Life is a wheel
constantly turning
ever-changing
staying the same
Around and around
right side up
upside down
perspectives in flux
But the Center never moves
and for that I am truly grateful
© Julie Rehnelt 2021
Hi friends, it’s been a while! I hope this finds all of you well and that you have beauty and joy and love in your lives!
Things have been extremely challenging for me recently, but in this moment I am ok, filled with gratitude. 🙏
I haven’t been feeling as creative as I usually am, but I have made a few nature mandalas since I was here last and thought I’d share them with you.
My garden is a bit lacking this year, so I haven’t had as much to work with, but I’m sincerely appreciating and enjoying what I do have. I just harvested some yellow beans from my veggie garden and they were actually what sparked the inspiration for the mandala above. Here it is with the beans…
😁
And here is a mandala I made a couple weeks ago…
And a few others…
I also made a little mini wreath one day just for kicks…
I used peppermint for the base and it was very fragrant! I’m so grateful for my sense of smell. And for all my senses.
Well, I guess that’s all for now. I gotta go get ready for work. Thanks so much for letting me share! I hope this brightens your day in some small way! 🌼 May it be happy and blessed, and may the wheel of life spin you in beautiful directions today!
✿~Peace & Love~✿
Ramblings From Jewels 
Always a pleasure to catch up with your lovely garden art! (they belong in a coffee table book)
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Hi Annette! Thanks so much! 💕 Gosh, that would be a dream!
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Yes it has been a while! Good to see you back here 😀
These are beautiful mandalas and I can just imagine the peace they bring as you carefully create them. 🙂
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Hi Sci! 😊 Thanks so much! Yes, it is very peaceful creating them. Well, most of time it is – while making the one with the daisies, I had woodticks crawling on me which really creeped me out! 😱 🙃
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Agh! I didn’t think of bugs! 😀
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I don’t have to deal with bugs most of the time when I create my mandalas in my own garden, but that one was up at my sister’s cabin on the summer solstice and the woodticks are really bad there. Thankfully none of them attached to me eew!
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Eeeeuw! Absolutely! 😀
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I have missed you! I agree with Annette–a coffee table book of these would be so lovely.
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Hi Lois! I’ve missed you too, I hope all is well with you! 💕 Thanks so much, that would be an absolute dream to have a coffee table book of my mandalas! 😊
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I’m glad to see you and your beautiful mandalas back on WP Julie! Sorry to hear about your challenges. I understand how they weigh on our spirits and motivation to be creative. I hope you find support, peace, and a good way forward. Hugs…
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Hi Brad, it’s nice to be back. I hope to be here a bit more than I have been recently, this is such a nice community. 😊 Thanks so much my friend, things have been challenging, but as the wheel turns, there is always beauty along the way and lots to be grateful for amidst it all.
“To everything turn, turn, turn, there is a season…” 🎵
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Lovely song and perspective Julie. Hugs….
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Thanks Brad, I love that song – been humming it for the past few days. 😊
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It’s a great song!
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Beautiful mandalas, Julie! Thanks so much for sharing these creations with us, be and stay well! ❤
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Thanks so much, Eliza! I hope all is well with you and yours! 💕
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Yes, thanks, summer is a lovely time of year!
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It has been a while my friend, so lovely to hear from you again and see your inspiring mandalas, especially now. I am glad you have overcome whatever was keeping you away, and pray you will rise to even greater heights in your life. Thanks again for your always beautiful creativity and sense of gratitude it is truly refreshing.:-)
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Hi Ashley! Thanks so much, that really means a lot! I hope all is well with you and yours, and that you’re enjoying the birds! 😊
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I am pleased you are able to return, Julie – beautiful work, too
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Hi Derrick, it’s nice to see you, I hope you and Jackie are well. I trust that your new knee is completely recovered by now. I’ve missed seeing your garden, I’ll have to pop over and see your latest post! Thanks so much! 😊
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We are well, thanks – although my new knees are still troublesome.
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Wait… knees, as in that you had the other one replaced as well? Sorry to hear they’re still troublesome.
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Yes, both done now 🙂
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Hopefully it won’t be too much longer until they both feel like they’re your own. My first one is going on 5 years this fall and I definitely feel like it’s my own now. 😊
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That is good news, Julie.
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So very beautiful!!
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Thanks so much Sylvia! ❤
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What color!! Love them all!!
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Thank you so much! 😊
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My pleasure!
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“But the Center never moves
and for that I am truly grateful”
… how touching ending. Love it.
And you know how much I adore your mandalas! They are so special.
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Thanks so much, Noora! 💕
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Too good
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Thank you!
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Discovering this post rather late, but your flora mandalas are so gorgeous and uplifting! Thank you for sharing them. What a beautiful, meditative thing to do. Hope to see more from you in the upcoming season. Take care.
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