24-216 Heriocness

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MotD 24-216 Heriocness abstract background of pale green and green, with a glaze of metallic purple and green. on top in metallic purple ink is a large four petal flower-like mandala. within each petal, the petal shape is repeated four times, getting smaller each time in colors of magenta, turquoise, gold, and blue. Between each outer petal is a heart outline in purple. within each heart is another smaller outline of the heart in metallic gold, and within that is a solid color turquoise heart.

Heroicness

“the quality of being courageous, noble, or self-sacrificing in behavior”

Whenever I think about anyone being heroic, I’m immediately brought back to my childhood and the Cowardly Lion (CL) from “The Wizard of Oz” movie. Back in the day, that movie would air on TV around the same time each year. Then throughout the next week all of us kids at our bus stop would re-enact it. I always played the CL…mainly because I was afraid to confront the person who always had to play Dorothy. Thankfully, I worked through a lot of this issue years later in therapy.

Here’s the thing about the CL…because his quest and helping Dorothy became more important than his fear, he was able to demonstrate his courage, his nobility, and his self-sacrificing ways. It turns out…the very thing he was seeking, he already had.

He’s reminding us that we too can override our fears, by making our quest be more important than our fear(s). As Susan Jeffers, PhD wrote about in her book “Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway.”

One way we can do this is to rename our “fear” as “excitement”. For instance…

  • I’m afraid to look for a new job => I’m excited to look for a new job
  • I’m afraid to speak in public => I’m excited to speak in public
  • I’m afraid to move out of state => I’m excited to move out of state

So, acknowledge the fear, take a deep breath, turn it into excitement, and then go for it.

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

BTW…I forgot to take a before photo. oh well…

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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