It Doesn’t Have to be Hard
This week we focus on the concept of “Easy Does It”. Today’s MotD encourages us to recognize when we need to put in the time and energy into something and when an easy-does-it approach is good enough.
Growing up, the ‘rents repeatedly told us we had to work hard in order to succeed. So if anything came easy to me, I thought it mustn’t be any good or of any value. Over time, I’ve come to realize that in most cases hard work is overrated. If I can find an easier way, why not do that?
Here’s a mundane example: making basmati rice. I have followed detailed recipes on how to perfectly make it: the rinsing, the measuring, the waiting for water to boil, the gentle adding, the timing…blah, blah, blah. The prep time usually took as look as it did to cook it.
Then one day I saw a video that showed how you can make rice like you make pasta without any measuring. What!?! You add water to a pot, pour in a bunch a rice (so far no measuring), bring it to a boil, reduce heat, wait about 10 minutes, then drain and let sit to dry for a bit. Where I used to dread making a batch of rice, now it’s so much easier. It may not meet the standards of rice aficionados, but it’s good enough for me.
Essentially, we’re reminded that not everything has to be hard, we’re allowed to find easier ways.
How about you? Do you tend to make things hard or think that everything has to be hard? Can you ease up a bit on just one thing and maybe try an easier way?
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 