Service is its Own Reward
Our focus this week — July 2–8: “Service”
Today’s MotD: Service is its Own Reward. We end this week of “service” by being reminded that “service is an important part of finding [our] own place in the world, bonding with others, and taking care of [ourselves]” …per Melody Beattie.
We’re encouraged to give freely of what we’ve been given and hope to receive. The return on “investment” will come back to us in so many ways, some of it internal, some of it external, and some of it will be beyond what we could possibly imagine.
Our challenge becomes creating a healthy balance between serving others and taking care of ourselves. How can we be of service when we’re fully depleted ? We’re not expected to “do it all”…just what we can.
How about you ? How has being of service to others either at a job, in your household, and/or in your community been its own reward ? How has being of service helped you find your place in the world ? How has being of service allowed to you connect with others ?
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 