Make it Sincere
This week we focus on the concept of Nurturing. Today’s MotD encourages us to be sincere with our nurturing both to ourselves and others. When it comes to self-nurturing, this seems to go contrary to the “fake it until you make it” philosophy or the concept of saying affirmations. For some people, these work great for them. For the rest of us, we may have to alter our approach.
I know for me, saying affirmations like “I am successful” or “I love my body” or “I am confident” seem dishonest because I don’t completely believe any of those things. However, I can modify these statements to be more in alignment with my truth.
For example, I could alter the beginning of these statements to add: everyday in every way I am becoming more successful; or everyday in every way I loving my body more and more; or everyday in every way I am becoming more confident.
Another way to alter them would be to add: even though I may not feel successful right now, I strive to be more successful each day; or even though I may not love my body right now, I strive to love and appreciate it more each day; or even though I may lack confidence in myself right now, I strive to be more confident each day.
When it comes to nurturing others, without sincerity in our offerings, we set ourselves up for potential resentment—especially when we say “yes” to someone when we really wanted to say “no”…because we’d feel guilty if we said “no” or because we’d worried about our self image— how would it look if we said “no”?
Essentially, we just need to allow ourselves an extra moment to check in without ourselves: is what I’m about to do in alignment with how I truly feel or what I want to do or be? If not, what would need to change in order to be in alignment? Can I do that? Am I able to do that? When it comes to others, am I okay with saying “no”? Can I allow myself to say “no”?
How about you? When nurturing yourself or others, are you able to be sincere about it?
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 