February 2011: Joy

The Mandala Lady,
February 2011 Mandala of the Month

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For this month we focus on joy, with the intent of continuing to focus on joy for the remainder of our days on this planet.

On Dictionary.com, they define joy as “the emotion of great delight or happiness caused by something exceptionally good or satisfying; keen pleasure; elation.” The use of the word “keen” in that definition caused me to look up “keen”, which they define as “eager; interested; enthusiastic; slang:  great, wonderful, marvelous.”

What is keeping us from our joy? I know for me it usually comes down to a ‘deserving’ issue. Am I worthy of joy? How can I be joyful, when so many people suffer on a daily basis?

I’m reminded of the 1984 movie, “The NeverEnding Story”, about Fantasia, a magical land created by the dreams and imagination of humankind, now threatened with destruction by The Nothing, a shapeless, ominous force created by human despair. The more people succumbed to despair, the more Fantasia disappeared. It turns out that the young boy reading the story of Fantasia is the only one who can save it and does by finally believing that he can, spreading hope and joy throughout the land.

I believe that the more of us that can create and find joy in our lives, the more it will grow and spread. What happens to a room full of dull, boring people when a joyful baby appears; it changes the whole feel of the room and everyone in it. We need to be the joy and even if it’s a struggle to be joyful all the time, capture whatever moments of joy you can and savor it.

Coloring is one way to tap into your inner joy. Ponder this as you color this month’s mandala of the month.

Be sure to download/color Section 2 of the Mandala of the Year

Happy Coloring!

joyfully, Maureen, The Mandala Lady

 

Published by The Mandala Lady

My Mission: connecting with our Inner Light in delightful, inspiring ways For me, creating mandalas is more than just coloring pretty patterns in a circle. I do it because my spiritual evolution and creativity require it of me. My mandala designs come about within an active meditative state, connected with my higher self, my spiritual guides and nature spirits. Together, we bring into form, mandala art the allows me to re-connect with my own inner peace and joy, letting me explore and expand my own creative spirit to however far and in whatever direction I want to take it. As part of my own spiritual journey, I encourage, and hopefully inspire, others to explore their own creativity, to help them re-connect with their own inner peace and joy. As a means to that end, I make all of my mandalas available for people to color. Why should I have all the fun?

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  3. I am glad I stumbled across your website. I first discovered mandalas some time ago and though I would be very interested in trying them bought some good pencils but didn’t like the drawings I had, but I love yours with inspiration behind them. I can not wait to start colouring them and adding some peace/inspiration to our busy lives.

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