Be Still
Our focus this week — Dec 17-23: “Meditation”
Today’s MotD: Be Still. Probably the most challenging thing to do for us to do in western/modern society is to be still. Even being still for just a moment can be a challenge for most of us. And when we hear the word “meditation”, well we probably lose more than half the population.
A common reaction to the suggestion of meditation is “I can’t quiet my brain”. Well here’s the thing, meditation isn’t about quieting the brain, it’s about focusing on something so much that the brain quiets down until it doesn’t and then we re-focus … and re-focus … and re-focus.
The most common and probably the easiest thing to focus on is our breath. And when we lose focus on our inhales and exhales, we bring ourselves back to the breath. It’s that simple…really.
Our challenge becomes remaining neutral towards ourselves in the process. We tend to criticize ourselves because we keep losing our focus…which is really the reason why most of us struggle with meditation: we don’t want to be reminded that we “can’t do it”. But really, that’s the whole point: we can’t do it.
Being human means we have thoughts and distractions. So once we can accept that then meditation just becomes more like a game…we’re going to see how long we can go before we become distracted by a thought. And when we do, we acknowledge it, and go right back to the breath again.
Why go through all this ? Because it is one of the best (if not the only) way to make a direct connection to our True Self, our soul, our spirit, our consciousness (whatever you want to call it). When we make that connection, that’s where we find our answers, our guidance, our insight. For those who believe, it’s also our connection to Source (the Universe, God, Goddess, White Light, whatever want to call it), where we have even greater access to answers, guidance, and insight.
Ultimately it’s where we experience stillness, calm, peace. And once we experience that, we’ll want to experience it all the time. So yes, it’s worth it to explore being still.
How about you ? Do you find it challenging to meditate or be still ? Do you allow yourself the time to be still or meditate ? What’s your most common excuse for not doing 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.
Mandala of the Day 