Just for Today: A New Series of Little Gems Inspired by the Reiki Precepts
/Just for today, I will Surrender my plans to God, 9” x 12" x 0.1” Acrylic on Paper, © Deb Chaney Prints and original available on Saatchi Gallery.
Over the summer, as I continue developing a new large-scale series in the studio, I’ve found joy and renewal in creating smaller works.
These 6 new pieces here belong to my Little Gems Series, and I must say that they felt especially juicy. They emerged from a quiet, contemplative place within me and I’m delighted to share them with you now.
Each painting was inspired by the Five Reiki Precepts, a set of daily reminders traditionally recited before Reiki practice:
Just for today... I will not anger. I will not worry. I will be grateful. I will do my work honestly. I will be kind to every living thing.
Some modern practitioners also add: Just for today, I will love myself and others. Just for today, I will live in harmony.
These timeless phrases became the spiritual foundation behind each piece. They are daily invitations to return to the present moment, to choose calm, gratitude, kindness, and trust.
To mirror this inward stillness, I chose a circle as the focal form in each composition — symbolizing unity, focus, and the conscious decision to see through the lens of love. Surrounded by visual layers and beautiful distractions, the circle becomes a reminder to gently return, again and again, to what truly matters.
Rendered in shades of blue and turquoise, these paintings offer the emotional resonance of spirituality, inner peace, and intuition. Each one was created using mixed media on paper — including local beach sand, heavy body and liquid acrylics, water-soluble pencils, and graphite.
Just for today, I will Surrender my plans to God, Original 9” x 12" x 0.1” Acrylic on Paper, © Deb Chaney Prints possibilities available on Saatchi Gallery.
Just for today, I will Surrender my plans to God is part of a new series of 6 paintings in may larger, ongoing Little Gems series. See all 6 new paintings on Saatchi Art Online Gallery.