Consequences
Our focus this week — July 23–30: “Duty”
Today’s MotD: Consequences. Part of deciding whether or not to do something that must be done when we don’t want to do it is also taking responsibility for that decision…there are consequences to take into consideration. With free will comes responsibility…cause and effect.
A couple of decades ago while working with a therapist, we were working through my codependency issues…mainly repairing that part of me that had no sense of what I truly wanted. She suggested I wear a watch with a timer that could be set to go off every 15 minutes. When it did, I was to ask myself: “what do I want to do right now ?” I told her that if I was at work, I would probably answer “I want to leave and go home”.
She reminded me that, yes, that’s certainly an option however if I were to do that every day, I would also risk losing my job. Seeing how at that time I needed to have that job, I needed to come up with something different. Instead I gave myself other options: go to the bathroom, go for a quick walk, do some deep breathing, eat a snack, do some stretching exercises. Of course I also had the option to leave or stay right where I was and continue with my work.
This went on for a week. And in that time I came to realize that I had playing my life as victim. My deciding every 15 minutes what I wanted to do, helped put me back in charge of my life. About six months later, I quit the job and moved across country to start a whole new life for myself.
Essentially, when it comes to doing or not doing that which must be done, we’re reminded to include taking note of the possible consequences of all sides of the issue. In other words, we are encouraged to take responsibility for our actions…because actions have consequences.
How about you ? Do you take into consideration the consequences of doing or not doing something that must be done that you really don’t want to do ? Do you pay attention to the cause and effect of your decisions ? Do you take into consideration the long term effects of your decisions or do you only take note of what’s happening in the moment ?
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 