When It’s Done
Our focus this week — July 23–30: “Duty”
Today’s MotD: When It’s Done. We established yesterday that “duty” is doing what needs to be done, whether we like it or not. Today we’re being reminded of how good it feels when we DO do the things that we really don’t want to do but they must be done.
We’re encouraged to focus on how good it’s going to feel, the satisfaction we’re going to have, when we’re done doing our “duty” rather than focusing on the actual task. Because we know, deep down, that if we focus on the task itself, left to our own devices and our free will, it’s a guarantee that we’re going to keep putting it off…which keeps the anxiety of the task alive in our psyche.
For me, I have a list of things that I’ve be putting off (some of which are years old)…because, I’m now realizing, I don’t want to do them or there’s some fear or angst about doing them. Two things need to be addressed here, now that I’m talking about it…
1) I need to ask myself “why don’t I want to do them ?” Are they things that I ”should” do or feel expected to do ? Are they things that at the time of adding them to the list I thought I wanted to do them but now I’m going in a different direction so they no longer apply ? Are they things that I fear in some way ? If so, what IS that fear ? All valid questions that need answers…and resolved one way or another.
2) After doing that step, then it’s time to just do what stayed on the list…by changing my focus on how good it’s going to feel when these things are done! I can do that with the help of a mantra: “even though I’m fearful (worried, concerned, doubtful, anxious, stressed, etc) about doing __________, I’m going to do ___________ anyway…because I know how good it’s going to feel when it’s done.”
For instance for me: “Even though I’m concerned about sending my mandala samples to a potential collaborator, TODAY I’m going to email them what I have done so far anyway because I know I’m going to feel so much better for having taken this step forward.”
Essentially, it comes down to this:
Want to feel better about doing what we must ?
Just get ‘er done!
How about you ? Do you remember how good it felt when you finished doing something you really didn’t want to do but it needed to be done ? What tasks have you been putting off lately that would feel SO GOOD to be done with ? Is it because of some form or fear or is it something that’s not in alignment with what you want for yourself at this time ? Decide today.
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 