Download and color the May 2024 Mandala of the Month
For 2024 I embark on “A Journey Into Joy”…you’re welcome to come along with me. Each month I’ll be leading us through a modified version of the hero’s journey, as professed by Joseph Campbell.
My quest for this year is to work through all that is keeping me from my joy. I know it’s there and I intend to uncover it, one month at a time, once and for all.
Step 5 The First Step Here’s where we make the commitment to answer the “call” and now with our guide/mentor from Step 4 we take the first step into the unknown.
Using ‘The Wizard of Oz’ story as an example, this would be when Dorthy begins walking the yellow brick road in search of the great Wizard of Oz. So for us it could be our first day of starting a new-to-us exercise program, or attending the first class of a new-to-us college course, or the first day of a new job/career.
Essentially, this is the step where we’ve made the decision, we’ve done the prep work, and now we exhale from taking a deep breath, stepping forward, crossing the threshold. There’s no turning back.
THE PROCESS
I’ll be coloring this mandala once a week throughout the month, as a way to address “the refusal” in the different areas of my life that I wrote about for Step 1 (health, home, “The Mandala Lady”, and my purpose). I’ll be posting my colorings along with “my refusals” at the MandalaoftheWeek.com.
AN INVITATION
I invite you to color along with me this year on “A Journey Into Joy” with all of my “Mandalas of the ___” (day, week, month, year). If you’re interested in a more self-exploration approach to coloring, check out my “Coloring Mandalas as Meditation”.
Feel free to share your colorings on social media with the hashtag #2024MotM. I’d love to see them.
You can also follow along on IG, Threads, and Facebook (@TheMandalaLady)
Blessings,
Maureen,
The Mandala Lady
inspiring and encouraging creativity, curiosity, and play through the art of mandalas
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