24-202 Peacefulness

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abstract background of dark green, dark red, salmon, and beige. on top in lilac ink is a loosely drawn flower-like mandala with 6 petals…surrounded by a 2-lined circle. around the circle are drawn multiple rows of larger, wavy petals. the whole thing has the look of floating on or in water.

Peacefulness

“an inner sense of calm”

Oh to have that feeling, that inner sense of calm. For the most part, I’m in a perpetual state of hyper-vigilance…fight or flight mode: when I’m driving my car, when I’m out for a walk, when I’m doing yard work, when I’m preparing a meal, when I’m reading a book…it’s constant.

Even when I do my art? Yes, even then…which is counterintuitive…doing art, especially mandala art, is suppose to be calming…at least that’s what I tell others when I facilitate mandala coloring classes. Even right now as I’m writing this…my body is in a hyper-vigilant state. So I remind myself…breathe, loosen up my stomach muscles, slow down.

I know it’s just a life-long habit that I’m needing to undo. Actually, though, in order to stop a habit, it’s best to create a new habit to take over. Today’s MotD is reminding me to create a new habit. In a recent post, I wrote about Steve Guttenberg’s “getting to” versus “having to”.

It inspires me to come up with a mantra to help me attain that inner sense of calm: “I get to relax. I get to be calm”. Contrary to the environment that required me to be hyper-vigilant, this mantra reminds me that my present environment is such that peacefulness is attainable…I can now relax…I can now be calm.

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

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

abstract background of dark green, dark red, salmon, and beige.

joyfully,

Maureen
The Mandala Lady

bringing sanity to an insane world 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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