Trust Yourself
Our focus this week — July 30-Aug 5: “Boundaries”
Today’s MotD: Trust Yourself. As this week of setting boundaries comes to an end, we close out with the idea of trusting ourselves…trust that we know when, what, and with whom to set boundaries. Our biggest challenge is dealing with boundaries that we know are going to hurt and yet we know, for our own sanity, well-being, and survival, we need to set them.
Separating and then divorcing my first husband caused some suffering along with some joy—I was finally going to be free of this person. I declared that I no longer wanted to be the subject of his narcissistic ways. It had to be done even though every step of the year-long process was a major hassle. What kept me going was knowing that I wanted out and I trusted myself to do what needed to be done to be free.
Some of the suffering for me came afterwards when I experienced guilt and shame for marrying him in the first place…how could I have been so naive! With therapy and time that has eased, thankfully…with just a twinge now and then.
In the end…it was the best decision I’ve ever made. Yes, sometimes trusting ourselves is challenging and yet with practice (maybe start with smaller issues), over time, we’ll discover that we alone know what’s truly best for us.
How about you ? Do you trust yourself to set boundaries ? Do you trust yourself to know what’s best for you ? Do you trust yourself to follow through on what it is you want for yourself ?
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 