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What Is a Mandala? >> A mandala is a geometric figure representing the universe. The word “mandala” is Sanskrit, meaning “circle.” They have meaning across a variety of cultures and religions and can be used for any spiritual activity.
What is gratitude?
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>> Gratefulness is a feeling, and from that feeling springs a desire to express that feeling. It can be expressed in words, images or symbols, internally or externally. It can be expressed out loud or silently.
>> Gratitude is one of the few things where the meaning is created at the emotional level much more than the it is at the mental level It is a welling up of a feeling in your heart, a sense of warmth and overflowing that occurs somewhere in your chest.
>> The well from which gratitude springs is limitless, as are the opportunities for us to express it. The more gratitude we express, the more gratitude we receive.
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>> Mandalas can be any size or shape and color. It can just be a circle filled with words or an elaborate design
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as seen below. A mandala of gratitude should represent what gratitude looks like to you or be filled with words/images/people/expressions that you are grateful for.
Having an Attitude of gratitude >> Being grateful for everything in life—not just the good, but the bad too, for it’s often through the bad that we learn
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Application to Strategic Plan Having Gratitude for Progress
Remember we’re in a leadership position that allows us to make a difference, and be grateful for that position. Remember to express gratitude to the people we work with and realize we are surrounded by SURMOUNTABLE opportunities.
>> Instead of looking at how far we still have to go, pause for a minute and realize how far we’ve come. When we do this, we’ll feel better about ourselves, which will givedolor. us the strength we need to get where we’re going
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perspective, not just noticing what we accomplished recently, but what have we accomplished since we started
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>> Educators tend to be overly modest, but we must try to have a sense of achievement and celebrate when we
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Look at where we’ve been to measure where we’ve come from. Become a cheerleader by punctuating increments of growth, however small. Remember to focus on the journey, not just the bottom line.
Having Gratitude for Obstacles & Adversaries >> “What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger”
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>> We often learn significantly more from negative situations—when things go well, we tend to keep moving in the same direction. Negative events (and people!) make us stop and pay attention and find a way to improve the situation
>> Being open to opposition can help us—it causes us to pause and reflect. Perhaps we realize that the opposition
is wrong, but maybe we realize what they’re saying is an interesting point and we need to modify and do something differently. These are ultimately opportunities to grow and achieve and to feel better about ourselves
>> Obstacles also give us a measure for gratitude—we can’t appreciate the climb to the top of the mountain unless we’ve stood in the valley—obstacles allow us to be grateful for the victories
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Remember that our adversaries allow us to sharpen our tools. Large challenges allow us to rise to large heights. The moments of difficulty define us as leaders.
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It is not joy that makes us GRATEFUL, it is gratitude that makes us JOYFUL. --Brother David Steindt-Rast
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