Try Something Else
First off, how curious is it that I randomly chose puzzle piece number 37 on day 37? Anyway…
Taking action is our theme this week. We’re being reminded that if we always get the same awful results by doing the same thing we always do…maybe it’s time to “Try Something Else”.
For example, when preparing something to eat in the kitchen, my anger gets triggered by my husband just innocently asking me “Whacha cooking?” My controlled rage usually replies with something snarky, which usually triggers his anger and we’re off to having a miserable rest of the day. Every time! Why? I’ve come to realize that some wounded part of me fears that he’s going to take my food away from me…even though intellectually I know that not to be the case.
Then one day, the scene starts again. I’m preparing food. Gerry walks into the kitchen. He says “Whatcha cooking?” This time though, I pause…just long enough to recognize the trigger and the impending rage. I feel like I’m two people at the same time. I can feel the anger of my wounded self and at the same time, I feel calm and curious as my Observer self. I turn to my husband and calmly tell him “There is a part of me that is so pissed right now by your question.” To which he replied “I’m not sure what to do with that” and he walked away shrugging his shoulders. I went back to preparing my food, feeling quite proud myself for trying something else. This time the remainder of our day remained calm…thus ending a vicious pattern of behavior.
How about you? Is there some pattern you’re repeating that’s failing to give you the results you want? What can you do differently to change it for the better?
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:
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.
Mandala of the Day 