, which I associate with my mental health: Thanks to multiple therapists over the years, my mental health has improved immensely. Highly recommend it. I have my ex-husband to thank for encouraging me to go in the first place…actually he threatened divorce if I didn’t go because as he said, there was something obviously wrong with me. Turns out he was right. I divorced him three years later.

Regarding my spiritual health: My journey towards a healthy spiritual life began at 29 when I quit the Catholic Church. I loved the idea of going to church as a spiritual practice however in my quest to find a religion to follow that would feed my soul, I found none…some came close. So now my spiritual health is a one-on-one relationship with The One (or whatever name covers the concept of a Source greater than ourselves).

Being in the best of health in all areas of life makes it easier and more fulfilling to live up to our full potential.

How about you? Is health a core value for you?

BTW…this is what it looked like before I started…

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.

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Published by The Mandala Lady

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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