24-179 Passion

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abstract textured background with warm colors of greens, beiges, browns, and a smattering of red. on top in copper ink is a spiral over a large blob of dark green at the top center. from is are pointed petals. with each row of petals, the petals become larger.

Passion

“a strong devotion to some activity, object, or concept”

If you have yet to figure it out…I’m passionate about mandalas…and I’m not sure why. I just know that for years, starting in my youth, I loved doing all kinds of arts and crafts, trying new things, testing new theories, and so on…but never really settled into one “thing”. I didn’t realize it yet, but I was an artist without a subject.

And then one day, I walked into a New Age store and saw this new-to-me thing: a mandala coloring book. What’s a mandala? I opened the book and as soon as I saw the designs, I gasped, I could feel my eyes pop out of my head (like the cartoons), my whole body felt completely uplifted. This was it…this IS it!

That was 25 years ago and it’s still my passion. Again, I still don’t know why, it’s not a logical thing…it’s more of an intuitive thing…and actually, I don’t think I really need to know why. All I do know is that I have to do all things mandala. It’s the driving force of my being-ness.

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

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

abstract textured background with warm colors of greens, beiges, browns, and a smattering of red.

joyfully,

Maureen
The Mandala Lady

encouraging and inspiring curiosity, creativity, 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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