24-232 Moderation

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MotD 24-232 Moderation — After. Abstract background of off-white with stenciled areas in dark or muted blue greens and dark or muted oranges and browns. on top in black ink is an eight petaled flower mandala with three rows of petals…the mandala sits in the center horizontally and towards the bottom vertically.

Moderation

“the quality of doing something within reasonable limits”

I guess the key word here is: reasonable. Define reasonable. It’s going to be different for everyone. For someone who runs ultramarathons (100+ miles at a time), running a marathon once a month might seem reasonable. For someone who walks 1.5 miles a day (me), running a marathon once a month would be insane. It’s that adage: one person’s junk is another person’s treasure.

For those of us with addictive personalities (my hand is raised), moderation is challenging. It’s all about finding a balance. For instance, when I draw the mandalas of the day I usually add as many rows as will fit on the paper, even implying that it continues beyond the paper.

Today’s wanted to be kept to three rows. A part of me wanted to add more design details, but I kept getting a “no”. Actually, the voice in my head used the same phrase I use with our dog Faé when she’s wanting desperately to chase a neighborhood squirrel: “Leave it!”

With today’s MotD, we’re encouraged to mindfully observe where we could use more moderation in our lives: social media scrolling, shopping, eating, worrying, video games, and so on…with the goal of achieving balance.

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

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

MotD 24-232 Moderation — Before. Abstract background of off-white with stenciled areas in dark or muted blue greens and dark or muted oranges and browns.

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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