24-331 Influence

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MotD 24-331 Influence — after. textured abstract background with colors of blue, teal, copper, beige, sand, and white. on top in black ink is an outline of two circles on the left side. one smaller (white-ish) and inside the other (blue colors) giving the impression of “stuff” flowing out of both circles…outlined around different colors in thick and thin black lines. other blobs of color outside this section are lightly outlined by different color shades. towards the right a vertical jagged/wavy line of copper splits the image into 2/3rd on the left and 1/3 on the right.
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Influence

“the capacity to change or affect someone or something”

The big thing these days is to be an online influencer…to be someone who has so many followers that anything they say or do, influences their followers to follow suit. In some cases, some influencers are more famous and more powerful than traditional famous people (actors, politicians, writers, etc).

They do it mostly by just being themselves, doing what they love to do or what they feel empowered to do, and usually from their homes or by being out and about. There are no offices, no org charts, nor 9-5 structures…it’s all very fluid, in the moment, as the spirit moves them.

As someone who has come up through the traditional systems, I find it fascinating and mind-boggling. And yes, I do follow a handful or two of influencers.

Ok…this is not where I thought today’s’ post was going to go…and yet here we are. I admit, without realizing it, I’m a wannabe influencer…with the intention of sharing my mandalas and their messages. For instance, a trimmed down version of this post will go on IG, FB, Threads, and Cara after I post this. I’ll also put it on BlueSky eventually (I’ve been slow to post there on a regular basis).

So here’s the meat of today’s post: yes, it’s cool to be able to influence people and/or things…the challenge here is to answer the question: in what way are we influencing? For worse or for better?

With Pluto now transitting Aquarius for the next 20 years, we are encouraged to affect change for “the greater good”, as in…how best can we (individually, collectively) make this place (home, neighborhood, town, county, province, state, country, continent, planet) a better place?

How about you? Is being an influence a core value for you?

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

MotD 24-331 Influence — before. textured abstract background with colors of blue, teal, copper, beige, sand, and white.

joyfully,

Maureen
The Mandala Lady

🌟 creating mandalas, inspiring peace

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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