of course, i laughed at the whole lotus flower comment actually vizualising lotus flowers coming from my mouth and the more i thought about it the more i thought "hmmmm... what if i could create this image as a tattoo piece?" a tattoo festival was coming up so i thought i would search for an artist to ocme up with the desig and below is what transpired.
i've been told frequently by others that i have a gift of seeing the positive in things. i never thought of it as a talent of sorts but in retrospect i feel it takes much practice to be able to change your perspective and attitude when you're experiencing negative emotions such as fear, hate, anger, frustration, etc. there's also a practice in not being attached to the outcome of any situation.
it's definitely a challenge to see the positive in every single experience. we've all been frustrated about someone or something that happened and may even go find someone to vomit all the emotions onto or keep them brewing inside. both scenarios result in disrupting your inner peace. it's energetically draining and unnecessary. so why not discover the positive and keep your peace? i forgot where i learned this from but these days to keep myself from spiraling down i ask myself, "will this even matter 20 years from now? no? ok. let it go." i also remind myself of of the impermanence of life much like the metaphor of the sand mandalas created by the tibetan monks.
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