Stop, Look, Listen
This week we focus on “Presence”. Today’s MotD encourages us to stop, look, and listen throughout our day. How much of what’s going on is overlooked or missed by not doing so? How often do we stop ourselves to question what’s the most important thing in this moment ? Hurrying up or slowing down ? How often are we present enough to see/sense what’s right in front of us ? How often do we stop to truly listen to what others are saying or, probably more important, to what our inner voice is saying ?
In stopping right now, I was able to look out my window and watch several of my neighbors walk by with the playful golden retriever. I noticed just how beautiful the trees in our front yard are as their branches and leaves sway in the breeze. And in taking the time to listen to my inner voice, I heard it tell me to breathe. In doing so, I realized and realize how blessed I am to be here to be part of it.
So here’s the formula:
STOP: remember to stop or slow down with what we’re doing. be present in our bodies.
LOOK: look around or sense what’s all around us. ask: what do I notice ?
LISTEN: be present and listen to those around us. And listen to our bodies. What do our bodies need in this moment ? Listen to our Higher Selves (HP of our choosing). What do we hear, see, or sense ?
From this place, we can alter our course to align it with what we truly want to create for ourselves.
How about you ? As you go about your day, are you able to “stop, look, listen” in any given moment ? Are you open to paying attention to how present you are ? Would setting a timer be a good way to remember to “stop, look, listen” ?
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 