24-229 Daringness

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MotD 24-229 “Daringness” — after. Abstract background of pale green with a glaze of metallic purple and green. on top in black ink is an outline of a small circle around a gold blob from the background. Surrounding the circle and jutting out in all directions are long, narrow “petals” that mostly reach off the paper; each one in a different color.

Daringness

“willing to take or seek out risks—bold and venturesome”

The operative word here is “willing”. Are we willing to take or seek out risks? Actually two other words could be added to that question, giving us a total of three different perspectives on our mindset regarding daringness. They are: ready and able.

Are we ready, willing, and able to take or seek out risks? We are encouraged to explore the negative replies to each of those terms. What’s stopping us from being ready? What would make us ready? How will we now when we’re ready? What’s stopping us from being willing? What is holding us back? What’s stopping us from being able? Do we need more training, more skill development, more education, more research? What’s stopping us from doing any of those things?

Probably our biggest challenge about being daring is not so much the fear of taking the risk but the fear of falling short of the risk paying off in a positive way. In other words, we fear that we won’t be able to handle it if the risk fails. Here is where we need to remind ourselves that all failure is is feedback. It lets us know what works and what needs adjusting before we try again.

Adopting the mantra “I can handle the outcome” helps put us one step closer to being ready, willing, and able to seek out risks and claim the rewards of doing so.

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

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

MotD 24-229 “Daringness” — before. Abstract background of pale green with a glaze of metallic purple and green.

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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