Need to Say Sorry
Our focus this week — Aug 27-Sep 2: “Forgiveness”
Today’s MotD: Need to Say Sorry. We’re encouraged to acknowledge when we have wronged or hurt others. It could be a moot point as far as the other person is concerned and yet for our own peace of mind and accountability, we need to apologize. And it may be that the other person won’t accept our apology—we have to be okay with that and take some comfort in the fact that an attempt was made on our part and hope that over time they will at least acknowledge it.
On the other side of things, waiting for others to apologize to us is a whole different story. There’s an excellent chance it will never happen—we have to be okay with that otherwise it becomes a burden we carry forever. It also becomes a filter we see them through and thus keeps us from being authentically present with them…because we’re still waiting on that damned apology. If we wait long enough, that filter turns into resentment and anger…and who’s the worse for it ? We are.
We might also want to look at saying sorry to ourselves. I’m sure we’ve made plenty of choices that wound up hurting us rather than helping us. I admit, I still beat myself up about choosing to marry my first husband. I say things to myself like “How could I have been so stupid ?” or “What was I thinking ?” or “Why did I feel the need to ‘settle’ for this person—I was only 22!” Intellectually, I know I made that decision at a time when I didn’t know any better and now I do. So to be fair, beating myself up is a punishment that does not fit the “crime”.
So now that I’m writing about this, I realize I need to say sorry to myself for that decision and a few others that still make be cringe to this day. How ? By reminding myself that what’s in the past, is in the past (what’s done is done) AND that it’s now a part of who I am. Whether I like it or not, that decision gave me an opportunity to have that experience and all that I gained…and I did gain a lot from it. Probably the biggest gain was realizing what I did and didn’t want in a husband/marriage. Seems like a heavy price to pay and yet the rewards were/are plenty.
Essentially, we’re to look at where in our lives an apology may be warranted either to others, from others, or to ourselves.
How about you ? Are you in need of saying you’re sorry to anyone ? Are you waiting on someone to say they’re sorry to you? Are you okay with the possibility of it never happening ? Is there anything you need to forgive yourself for doing/not doing ?
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 