24-151 Competence

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abstract background of greens, purples, reds, light yellow, and white. on top in pink ink is a double-ring circle over the center. five fat double-ring petals around the circle. at the bottom of each petal is a small circle with five short lines and dots at the end. In between the petals are 5 double-ring circles. at the bottom inside of these circles is a double arch with five lines along the arch and dots at the ends. a triangle arch connects these circles with seven lines going from the petals up to the angled arch. in between the arches and on top of the circles are seven lines with dots creating an arch. the word “competence” is written over the top of the left line arch.

Competence

“the ability to do something well”

Over the years I’ve learned three things about being competent: 1) it takes discipline, 2) it takes patience, and 3) it takes honestly wanting to do what I’m wanting to do…ie. I have to truly care about it.

Discipline: We need to discipline ourselves to put in the time and energy that it’s going to take to be able to do something well. I can think of three things, right off the bat, that I know that I’ve been slacking on discipline: 1) learning how to draw things other than mandalas; 2) renewing my piano playing; 3) learning the French language. I do enough here and there…but it really needs to be on a regular basis. It’s been shown that if we practice something for 10 minutes a day we’ll make greater progress than if we practice for 1 hour once a week. Surely we/I can fit in 10 minutes a day.

Patience: This is mostly about being patient with OURSELVES. Our culture is such that if we don’t get something right way, we drop it. That, if you’re not good enough at it from the start, we might as well fahgettabotit. We’re too hard on ourselves…so stop that! We are encouraged instead to embrace the learning process…especially the “mis-takes”…we actually learn MORE from them in the process than if we got it right every time…because in future, when we do do a mis-take, we’ll know exactly what to do about it.

Desire: This is where we have to be honest with ourselves…especially if we’re struggling with it or we’re spending too little regular time on it. We have to ask ourselves: do we really want to be competent at whatever “this” is? What’s our “Why” for doing “this”? Are we willing to put in the time and energy it’s going to take? Great questions to ponder.

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

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

abstract background of greens, purples, reds, light yellow, and white.

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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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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