Generosity
“willingness and liberality in giving away one’s money and/or time”
I usually don’t think of myself as generous, mostly because I tend to think of generosity in terms of money, which I tend to hold onto rather than share. However, I tend to be generous with my time and my art. Just sharing the Mandalas of the Day/Week/Month/Year takes a lot of my time…granted I happen to enjoy doing them, so that makes it easier for me to be generous with them.
One area where I definitely lack any generosity is with food. Did you ever see that Friend’s TV episode where Joey declares: “Joey doesn’t share food!”. That’s me. The first time this episode aired, I immediately turned to my husband and proclaimed…”see, it’s a thing! It’s not just me!” Now it’s a running joke between us. It didn’t change me in any way to know this, it just gave me validation to continue feeling this way.
I envy people who are able to be generous in every way. My sense is that by giving things away I fear there won’t be enough for me…there’s that “enough” word again. In my youth I always seemed to be put in situations where everyone else’s needs had to be taken care of first before anything could be done for me. I realize that haven’t fully grieved that time in my life. So I know I have some more healing work to do.
How about you? Is generosity a core value for you?
BTW…here’s what it looked like to begin with…
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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