Slow Down
We start a new week with the focus on “Presence”. Today’s MotD encourages us to slow down, be present with what is…in every moment. A big challenge for most of us in this age of sound bites, social media, and the false glory of multitasking. Arg! (to quote Charlie Brown).
Yes things happen that we wish would hurry up (dentist visits, the driver in front of us going 10 miles below the speed limit, receiving test results, etc). And yet these not-so-good things, all the great things, and all the in-between things make up who we are.
Wishing I had never married my first husband would have altered my life dramatically—for the better or for the worst? Don’t know…but it would have been completely different. Do I regret the marriage? Sometimes. But because I married him I learned a lot about myself (therapy), about what I wanted and didn’t want (more therapy), and how to make homemade Italian food from scratch—including pasta. Now I’m gluten intolerant! Arg! C’est la vie. Have I gone off topic? Oh well. Anyway…
When we take the time to slow down, we give ourselves the gift of being fully present. And from this place we can better assess, determine, and alter (if necessary) our situation, our perspective, and our sense of self in relation to the world around us.
How about you ? Do you always find yourself in a rush ? If you had to guess the reason why, what would it be ? Can you allow yourself to slow down…just for a moment to be present with what is ?
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 