Contrary to the evidence from my Instagram feed, my days are not filled to the brim with nature walks and art-making, and punctuated by cute baby moments.
My life is full of what your life is full of, chaos.
Nature walks and art-making are the thin threads that keep me connected to the heartbeat of the universe in the midst of this:
We know the pain of disconnection more sharply because we have connected.
That’s what Buddhists call “beginner’s mind”. If you’re completely ignorant of what it feels like to be connected to nature, then it doesn’t bother you to be disconnected (not in your conscious thoughts, anyway!)
But, if you’ve felt a deep connection with nature/the cosmos/everything/god/the goddesses/what-have-you, then when that connection severs, it feels like your arm’s been cut off. Fer reals.
I have a vision of how to combat our collective disconnection.
I have a vision of a room full of these mandala stones with a meditation labyrinth winding through the center. I have a vision of you walking that labyrinth, looking into the soul of each stone you pass by until you reach the center where there’ll be something really cool, woven from willow branches and hanging above you to meditate on (haven’t quite worked out that detail yet.) 😉
Then you’ll run back out through the labyrinth and burst back into the crazy/hectic/day-to-day world, but you’ll be a freer/more connected/happier version of yourself.
Would you love one of these mandala stones to give to your best friend/mom/sister?
This Mother’s Day will be your next opportunity! Save the date, because on April 29th, A whole pile of my mandala stones will be on sale here in my online shop.
I’m raising funds to support the creation of this art vision. (Gotta have money to buy food with if I’m going to be painting mandalas every spare minute!) Each mandala stone is signed, dated and hand numbered on the back by myself. And, yes, if you order by May 6, 2015 it’ll be there in time for Mother’s Day (I’m giving free upgrades to Priority shipping!)
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