All Things Beautiful...Through My Kaleidoscope

Welcome to my page of reflections on the mandala art of Henry Reed. Long ago, I envisioned my writing as viewing life through my looking glass…my kaleidoscope. I love the way the picture changes, with each turn of the scope. Yet, it’s always unique and beautiful. After long enjoying Henry’s mandalas in my daily email, I discovered that, beyond looking at the artwork, I was feeling prompted to write words from my heart regarding what was going on in my life. I began my own daily affirmations, or reflections…and posting them here, beginning in August 2009. ~ Nov. 13, 2011, Henry completed his 7th year -- 2,556 mandala paintings -- thus completing a circle. A new one begins. Hope you'll tune in to watch what develops in this blog space of Henry Reed, SusanGail and ATB ~ It's a journey of intuitive heart.

MANDALA ART BY HENRY REED FROM ARCHIVES OF THE DAILY MANDALA

Note to visitors of All Things Beautiful...

Below you will see my reflections on The Daily Mandala from the archives, beginning with Nov. 13, 2004...progressing gradually onward to Nov. 13, 2007, when Henry concluded his seven-year series. To see the newest mandalas, scroll down the archives...to where I first began the reflections in 2009. So, I've a long way to go before I sleep, in these mandala woods, so lovely, dark and deep!

Thursday, September 29, 2011

The Daily Mandala: September 29, 2011

 In the center, though still swirling, the sunlight pulls me inward. Yesterday's anticipation becomes today's project. The abstract blur settles into a calmer pattern being created at the periphery of my being. Tonight I'll climb the flipping staircase to the place of tomorrow's dreams, to see what will transpire from there. ~ ATB

The Daily Mandala: September 29, 2011

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

The Daily Mandala: September 28, 2011

 Pastels and brights mix vibrantly as I go through my swirly lollipop day. Sunshiny and joyful, my heart colorfully swirls and mixes events and people...the inner candymaker creating sweet confections to delight my soul. I inhale the sweetness of many flavors...skipping through the hours with memories of being a child at play. I'm alive and well on this day; and all things are beautiful. ~ ATB
The Daily Mandala: September 28, 2011

The Daily Mandala: September 27, 2011

 Racing with the moon, I seem to be, watching the seasons come and go. It's autumn in my dreams, where brilliant hues of marigolds, mums and purple asters drift skyward. To enjoy the brilliance of colors, the beauty of contrast, the boldness of new projects and plans, is the order of the day. Soon enough to mellow into winter magic and the waiting time. Now to squirrel away the memories of these moments, to savor then. ~ ATB

The Daily Mandala: September 27, 2011

Monday, September 26, 2011

The Daily Mandala: September 26, 2011

 Confused, frustrated and afraid...nerves jangled...all these feelings come up at times when I know I'm in transition. Who am I? What am I? Where am I bound? Aren't those the perennial questions? The heart seeks the answers, even though it knows it already knows what it knows. So, how do I get into that space of knowing what I already know? And be at peace with the perfect beauty at the center... ~ ATB



The Daily Mandala: September 26, 2011

Sunday, September 25, 2011

The Daily Mandala: September 25, 2011

 Blue eyes are watching me...they're my blue eyes. Blue eyes in the mirror, beckoning me to be true blue to my heart, to focus on my hopes, to target my dreams. It's comforting to be on solid ground with my ideas, trusting that my eyes will see the beauty in the ordinary and enjoy the being-ness of this day. ~ ATB

The Daily Mandala: September 25, 2011

Saturday, September 24, 2011

The Daily Mandala: September 24, 2011

 Why, when I finally relax and let go, trusting that the universe is working on my behalf, whirring away in the background whisking up new possibilities, do I then get thrown a curve ball and I wonder if the angels in the outfield are really there for me? It is in these moments that I know I must rev up my faith to a new level. It is in these moments I must remember that I'm but one of the players on the field. It is then that I must rest in my intuitive heart, trust that the pitcher will throw the perfect pitch that will propel my ball into beautiful new territory, scoring the winning run, for the benefit of me and everyone. ~ ATB

The Daily Mandala: September 24, 2011

Friday, September 23, 2011

The Daily Mandala: September 23, 2011

I feel that the tide is turning: It's a new bright, beautiful, and brilliant day for getting my plans and projects underway. And, so, may it be...as the creative spirit, in love and light, dreams up wonderful, magical things for me. ~ ATB 

