This week’s Inspiration Mandala is for Mother’s Day.
In celebration of all of those Mums in our lives -whatever shape or guise they may be – and a big thank you for all of their love and support.
This post also shares how to create your own version of this mandala, so keep reading.
This week’s Inspiration Mandala is titled “A Safety Buoy in a Sea of Change”.
This week’s mandala was inspired by a friend’s request for some support during the upcoming planetary upheaval over the coming months. She was aware that there will be a lot of ‘mutable’ planets this year, which means that there will be a lot of shifting rather than things being fixed. She wanted support to be able to move with the changes rather than being fearful and clinging to what was. Her preferred attitude was “We’re on a bumpy journey and it’s a bit scary, but there’s something exciting and inspiring ahead.” She used the metaphor of having a safety buoy in a sea of change.
I am not an astrology expert by any means. A lot of it goes over my head. So I just sat down with the intent of creating a ‘a safety buoy in a sea of change’.
This is the mandala that emerged from following my intuition.
Welcome to this first instalment of The Creative Life interview series!
I believe that we’re all creative and that we can bring it into many facets of our life.
Each month I will interview people to find out how they express and nurture their creativity, as well as how they make room for it with everything else that’s going on in their lives. I’m also interested in learning about how they approach the business side of things if they have one.
So please, allow me to introduce you to…
Thanuja Gunatillake is the founder and owner of Santé Photography. Thanuja set up Santé to capture those special moments and people in life that are worth celebrating. While Santé Photography is her labour of love, Thanuja is also a devoted Mum and works full-time in transport advocacy.
©Santé PhotographyWelcome to the Mandala Inspiration series at Inner Creative!
This week’s mandala is a tribute to ANZAC Day.
ANZAC Day (on the 25th of April) marks the landing of the ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand) forces on Gallipoli in 1915. It’s a national day of remembrance for all Australians and New Zealanders who have served and died during war or in service. Lest we forget.
I created this mandala a year ago during my 30 day Mandala Play Adventure. I made a stone rubbing from a local war memorial last ANZAC Day morning (hence the texture and bumpiness 🙂 ).
Creativity is within all of us.
It’s in how we express ourselves, our ideas and how we do things. We use our creativity when we pick out what to wear in the morning, what we use our lunch break, how we talk with our colleagues or friends, and solve any issues that arise.
The problem is not that we don’t have creativity. It’s that we mightn’t be used to tapping into it, and if we do we mightn’t have the confidence to truly express ourselves or our ideas.
