Putting in the Effort
Our focus this week — Oct 22-28: “Paying Dues”
Today’s MotD: Putting in the Effort. Old joke: How do you get to Carnegie Hall ? Practice. Practice. Practice. In real life, that’s not a joke. If we want to get where we want to go, we must put in the effort to get there. Whether we want to be a nuclear scientist, chef, musician, professional athlete, teacher, or whatever, we have to put in the time and effort so as to be accomplished in that field.
Likewise, when it comes to our internal world, effort is required there too. Within the 12 Step Program, it’s not enough to declare our addiction (although that’s a HUGE and vital first step), we also need to follow up with all the other steps, attend meetings, work with a sponsor so as to maintain our sobriety, regardless of the addiction category.
This also goes for any other internal healing work we’re doing. Going to therapy and/or reading all the self-help books on our particular issue is fine but if we don’t follow through with putting what we learn into action, then our progress falls flat. We have to follow through with some action (put in some effort) to actually create positive changes in our lives. Like one of my teachers suggests: read/learn a little, do a little, read/learn a little, do a little. Think of it like going up a ladder. The left foot goes up a rung, then the right foot goes up a rung, then the left, then the right, and so on.
How about you ? What is it you are wanting to improve upon in your life ? Are you willing to put in the effort to make that happen ? What’s one action you can do today to make it a reality ?
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 