The Daily Mandala: September 23, 2011

Thursday, September 22, 2011

The Daily Mandala: September 22, 2011

 Just do it!!
Get out there on your yellow brick road and walk the talk. Find your joy. You know it's out there and you can pursue it. Energize, vitalize! Envision and dream! See it clearly from your mountain top. Invite others to join you on your quest. The creativity possibility exists in the here and now. That yellow brick road? It's in your heart. And, the scenery is beautiful. You just need to SEE. ~ ATB


The Daily Mandala: September 22, 2011

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

The Daily Mandala: September 21, 2011

 Color me Purple for Peace:
May peaceful possibilities abound on this planet...and may my prayers be lights of intention, linking with other lights, creating even more possibilities for peace.  ~ ATB

The Daily Mandala: September 21, 2011

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

The Daily Mandala: September 20, 2011

 September splendor, a contrast of emerald bright and ruby red of lawn and rose, raises my awareness to the power of color peaking, before autumn seeking of hearth-and-home and winter repose. Time to use the power of this between time to harvest the fruits of our labors. As the season turns, the busyness of our lives turns, as well. May we enjoy the flurry of intensity, of projects and plans and dreams. ~ ATB

The Daily Mandala: September 20, 2011

Monday, September 19, 2011

The Daily Mandala: September 19, 2011

 Stenciling in the raindrops filled with prismatic possibilities, I can see the rainbow effect where they fall in my life. Rainy days may appear dark and dreary, but beyond there is the rainbow light, just around the bend. I hold the rainbow vision in my heart, and all the delicate beauty that awaits to greet me. ~ ATB


The Daily Mandala: September 19, 2011

The Daily Mandala: September 18, 2011

 'When morning guilds the skies'
my heart replies,
oh what a beautiful morning, 
let us be glad and rejoice
in the beauty of this day. 
~ ATB ~
The Daily Mandala: September 18, 2011

Saturday, September 17, 2011

The Daily Mandala: September 17, 2011

 I'm feeling lightheaded, in an up-in-the-clouds kind of day. I don't feel like thinking, just being, allowing my plans and dreams to drift by me like circus clouds of cotton candy. A pastel mode will do just fine for now, envisioning softly, gently, patiently. I have all the time in the world; and I can think about my dreams tomorrow. For now, I'll let them just be. ~ ATB
The Daily Mandala: September 17, 2011

Friday, September 16, 2011

The Daily Mandala: September 16, 2011

 A-Tisket, A-Tasket, I picture me carrying a basket, woven together of strands of beautiful color and design. Imagining my life as a picnic, I take a closer look inside this colorful basket, as I skip along on the journey. It's a marvelous adventure down that yellow brick road. I discover I've all the provisions I need in my basket for a beautiful, joyful journey. I can relax now. It's fun to stop from time to time, to take a peek at all the wonderful things packed within it, and pick something out to enjoy along the way. ~ ATB

The Daily Mandala: September 16, 2011

Thursday, September 15, 2011

The Daily Mandala: September 15, 2011

Color me boldly going 
where I have not gone before. 
Finding my true colors, 
I climb the flipping staircases of my life
and turn my obstacles into stepping stones. 
I patiently paint the pixels of the puzzle.
I love how the pattern expresses 
perfectly and beautifully 
as the colors of me. ~ ATB




The Daily Mandala: September 15, 2011

The Daily Mandala: September 14, 2011

 I enjoy a beautiful day of sunshine and marigolds, royal purple morning glories, white butterflies flitting. Walking along pathways among amazing strata of toadstool kingdoms,I note coppery leaf tones emerging. I find myself gazing skyward to points of blue through glinting leaves of sun-drenched trees. On this day, I move on wings of a mellow breeze. On this day, I feel wholly supported by the magical beauty of the universe around me. ~ ATB




The Daily Mandala: September 14, 2011

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

The Daily Mandala: September 13, 2011

 Soft as an angel dream, a fusion of magenta and green brushes my heart with a waterworld of healing beauty. I contemplate the light that glows gently outward, and the colorwash of love, patiently being and blessing. ~ ATB
The Daily Mandala: September 13, 2011

