Keep Things in Perspective
Our focus this week — Dec 3-9: “Perspective”
Today’s MotD: Keep Things in Perspective. We are encouraged to keep things/situations/people in perspective. One way we can do that is to ask for help with seeing the bigger picture or another point of view. It could be that what we may see as a disaster or chaos, someone else may see it as an opportunity.
I’m reminded of an exchange Marianne Williamson had with someone who was clearly in distress about something. Marianne gave her some advice. The person replied “well, that’s easy for you to say.” To which Marianne retorted “yes it is, that’s why I’m saying it.”
In other words, because that person was so entrenched in their situation, it would have been impossible for them to know best what to do. Marianne, who was neutral about said situation, could see the bigger picture and thus relay what this person needed to hear but was unable to formulate for themselves in that moment and in that state of mind.
Another way to keep things in perspective is to ask ourselves “will it matter next week, next month, next year, or five years from now ?” Often times when I catch myself fretting about some event coming up, I’ll focus on what it would be like the day AFTER that event. By that time the event is over.
From this perspective I can ask myself “how do I want to feel on the day (or moment) after ?” Usually I want to feel happy, calm, or peaceful. With that in mind, I then set an intention for what I perceive to be a stressful event, something like: “as I’m leaving the event, I have a smile on my face and feel happy that I went.”
What this does is release my control on the “how” to make that intention happen, and allows me to be fully present, letting the “how” work itself out, knowing that whatever happens, I’m going to feel happy and smile as I leave. This works out for me just about (if not) every time I do it. Heck, it worked both times I had to go to our local social security office! If it worked there it can work with any situation.
How about you ? What resources do you use to help you keep things in perspective ? Do you have a person(s) who can be objective and see the bigger picture for you ? Are you open to a mindfulness practice like “will this matter in one/two/five years” to help you with your perspective ?
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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