Holding On
Our focus this week — Nov 12-Nov 18: “Generosity”
Today’s MotD: Holding On. Why do we hold onto things that would best be served by passing them along to someone else who could or would make better use of it ? I look in my closet and see at least 30+ tops and blouses of which I mostly only wear about 10 of them with any regularity. Why do I hold onto the other ones that I haven’t worn in ages ? Well, I might want to wear one of them one day or I might need it for a specific occasion in the future that I don’t know about yet. Really ? Really ???
I’ve been wanting to “Marie Kondo” my closet for quite some time now. Today’s topic is reminding me that this week would be a great time for me to do just that—not just my blouses but everything else I’ve been “holding on” to but afraid to release. We have several wonderful thrift stores in town who might benefit from me letting go.
Being generous is more than just donating clothes, food, or money, though, it can also be about sharing ideas, talent, time, a hug, a compliment, and the like…all with the intent of making this world a better place and for the greater good of all, including ourselves.
Our challenge is to let go of our fear-thinking around the idea that if we give “things” away there won’t be enough left for us. When we ease out of our fear base, we are more likely to know if that’s really true or not… and then we can act accordingly. Listen, we’re not meant to be martyrs, so we’re encouraged to find a healthy balance between taking care of our needs while also including others along the way.
I’m reminded of Bill Murray’s monologue at the end of the movie Scrooged (the clip is not available for me to embed in this post—if you have 2.45 minutes, it’s worth the watch)
How about you ? Where in your life could you be more generous, more giving of what you have in abundance ? What “stuff” can you release that would be of benefit to others ? When it comes to being generous, where do you find it easier to be so and where do you find it more challenging ?
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 