Monday, September 12, 2011

The Daily Mandala: September 12, 2011

 Today is day to rejoice in...being a cock-eyed optimist, creating the script for the movie of my life. What will be in the scenes as I watch them move along? What will be in the space between? Infinite possibilities abound there. May I be awake and aware, and reach for my dreams. ~ ATB

The Daily Mandala: September 12, 2011

Saturday, September 10, 2011

The Daily Mandala: September 10, 2011

 OK, I see the light now. It's been there all along. But now it grows brighter, more colorful, more beautiful. Now I see my heARTlife as an aurora of possibilities, ever changing, ever growing,ever moving, expanding, enlightening, freeing me...in the unity of authenticity...to BE, throughout eternity. ~ ATB


The Daily Mandala: September 10, 2011

The Daily Mandala: September 9, 2011

 All is well, all is in order. Beautiful projects arrange themselves almost magically for the highest good of all. In the joy of the moment, I find renewed energy to pursue my dreams. Help comes at the exact moment I need it. Love is in the air, and I feel it. ~ ATB



The Daily Mandala: September 9, 2011

Friday, September 9, 2011

The Daily Mandala: September 8, 2011

 Warm and fuzzy feelings fill my heart with gratitude for the cheering gallery in my life -- those up in my balcony whose guidance assists me on my journey. Knowing that the path I'm on is completing full circle of intention, I rest in that peace...of understanding that all is well with my soul, and all things are beautiful. ~ ATB
The Daily Mandala: September 8, 2011

The Daily Mandala: September 7, 2011

 Repeat after me: New beginnings require new patterns of being and doing...new facets revealed, old ones cut away or polished up new. Bold determination brings beautiful unfoldings. Exquisite points of light magically appear, resetting the brilliance of the heartstone within. ~ ATB
The Daily Mandala: September 7, 2011

The Daily Mandala: September 6, 2011

HOME... 
to my healing garden... 
from traveling ribbons
of highways, flyways
ferrying my heart 
overland and through the skies.
Carrying my dreams...
visions of my past 
and my future lives.
 ~ ATB ~





The Daily Mandala: September 6, 2011

Thursday, September 8, 2011

The Daily Mandala: September 5, 2011

 Rainbow bridge to spirit brings blue water memories...walking under spires, arches bridging, connecting hearts. Amazing, gazing, seeing through gridding below to what is above. Together moving swiftly... laughing, smiling faces sharing kindred spaces, disappearing differences. Wishing, blessing beautiful bridging, always. ~ ATB


The Daily Mandala: September 5, 2011

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

The Daily Mandala: September 4, 2011

 In the rainbow mist I wander...wonder, meander, walking, contemplating the mystery of water. The myths of the heartland cast their healing light, their stories, down the rivers of time. In the reflecting pool I gaze, transfixed by the beauty mirroring the skies above me. Shafts of sunlight brighten the forest floor. Lightly I step, effervescently drinking in the sparkling splendor...enveloped in the music, the gush of roaring waters' deliciously thunderous champagne. ~ ATB



The Daily Mandala: September 4, 2011

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

The Daily Mandala: September 3, 2011

 Lightkeeper's lens magically blends, sends...
beams of hope, rays of promise for rainbow days. Bursts of heartlight swirl healing colors down the mists of time, an effusion of love in the space between, bringing pathways of beauty into being. ~ ATB



The Daily Mandala: September 3, 2011

Monday, September 5, 2011

The Daily Mandala: September 2, 2011

 A river runs through it...
my life is a journey on this river, 
of hopes, of dreams, of wilderness schemes.
Softly I walk along it,
watching the currents change,
the ripples fleeting in the wind, 
the sculptures creating its beautiful shore. 
Whose footprints in the sand
are those, I wonder. 
Then, I realize in time...
they're mine. 
~ ATB ~

The Daily Mandala: September 2, 2011

Thursday, September 1, 2011

The Daily Mandala: September 1, 2011


My supernova stargate journey spins to new levels of wonder, beauty, exhilaration in the joy of being on the right wavelength with my soul's expression. I hear the colors; I see the music of the spheres. It's a beautiful hymn, this song of mine. It echos afar... once I speak the word. ~ ATB



The Daily Mandala: September 1, 2011

The Daily Mandala: August 31, 2011


Supernova stargate beckons me to summon the power and courage to take the quantum leap through. In prayerful meditation, I ask for the wisdom needed for the journey. It's going to be a beautiful ride. ~ ATB


The Daily Mandala: August 31, 2011