Our Commonality
Our focus this week — Oct 15-22: “Self-Acceptance”
Today’s MotD: Our Commonality. We are reminded that we all have so much more in common with each other than we realize. Focusing on our commonality, our human-ness, makes it easier to attain greater self-acceptance. Rather than comparing ourselves to others in order to determine our level of self-acceptance, we’re reminded that we’re not alone on this human journey and are therefore encouraged to focus on our own strengths and accomplishments, as comparison often leads to unhappiness and a distorted view of our worth.
From another angle, we usually find it easier to accept the foibles of others than our own. Believing that it’s okay that others make mistakes but we have to be perfect or better than them is one of the major pitfalls keeping us from accepting ourselves.
In just about every self-help book, we’re reminded to talk to ourselves the way we would to a dear friend. Would we say any of the harsh things we say to ourselves to other people ? No.
What it really comes down to, at least for me, is that the level of self-judging we do to ourselves is diametrically opposed to the level of self acceptance we have for ourselves.
Therefore, we’re encouraged to be kind to ourselves, be gentle with ourselves, and learn to love and accept ourselves just the way we are.
How about you ? Do you often judge and compare yourself harshly to others ? How do you think this affects your level of self-acceptance ? Are you open to embracing your human-ness and that you’re not alone on this journey ?
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 