“Charmed”
“Charmed” - created August 2nd, 2021
THE MANDALA PROJECT - How it came to life
If you know someone whose day would be brightened by this Mandala, please pass it along! Even more magical, with a love note from you!
The Mandala Project: #50
There is a beguiling flirtation transmitting through the natural world all the time. Before embarking on the journey of creating mandalas, I thought it was a once in a while thing, but it turns out I’m the “once in a while” factor. The flirtation is ever-present, enticing us to fall irrevocably under its spell.
This mandala was created 10 minutes from home on a rainy day. Lily-the-dog, who loved rain as much as any other kind of outside day, vetoed my preference to stay warm and dry. Off we went walking, and along the way this beauty came into being.
The mandalas remind me so often that being charmed requires a willingness to be charmed.
Life invites us in each moment to fully engage with it, to embrace experiences with all of our senses and allow ourselves to be captivated by its complexities. In order to truly participate, it asks us to release preconceived notions, hold loosely our preferences, surrender our judgements and cynicism, and embody our intuitive relationship with possibility.
When you trust that life its-very-self is charmed, you imbue it with the power to stir your heart and guide you more deeply into the wonder of being alive.
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