I went for my walk on Sumner Beach today and as I was walking I collected fragments of 'sand dollars' (I wonder why they are called that?) and seaweed. I put them together to make a sand mandala with pentameral (fivefold) symmetry. Sand dollars naturally grow with pentameral symmetry, but it is rare to find one intact. They are so delicate that they are easily broken apart by the sea.
These beach mandalas are fun to create out of whatever you find. Though broken, the sand dollar fragments had a beauty of their own. I could see the inner workings – such intricate detail. Truly beautiful!
These beach mandalas are fun to create out of whatever you find. Though broken, the sand dollar fragments had a beauty of their own. I could see the inner workings – such intricate detail. Truly beautiful!
I wondered about what medicine this mandala had for me - and I think it reminds me that though we may be broken, we can be put back together again. Also, in our brokenness there is a deeper beauty, rarely seen.
When the harshness of life leaves you feeling battered and bruised – even broken – remember that there is always a way to mend. It is part of life, the mending. It humbles us and teaches us how to be stronger.
We may be breakable, but we are mendable, too.
When the harshness of life leaves you feeling battered and bruised – even broken – remember that there is always a way to mend. It is part of life, the mending. It humbles us and teaches us how to be stronger.
We may be breakable, but we are mendable, too.
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