24-268 Consideration

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MotD 24-268 Consideration — after. busy abstract background with small dabs of colors in yellow, olive green, and indigo on a background of white. on top in black ink is the upper left quadrant of a mandala whose center is off the paper and down to the right. within the center circle portion are daisy-like petals, then three outer rings, then we see three of the possible 12 large petals around the outside. within the petals is a triangle shape like a vase holding a bouquet of simple flowers (mini circles). in between the petals are large hearts with a spiral in them.

Consideration

“the act of thinking about something or someone with care”

It’s interesting…yesterday’s MotD focused on caring for someone or something. Today we look at “thinking about someone or something with care”…in other words…being considerate of someone or something.

From an early age, it was drilled into me, much to my dismay at the time, that everyone else’s needs come before mine. If there was just one cookie left, I was to make sure someone else got to have it instead of me…my needs didn’t matter. I don’t think that’s what my parents had intended but that’s how it came across. For the longest time I held onto that limiting belief until I began therapy and devoured anything and everything about co-dependency…in my case “flaming” co-dependency.

For a while there, the pendulum swung completely the other way where I made sure MY needs were met first and foremost without any consideration for others. Thankfully, I’ve toned that down a bit. Nowadays I swing just a little to the left or to the right of being considerate and not considerate.

It definitely flares up when I detect other people being what I think is inconsiderate…my wounded (self-righteous) inner child cries, with angst, “why are they being so inconsiderate…I’m being considerate, why aren’t they?…it’s just not fair”. To which I hear my second therapist’s voice say “because you can and they can’t…it’s not in their awareness to do so.” To this day, I find it just as annoying as when she said it to me the first time. I get it…but it’s still annoying.

Anyway, if you’re still here, thanks for putting up with my whining. All we’re being asked to do here, is, whenever possible, before we’re about to do something, take an extra moment think about what we’re about to do…with care…will this action be of benefit or a detriment…all the while maintaining a healthy inter-dependency versus a debilitating co-dependency.

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

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

MotD 24-268 Consideration — before. busy abstract background with small dabs of colors in yellow, olive green, and indigo on a background of white.

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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