Keep It Simple
Our focus this week — Dec 17-23: “Meditation”
Today’s MotD: Keep It Simple. When it comes to meditation, keep it simple. Sure there are a myriad of meditation techniques, equipment, and accessories out there to help us meditate and if that’s what it takes for us to meditate, then by all means we’re encouraged to do so.
We’re reminded, though, that meditation at its core is quite simple: Just stop. Just breathe. Just be. Repeat. That being said, whatever helps us, motivates us, or inspires us to meditate…do that.
Some people like to walk as meditation. Some like to listen to soothing music. Some like to listen to a guided meditation. Some like to sit in a comfy chair. Some like to sit on the floor in a lotus position. Some like to lie on the floor or in bed. Some like to be with other people to meditate as a group. Honey, baby, sweetie…whatever works for you/me/us…do that.
For me I like listening to soothing music. I particularly like using the app “Insight Timer” both for music and guided meditations. My favorite guided ones are by Sarah Blondin. For Yoga Nidra, I like Tanis. Her latest one “Temple of the Soul” offers an especially deep meditation.
Essentially, we’re reminded that we don’t have to do, say, or have anything special or take special classes in order to meditate (unless of course we want to). And, we don’t need to have a whole lot of time. Chances are, keeping it short, simple, and on a regular basis will more than likely serve us best…especially when starting a meditation practice.
How about you ? Do you feel like you need to have special tools, music, clothes, or furnishings in order to meditate ? Do you feel like meditation requires a lot of your time ? Are you open to taking one to two minutes a day to stop what you’re doing, focus on your breathing, and then just be fully present for that minute or two ?
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 