25-076 Gratitude Doesn’t Imply Approval

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MotD 25-076 Gratitude Doesn't Imply Approval — after. painted front side of Puzzle Piece No. 210 with colors of orange, blue, red, and yellow

Gratitude Doesn’t Imply Approval

This week we focus on the concept of “The Dark Side”. Today’s MotD reminds us that we can be grateful for all parts of ourselves; they all have something of value to offer, one way or another. And just because we’re grateful for the “unacceptable” ones doesn’t mean we approve of them…it just means that we can use them as a tool to help us heal and grow from them.

For example, I can be grateful for uncovering and acknowledging that I’m just like my father when it comes to being triggered about being wrong. It doesn’t mean I approve of my behavior it just means that now that I know about it, I can accept it and then choose do something about it where before I was operating in autopilot (trigger) mode.

How about you? Can you be grateful for all parts of yourself, while letting go of thinking that it means that you approve of the “unacceptable” ones?

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 25-076 Gratitude Doesn't Imply Approval — before. front side of Puzzle Piece No. 210
MotD 25-076 Gratitude Doesn't Imply Approval — before. back side of Puzzle Piece No. 210

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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