24-296 Ecstasy

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MotD 24-296 Ecstasy — after. textured abstract background with colors of yellow, golden brown, teal, grey, muted purple, and white. brown ink outlines the half-circle of yellow at the bottom. from there lines extend outward in varying lengths. at the end of each is a metallic orb in one of several colors: teal, pink, purple, blue, green, and silver. from each orb are short golden rays with white dots all around.
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Ecstasy

“a state of extreme delight”

Today we’re encouraged to remind ourselves of what in our lives (past and present) brings us extreme delight…especially when we find ourselves mired in day-to-day routines. This makes me think of Julie Andrews singing “My Favorite Things” to the kids in the “Sound of Music” movie.

Here are a few of my favorite, delightful things in no particular order:

  • watching an Oregon coast sunset with my husband
  • eating my favorite meal
  • eating my favorite dessert
  • visiting places on my bucket list
  • smelling fragrant flowers
  • spending time with my brothers
  • hugging our dog, Faé
  • acting in a play
  • winning a prize
  • winning the leaderboard for the week on Duolingo
  • watching the first spring bulbs come up
  • watching the leaves change colors in fall
  • watching a snowfall…especially the big flakes
  • finishing a challenging project that turned out better than expected
  • riding roller coasters

While none of these would make for a great song, they are none-the-less extremely delightful for me.

What are a few of your favorite things? Can you make some form of any of them happen right now, today?

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

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

MotD 24-296 Ecstasy — before. textured abstract background with colors of yellow, golden brown, teal, grey, muted purple, 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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Published by The Mandala Lady

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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