Disappointment
This week we focus on the concept of having an “Open Mind”. Today’s MotD reminds us that yes, there’s much that can disappoint us. Some of it we do to ourselves because we fail to do due diligence on someone or something. Had we done so we would have paid attention to the warning signs and acted accordingly. Thus having an open mind requires us to do the work and make the effort to avoid or at least minimize the disappointments.
Disappointment in others usually turns into being disappointed in ourselves for the role we played in it, which leads to more self judgment and self criticism. Lord, knows we don’t need more of that, do we?
We’re encouraged, therefore, to maintain an open mind from all angles and learn how to develop our intuition, our gut instincts, and then learn how to trust it—to put in the time and effort to truly assess each situation honestly…ie: is this in alignment with who I am and/or what I want to do?
With an open mind, disappointments can still happen. More than likely, though, because of our open mind, someone or something comes along that delights us and maybe even surprises us.
How about you? Are you willing to put in the effort needed to maintain an open mind?
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 