25-133 Is it Worth the Wait ?

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MotD 25-133 Is it Worth the Wait ? — after. painted front side of Puzzle Piece No. 187 with colors of yellow, orange, and red

Is it Worth the Wait ?

This week we focus on the value of “Patience”. Today’s MotD reminds us that sometimes, it’s worth the wait…whatever the “it” is. We’re being encouraged to examine for ourselves: what’s worth waiting for? Is it worth the wait to let a family of ducks cross the road before continuing our drive? Is it worth the wait for a scrumptious homemade apple pie to finish baking? Is it worth the nine-month wait for a newborn? With everything that seems to require patience, is it worth the wait? If not, do something else. If it is, then we’re encouraged to allow ourselves to be at peace while we wait.

Where I have found this to be true (in a weird way) is in my younger years when I found myself triggered by something someone else did and wanting to seek immediate revenge. If I did inflict the revenge it usually backfired on me, creating an even bigger, deeper mess.

But then one day, I received insight that if I turn it over to my HP, they would take care of it, usually in a much better and more creative way than I could have come up with. And sometimes (actually most times), I never saw how the “revenge” was doled out. I just trusted that on some level it was managed. The beauty of turning it over? I maintain my peace.

How about you? What for you is worth the wait? Are you able to discern what’s worth waiting for and what’s not? What criteria would you use?

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 25-133 Is it Worth the Wait ? — before. front side of Puzzle Piece No. 187
MotD 25-133 Is it Worth the Wait ? — before. back side of Puzzle Piece No. 187

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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