24-288 Forthrightness

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MotD 24-288 Forthrightness — after. bold abstract background of deep red/magenta in the bottom half and blue/purple in the top half. on top in copper metallic ink is a mandala with rows of lotus-like petals and some form of spiral in each.

Forthrightness

“the quality of being honest or direct in what you say or do”

So I randomly choose the background papers I use for the MotD. I live in America…I’d say the United States but sadly, we’re not so united right now…and it breaks my heart. It wasn’t until after I drew the design and started to write this post that I noticed that the background was equally divided between red and blue.

While drawing today’s mandala I was contemplating the whole “honesty” thing both with today’s word and with a news story I saw earlier about FEMA’s efforts to provide recovery help to the people of North Carolina.

It would seem that no matter how forthright we can or want to be, how does one garner trust when so much widespread misinformation and outright lies have made it so difficult for people to know who is being truthful and who is not?

When situations like this are so rampant, it behooves us, to take a look at ourselves. We are encouraged to look within, then work our way out to others. In other words, this is an inside job first and foremost. Are we being forthright with what we say and do with ourselves? Are we being forthright with what we say and do with one another?

I’ll say it again…forthrightness HAS to start with you and me before any trust can be established with others.

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

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

MotD 24-288 Forthrightness — before. bold abstract background of deep red/magenta in the bottom half and blue/purple in the top half.

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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