It Pulls People In
Our focus this week — Nov 26-Dec 2: “Vulnerable Honesty”
Today’s MotD: It Pulls People In. We’re reminded that when we allow ourselves to be vulnerable, it pulls people in; mainly because we’re being real, we’ve let down whatever facade or filter we generally wear. Yes, it’s risky and yet the return on investment has the potential to create a beautiful friendship/relationship…or at the very least create a deeper understanding of each other.
Probably the most challenging way to express vulnerable honesty is telling someone we care about that we love them. Many a romantic movie makes this one of the key obstacles the main characters face. And most of these movies would last about 10 minutes if they would get over themselves and just tell each other how they honestly feel.
Come to think of it most movies, plays, and/or TV shows thrive on keeping their characters “walled” up. As the audience member, we know that if the characters would just talk to each other, their suffering would be over or at least some satisfying resolution would be reached…well, at least in most American entertainment.
I’m reminded of an episode of “Webster” where Webster overhears his dad say “only the good die young”. Hearing this, he takes it literally and starts misbehaving and acting out, much to his parent’s dismay. They try everything to get him to stop but nothing works until they sit down with him to have a heart-to-heart talk. That’s when Webster reveals that he heard what they said about being good and that he didn’t want to die young. Because he was able to share what was truly going on with him, the issue was compassionately resolved, strengthening the bond between them.
Essentially, the more we can share from a place of vulnerable honesty, the more we can clear the air with each other, allowing ourselves to move forward in peace, joy, and/or harmony.
How about you ? What haven’t you honestly shared with someone that has the potential to “clear the air” between you two ? Have you ever had the experience where you allowed yourself to be vulnerable with someone and thus created a stronger bond ? Have you had the experience where you kept yourself from sharing something only to have the relationship become weaker because of it ?
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
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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.
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