Dignity...living with the conviction that one's life has intrinsic worth, that we possess a potential for excellence that resonates with the rhythm of the seasons and the silent hymn of the galaxies.
Bhikkhu Bodhi
Co-Creative Mandalas have a vibration that
anchors, activates specific qualities, and
represents something about ourselves,
the natural world, and the energy in the Universe
at a particular time. This year the mandalas support Choosing Love’s Presence within,
with the rhythms in nature,
and with the Great Mandala.
The mandala archetype for this month is Dignity.
It's been fun, illuminating, and surprising to explore Dignity and all the ways it supports
Choosing Love’s Presence.
Love’s Presence within mind, body, and spirit is seen, felt, and experienced by listening to
your inner guidance
and finding joy, peace, and wonder.
How is Dignity calling you to embrace
Choosing Love’s Presence?
This Co-Creative Mandala, Dignity, from a photograph of a delphinium (symbolizes grace) is associated with the heart, throat, third eye, and crown chakras. It invites us to remember that we possess human and spiritual dignity, an inherent worth. You don’t have to earn it. You are inseparable from the vast universe itself. It reminds us that we always possess, in the immediate present, the inner freedom that allows us to trust ourselves and remember our Wholeness.
Hello, Kindred Spirit:
I don't know if this summer feels wild and intense to you—energetically, spiritually, physically--all of it. It certainly does to me. My timing is off, my motivation is taking a break, I'm binge-watching multiple series...Maybe it’s the climate—political, cosmic, and/or in the atmosphere.
As soon as I finally sat down to write this Dignity blog, I felt Archangel Ariel’s calming and loving presence over my right shoulder (just like she is when we're co-creating mandalas). It’s taken me a while to unpack what I learned from her. Her message was about what has been happening this summer individually and collectively:
Everything we’re going through is preparing us for going forward with Dignity — for what's next, for what we're meant to receive.
Her message helped me gain clarity about what I've been I'm sensing for the past few months, particularly in July…
I’ve come to realize that we’re in the midst of a breakdown (duh!) — the peeling away, the removing, the transmuting of old energetic patterns into something that’s still unknown.
For me, it was (and continues to be) a lot to take in. At times I feel completely exhausted, questioning if something is wrong with me. The revelation: What my body, mind, and spirit needed then (and continues to need) is rest and space to integrate everything that is happening.
This is an opportunity to stop looping in the same old patterns.
Our initial reactions to the changes and challenges that shape reality are often based on preconceived notions, stereotypes, or limiting beliefs. These judgments can become rigid and take up so much mental, physical, and spiritual space that no new ideas can enter.
Judging ourselves narrows our perspective about our true nature. Your worth has never been determined by someone else's opinion of you. It's easy to get caught up chasing approval, comparing yourself to others, or wondering if you're enough.
The invitation right now is to lean in to curiosity and openness instead of judgment, so that we can let our gifts shine, trust our intuition, and heal what's been holding us back.
Practicing curiosity means becoming aware of your initial thoughts and feelings and then pausing to create space for a response that’s rooted in calmness, wisdom, and Dignity.
If you've been questioning your value lately, take five minutes to pause and reconnect with your Dignity—your true nature. Your voice matters, your path is your own, and you don't need anyone else's permission to believe in yourself.
Pausing is not an indulgence; it's a human right and need.
Pausing isn’t about bypassing, dismissing, or resisting what is.
Pausing reminds us that Dignity is freedom to allow and name the feelings and beliefs that were installed before we knew our names. Dignity, glorious dignity, is the freedom to be the miraculous, tender beings we’ve forgotten we are. Until now.
I invite you to take a moment and notice what this summer is giving you. Let whatever you are feeling bring you back home..
Ask yourself:
When did I feel most relaxed, peaceful, and fully myself?
How can I make room for more of that in the days and weeks ahead?
In the end, you will only experience on the "outside" who you are being on the "inside" — when you open your eyes, open your heart, take a step, you discover that Dignity is how you treat yourself in the moment.
When you notice yourself becoming judgmental about yourself, others, or life happening, choose curiosity instead. Listen to what is hidden and begins asking to be acknowledged. Rather than resisting it, become curious.
Pause and ask:
Where am I still living from old conditioning?
Where am I afraid to be seen for who I truly am?
How can I honor my Dignity?
I invite you to stay grounded in the truth of who you really are.
Dignity brings freedom.
It gives you the confidence to navigate life’s ups and downs with grace because you know you are living from Wholeness, from your most expanded self.
When you are not constantly judging yourself or worried about approval, you create space to direct your energy toward choosing Love’s Presence.
As summer continues to unfold, with all its wonderful experiences and the changes and challenges that shape reality, I invite you to give yourself permission truly to take time off, to include more moments to pause and allow yourself to listen to what this season is asking of you.
May you meet yourself with Dignity, exactly where you're at on your journey toward choosing Love’s Presence.
Blessings,
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