24-137 Fun

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abstract background of copper, red, purple, white, green, white, and pink. on top a mandala of concentric rows of smaller and smaller circles …a row of white, yellow, pink, blue and green…and white lines streaming outward from the center circle

Fun

“an enjoyable experience”

As much as air, water, food, and sleep are essential to our well-being-ness, so is having fun. We’re being encouraged to incorporate fun into our day…and if you are somehow adverse to that word how about approaching it from the definition’s perspective: an enjoyable experience.

Can we allow ourselves to have enjoyable experiences throughout our day? Really all it requires is that we be mindful while having/doing these experiences. For instance, if you’re eating your favorite meal…take the time to savor and enjoy every bite…without distraction…without rushing to the next task on the list. Chew the food slowly, notice the aroma, notice the textures, notice where the different flavors show up on your tongue. Turn eating into an enjoyable experience.

For me, doing almost any creative activity is fun…playing with my different art supplies, seeing what they can and cannot do, testing out theories, or seeing if I can replicate a technique I saw posted on YouTube. It’s all fun for me.

Our mission today (and every day), should we decide to accept it, would be to turn otherwise mundane experiences into enjoyable ones.

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

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

joyfully,

Maureen
The Mandala Lady

*ToGAs: Team of Guides and Angels

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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