Take 5
Our focus this week — Dec 17-23: “Meditation”
Today’s MotD: Take 5. One of the most common reason people have for not meditating (myself included) is time. We put so much on our to-do plate that who in the world has time to stop and “do nothing” ? And yet if we were to truly observe our state and our “plate”, we’d would know, on a deep level, that “doing nothing”, even for five minutes, would be of the greatest service to our well being. Not to mention, gaining insight or perspective on our state/plate would help us see that maybe half the “stuff” on our “plate” could be done another time or not at all.
One day recently I had about five things on my errands’ list and I only had a short window in which to get them done. While scrambling to make it happened, I became so stressed that I had to stop for a moment. And in that moment, I analyzed my list more closely and asked myself: how important are these and did they really need to be done at that time or on that day.
I immediately took three things off the list and simplified another. Leaving just one that absolutely needed to be done that day and managed to do it with time to spare and begging the question of myself: why do I do this to myself ? Why, indeed.
Because I took that few minutes to stop and be present in that moment, I was able to clearly see what truly needed to be done. That few minutes gave me some peace, clarity, and 30 minutes to spare in return.
How about you ? Do you let “time” be an issue as to why you forego meditation ? Are you open to the idea that by taking a few minutes to just stop and be, you could end up giving you self more time in return ? Are you willing to stop right now, for a few minutes, to just stop and be ?
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 