All Things Beautiful

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.

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

The Daily Mandala: August 10, 2005

When I look at the layers of my life,

I see how the pattern fits perfectly.

The colors, the design, the soul intention,

become all things beautiful.

A flower flourishes in my heart,

its petals lovingly created and painted

by the artist who resides within.

~ ATB ~

The Daily Mandala: August 10, 2005

Monday, August 18, 2014

The Daily Mandala: August 9, 2005

Dream art

sculpts my shadow self,

flowing shielded lines

buttressing my heart,

uncurling its folded face,

opening its button-down jacket

to love once more.

~ATB~

The Daily Mandala: August 9, 2005

Friday, August 15, 2014

The Daily Mandala: August 8, 2005

Grecian gardens growing vintage vines,

gloriously winding vineyard wines,

celebrate our invincible summertimes.
~ ATB ~

The Daily Mandala: August 8, 2005

Saturday, June 14, 2014

The Daily Mandala: August 7, 2005

Eye seeing me balancing eternity.

~ ATB ~

The Daily Mandala: August 7, 2005

Saturday, May 3, 2014

The Daily Mandala: August 6, 2005

Fiesta siesta celebrates the magic of our dreams, the power of color to heal, the flowering of creative spirit, the dance down the path of discovery, the circle of life expanding within and without, above and below. ~ ATB

the Daily Mandala: August 6, 2005

The Daily Mandala: August 5, 2005

Gossamer weave, tangled web,

wire-bound wheeling around the square...

I'm floating free within my space,

held in place delicately grasping,

connecting, radiating my heart,

greening the earth, circling the love.
~ ATB ~

The Daily Mandala: August 5, 2005

Friday, May 2, 2014

The Daily Mandala: August 4, 2005

Peak performance comes to me when I relax and let go and be just me. Powering down powers me up. A contrast -- but all things are go, the grass is green...not only on my side of the fence, but on the field within. ~ ATB

The Daily Mandala: August 4, 2005

Henry's Paintbox

INSPIRATIONAL FILM QUOTES

AUSTRALIA: "I will sing you to me."
AVATAR: "I SEE you!"
BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S: "We're after the same rainbow's end -- waiting 'round the bend, my huckleberry friend, Moon River and me."
CASTAWAY: "I've gotta keep breathing. Because tomorrow, the sun will rise. Who knows what the tide could bring?~
DREAMER: "You are a great champion. When you ran, the ground shook, the sky opened and mere mortals parted. Parted the way to victory, where you'll meet me in the winner's circle, where I'll put a blanket of flowers on your back."
E.T. : "E.T. phone home..."
FIELD OF DREAMS: "If you build it, they will come."
SECRETARIAT: "She cannot stand still when the trumpet sounds."
THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: (Last lines) -- Tintin: There's a clue to another treasure. How's your thirst for adventure, Captain? Captain Haddock: Unquenchable, Tintin.
THE MUPPET MOVIE: I have a dream too, but it's about singing and dancing and making people happy. It's the kind of dream that gets better the more people you share it with. And I found a whole group of friends who have the same dream, and that makes us sort of like a family."
UP IN THE AIR: "Ryan Bingham: The stars will wheel forth from their daytime hiding places; and one of those lights, slightly brighter than the rest, will be my wingtip passing over. "

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