25-036 Change the Things We Can

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MotD 25-036 Change the Things We Can — after. Painted front view of Puzzle Piece No. 13. with gradient colors of blue, dark green, light green, and yellow

Change the Things We Can

Taking action is our theme this week. Today we ask the question: what is within our power to change? Technically the only thing we have the power to change is our minds, our reactions, and our behaviors…that’s it.

Changing others is impossible…like the adage: you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink. We can try to change people’s minds with information we share with them, but ultimately THEY make the decision to change their minds, not us.

For instance with all the political turmoil going on right now, we may not be able to change things at the top, but we can oversee our response to what’s going on to determine how best to make use of our abilities for the greater good while doing our best to maintain our peace.

Essentially, this is about becoming aware of what we can truly change…and that’s only ourselves. Now others may change because of our changed ways, but that is still on them to decide to make that change, not on us.

How about you? What have you noticed that you’ve been able to change?

BTW…Here’s the before…the front and back view of today’s puzzle piece and the pretty ceramic box that holds all my numbers from which I randomly choose each day’s puzzle piece number:

MotD 25-036 Change the Things We Can — before. Front view of Puzzle Piece No. 13.
MotD 25-036 Change the Things We Can — before. Back view of Puzzle Piece No. 13.

Peace & Blessings,

Maureen
The Mandala Lady

🏵️ Creating Mandalas — Awakening Inner Harmony

ABOUT THE 2025 Mandalas of the Day

Throughout the year, I’ll be building one large (48”x48”) Tibetan-styled Mandala one piece at a time…one puzzle piece at a time, that is. The mandala design and the reversed puzzle side were printed on artist-quality watercolor paper. The forward facing puzzle side was printed on a 48”x48” wood panel.

Each day, at random, I’ll be painting in watercolors one of the 365 watercolor puzzle pieces, that by the end of the year will become Archangel Mandala #4. Read more about the Archangel Series. The word/message for each piece will be inspired by Melody Beattie’s book “52 Weeks of Conscious Contact”.

Ultimately, the message of this mandala is about how we are all uniquely part of the one.

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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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