24-279 Amiability

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MotD 24-279 Amiability — after. bold abstract background with colors of greens, blues, purples, yellow, and white. on top in black ink is a large outlined circle with a row of daisy-like petals. in between the petals, giving the illusion that they are behind the petals is an implied diamond shape. in the center of the circle, a heart shape in the background is outlined in black with an outline of wings that are in the background.

Amiability

“the quality of being friendly and pleasant”

This word is similar to others value words that have been posted or will be posted later this year that reference the idea of “being friendly”. It’s the added word of “pleasant” that helps differentiate today’s word from the others.

What does it mean to be pleasant? You might say “being agreeable”…close however that has the potential to border on codependency…which would mean we’d have to sacrifice our soul a bit in order to be considered amiable.

Being pleasant means being able to maintain a sense of calm, confidence, and civility regardless of what’s happening around us. Being pleasant means knowing when to be silent and when to speak up…and when we do speak up, it’s short, sweet, and succinct without the intent of wanting to make a strong point without causing harm to anyone. Being pleasant is also about being genuinely respectful even when others are not reciprocating…because their disrespect is more about them than about us.

Being pleasant is also an inside job…meaning that we understand the “honey vs vinegar” adage. From that perspective we can assess any situation and know exactly how to diffuse the “un”pleasantries…by coming from a place of sincerely wanting to keep things calm and civil…which is a higher vibrational state than the alternative.

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

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

MotD 24-279 Amiability — before. bold abstract background with colors of greens, blues, purples, yellow, and 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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