Emotional Truth
Our focus this week — Nov 26-Dec 2: “Vulnerable Honesty”
Today’s MotD: Emotional Truth. “What’s your emotional truth ?” That’s a question the instructor in last year’s writing class repeatedly asked of all of us students. It was not enough for us to write “I walked in the door, and there she was.” We also had to write how we felt. For instance, what was our state of mind as we were walking in the door ? Were we tired, excited, upset, happy ? How did we feel about seeing her there ? Were we shocked, glad, relieved, angry ? What was HER emotional truth in that moment ? Was she surprised, scared, happy, frustrated ?
This is what came to mind as I read today’s entry in Melody Beattie’s book. She shares that sometimes it’s not enough to just talk about what we’re doing in our lives, we could take it a step further and allow ourselves to be vulnerable by sharing how we feel about what we’re doing and what’s happening.
For instance we can say we went to work, did some grocery shopping, and picked up the mail. But can we take it a step further to share our “emotional truth” about these three events. What’s really going on for us at work ? Are we happy, miserable, angry, content ? What about the grocery shopping ? Are we frustrated, bored, grateful ? And how about picking up the mail ? Are we anxious, eager, depressed ?
Essentially, we’re encouraged to explore our emotional truth about that which triggers us, that which excites us, and that which is holding us back from living authentic lives.
We’re also encouraged to be vulnerable with sharing how we truly feel about whatever needs to be shared. What’s holding us back ? Is it because we don’t want to hurt someone’s feelings, or we don’t want to bother people, or do we fear being judged, criticized, or rejected because of what we’re sharing ? Knowing this can help us determine our best approach.
How about you ? What’s your emotional truth about what’s happening in your life ? Is there anyone in your life that you’re willing to be vulnerable with to share these truths ? What’s holding your back ?
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.
Mandala of the Day 