24-132 Humility

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abstract background of dark blues and purples with smatterings of white; the mandala is a simple white circle in the middle with 10 little circles…a line of smaller and smaller circles to dots spray outward to the paper’s edge.

Humility

“freedom from pride or arrogance”

I appreciate how this definition uses the phrase “freedom from” versus something like “without” or “having no”. Using the word “freedom” implies (at least to me), that it’s a choice…that we have the freedom to choose to be prideful or arrogant or to NOT be…that is the question (sorry, I couldn’t resist).

Why would we “choose” to be prideful or arrogant? Actually, it’s probably NOT a conscious choice but rather the subconscious’s way of compensating for our feelings of inadequacy. When we come from a place of true confidence and surety, we can consciously recognize that expressing pride or arrogance goes against the grain…it’s pointless because we are confident in who and what we are.

We are encouraged to take a look at where we sit on the confidence scale and our expression of it. For me, I sometimes to go in the other direction where I tend to undervalue myself vs overvalue…which gives the illusion of humility but in reality it’s the devaluation of myself. In either case, at its core…pride and arrogance is a self-esteem issue.

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

BTW…here’s what it looked like to begin with …

abstract background of dark blues, purples, and reds, with smatterings of white. A vertical white-ish object that looks like a dead tree splits the image in half, with a smaller version angling from the center line up to the right.

joyfully,

Maureen
The Mandala Lady

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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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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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