24-245 Sentimental

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MotD 24-246 Sentimental — After. abstract textured background of pale light green, with a glaze of metallic green, purple, and gold. on top in white ink is a smallish circle to the left and down a bit. rows of wavy petals, like kelp radiate out from around the circle to the paper’s edge. in the center of the circle are two concentric circles.

Sentimental

“expressing or causing gentle emotions”

When I think of sentimental I sense the melting of the heart. Actually, it’s not the heart that’s melting it’s the protection of ice we put around it that’s melting.

I’m reminded of the last part of the animated movie “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas” when on Christmas morning rather than hearing the suffering of those in Whoville, he hears them singing joyfully…causing the Grinch to soften. (it’s September…isn’t that the unofficial beginning of the Chrismas season? 😁)

We are encouraged to allow ourselves to soften our hearts, to be gentle with others as well as ourselves, to allow ourselves to feel warm feelings, to open our connection with our True Selves.

On days where we struggle with doing that, we can go watch videos of babies laughter, puppies being puppies, and people doing good deeds. Or watch the full (animated) version of Grinch. It works like a charm…every time.

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

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

MotD 24-246 Sentimental — Before. abstract textured background of pale light green, with a glaze of metallic green, purple, and gold.

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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