Perspectives Can Change
Our focus this week — Dec 3-9: “Perspective”
Today’s MotD: Perspectives Can Change. Our perspectives can change if we allow ourselves to be open to seeing things differently or hearing different points of view or experiencing new-to-us experiences. The operative word here is “allow”.
If we insist on sticking with what we only know or what we believe to be true, we stifle our growth and limit how we experience life. For instance, if our perspective on creating art is that “I can’t draw”, then that becomes our reality. We reinforce it each time we say it and thus keep ourselves stuck in this belief.
However, if we were to add one word to that phrase, it cracks open that limitation into one of hope. That word is “yet”: “I can’t draw, yet”. With that “yet”, it creates an opportunity to change whatever was said before the “yet”. It sets in motion the next step by reframing our previous belief into something like: “If we can’t draw yet, that means with some classes, practice, and time, we could actually be able to draw.” Adding “yet” begins the process of reversing the perspective we used to have about ourselves.
Essentially, we’re encouraged to be open to changing our minds about our perspectives. That they are not carved in stone and that as new information comes into our awareness we’re allowed to alter our point of view. It’s not a sign of weakness to change our views, it’s actually a sign of growth and strength.
How about you ? Are you open to changing your mind when you gain insight into a different perspective ? Can you give yourself permission to modify your perspective by seeking out different points of view ? What’s one limitation you’ve put on yourself that could change by just adding the word “yet” to 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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