Mandala

Mandala is a Sanskrit word meaning "circle." Have you ever looked at things in life that are "circled".   Many societies have used them in different ways.  From the Mayans using one for their calendar, the Buddhism, the Hindus, Christians.  Did you know that the crown of thorns is considered one of the most sacred Mandalas? I had no idea how many  are used in both religion or personal.  God has put so many things in our world that we tend to forget should be sacred. 

Well on my retreat several weeks ago we talked about sacred mandala's.  We had to draw our own. Then explain to the group what made it "ours" what made it sacred to us? Here is mine...

 

The pink ring is my life as a daughter, the purple ring is my life as a sister, the yellow is my life as a wife, the blue ring is my life as a mother, the vines represent the many roads both good and bad I have traveled in my life, all these things blend together and end at the cross and heart where I am FORGIVEN!

I have decided I have a new found love for mandalas in every aspect of my life.  Nature has some beautiful ones, my spiritual life has them.  I have photographed some in nature. For example:

These are just a few of the pictures I have taken of mandala's.  My eyes look for them all over the place all of the time.  Sometimes I ache for my camera to just be attached to my hip because I just never know when I find one and want have to take a picture of one!

I have even inspired to draw several that are still in the sketching stage, and found one on the internet that I have colored. That is below

I have  never really thought of myself as a photographer or that great of an artist. However God has revealed in my that I am.  I have several pictures I will be printing off to frame for my hallway.  I am going to wrap myself in the the sacred circle.  One wall I will have my crosses and one wall I will have my circles.

So what does really mean? For me its to help me stay focused.  To live inside my circle where God has surrounded my heart and my soul.  To allow others to see inside my circle so they can want  what I have. That I can become a beacon in Spirituality and in my closeness to God, and remind them its not about "Religion" its about your personal relationship with God.

God Bless, Jen

To the world you may only be one person, to one person you may be the world