25-059 Pay Attention

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MotD 25-059 Pay Attention — after. Painted front side of Puzzle Piece No. 349. with colors of orange, yellow, green, teal, and blue

Pay Attention

This week we focus on the concept of The Basics. Today’s MotD encourages us to pay attention to our needs, starting with the basics regarding our bodies. Are we tired, hungry, thirsty, achy, sleepy, exhausted, foggy, and so on? Our body signals to us all the time when it needs some attention, just like a baby who cries when it’s in need of some caring.

While it may seem noble to “plow on ahead” regardless of our body’s signals, we’re actually doing ourselves (and others) a disservice in the long run. We are worthy of addressing our needs. We are worthy of setting boundaries and honoring ourselves as to what we can and can not do in this moment. And when we do take care of our needs, we model for others how best they can do the same for themselves.

I admit, I tend to be a “plow on ahead” type because, of course, my to-do list is far more important than my well-being. Taking care of others’ needs is more important than my own. Time to change that. Right now, I’m feeling a bit sleepy, so I’m going to take a nap and then take a much-needed shower.

How about you? Do you pay attention to your body’s signals? Do you ignore them or honor them?

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 25-059 Pay Attention — before. Front side of Puzzle Piece No. 349
MotD 25-059 Pay Attention — before. Back side of Puzzle Piece No. 349

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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