24-292 Accomplishment

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MotD 24-292 Accomplishment — after. bold abstract background with colors of pink, red, magenta, blue, and purple. on top in white ink is a mid-sized circle with a daisy-like flower drawn in it. petals have dots going vertically up each petal. the mandala gives the illusion of being partially hidden by a pink cloud-like structure from the right side. vertical rows of dots stream down from the top and behind the mandala and cloud
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Accomplishment

“something achieved after a lot of work or effort”

Our western culture is all about doing and accomplishing things. We seem to care more about doing than being. I know for me, I feel much better about myself and my day when I’ve gotten a lot accomplished. I even have a daily to-do list where I happily check off tasks as I complete them. There’s nothing wrong with any of this as long as there’s a healthy balance of just being…which is where I find myself lacking.

Some of that comes from growing up feeling like we (me and my siblings) had no value unless we accomplished something…otherwise we were just being lazy. Thus the premise behind my to-do lists. Old habits die hard.

I feel like I require a mindset change where my self-worth is not tied into how much I can get done in a day or how much money I can make or anything else that is outside of me and/or my control. Instead my self-worth needs to just be…any accomplishments I achieve should be like icing on a cake…a bonus.

That being said, what accomplishments can truly do for us is help build on our self-confidence. As we see ourselves achieving our goals, big or small, we see that “yes, we can do this” which fuels our desire to achieve even more. There’s something to be said about that “crossing the finish line” moment when we accomplished what we set out to do. It’s at this point where we need to allow ourselves the time to celebrate and just BE with what we just did, to bask in the glory that is well deserved.

Tomorrow we can start on the next thing on our list.

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

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

MotD 24-292 Accomplishment — before. bold abstract background with colors of pink, red, magenta, blue, and purple.

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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