Self Nurturing
This week we focus on the concept of Self Nurturing. Today’s MotD reminds us that while it may seem at times that no one around us is nurturing to us, we can nurture ourselves. We can be the ones who comfort us, the ones who cheerlead for us, the ones who support us. And when we do, we set the example for others to do the same—both to us and to themselves.
One way to do this is to look in the mirror and then say to ourselves the very words we need or want to hear. We would say these things to our friends and loved ones, so it seems only fair that we say them to ourselves. Yes, it’s going to seem awkward at first—and with time it gets easier and a brilliant new habit. If it helps we could start with just high-giving ourselves in the mirror and then work up to nurturing words.
I do this once in a while and now I can see that doing it more regularly will help empower me even more. Right now I have this big idea that I’m nervous about doing. I haven’t told anyone about it yet because I’m afraid they’re going to talk me out of it. Maybe if I talk about it to my mirrored self, I can give myself the support I need to make it happen.
How about you? What’s your take on self nurturing? Do you only rely on others for support? Are you open to nurturing yourself?
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 