GRATITUDE: A Place that Allows You to Feel Strong, Hopeful and Free.
Georgia O’Keeffe Land
My fifty-fifth birthday, was full of gratitude: in a place that allowed me to feel strong, hopeful and free. It was a girls four day trip planned to Georgia O’Keeffe land. I was excited, had been smitten, and awe struck by the artist Georgia O’Keeffe for quite some time. This past birthday year,I asked for my celebration be in the homeland of Georgia O’Keeffe,Santa Fe, New Mexico, surrounded by a visionary legend. I consider myself a creative visionary as well. I created a vision wall in my bedroom of my hopes, desires, passions, and dreams, and in the very corner of my vision wall was a small clipping entitled “O’Keeffe land.” Yes, I was going to make it happen; living so close to Georgia O’Keeffe homeland.
I had wanted, like her to become a strong believer in my convictions, the possibility envisioning my dream to come true; was knowing and believing dreams really do come true. Arizona,at the time, was my home away from home. I still have a deep connection present there with friends I’ve known for almost twenty years. A reason ,with gratitude, I recognize this place, also,as a link that had allowed me to be free in becoming the person whom I truly am. When I think about my transitional phases within my life; it was in this very transient town I realized my transformation was taking place.
I was seeing myself as someone truly becoming her own individual ;my thoughts, desires, dreams and wishes were unfolding themselves to me. I was becoming more aware as my subconscious had me questioning my true motive, reason and purpose why I was there. I was starting to observe myself seeing things in another perspective; spiritually, esoterically, and artistically, as I was evolving to become a writer. I was feeling I wanted to live my life beyond a day to day mundane lifestyle within a community. I believed something else was calling me. This “aha” moment helped me to honor that space with gratitude in a particular place allowing me to be free to explore my purpose by opening my heart to sing, dance, yoga, hike, travel, write, create and venture into the core of my soul. This place carried my soul to another level and dimension of being as I was meant to live. It unraveled like the wrapping on my birthday gift given to me making my trip truly happen to O’Keeffe land.
I stayed present opening and enjoying all the gifts I was receiving from a place I allowed myself to be empowered and uplifted by its offerings. I was seeing things happening serendipitously,with synchronicity and beauty unfolding right before my eyes and my girlfriends were witnessing it too. The messages and the gifts brought to me physically, mentally,emotionally, and spiritually were mystical, magical and miraculous occurrences to everything and every one surrounding me. It began the very moment I arrived in O’Keeffe land, as two girlfriends and me ventured a day ahead to tour the well known Ghost Ranch. Georgia O’Keeffe had lived and painted her days at Ghost Ranch, outside her beloved home Albique, New Mexico.
It was like Georgia sent me an invitation, waiting for my response, opening her home to me, embracing and engaging me to see the magic,feel the joy, and live the wonder she shared independently as an artist, woman, and a legend, whom lived in New Mexico. The flat rock butt” Pedernal”,she painted so vividly and abstractly in her paintings inspired me to write a poem dedicated to her. My imagination ran wild with visions, deep contemplation threading brilliant, vibrant colorful words illuminating a tapestry intertwined with her visionary artistry. The signs and symbols were everywhere awakening my spirit to be humble with gratitude; in a place that allowed me to feel strong, hopeful and free. My gratitude to O’Keeffe land became the place allowing self discovery be manifested,strong, being bolder creatively within expressing my convictions, hopeful, breaking free from my day to day mundane lifestyle by seeing, breathing, listening, creating and being the life source I was meant to live.
I was surrounded by a woman, an artist, a legend whose authenticity inspired me as she welcomed me to live, as she naturally and creatively with gratitude: in a place allowing a higher purpose be revealed, feeling connected by strong inspirations, hopeful, through creative visualization, setting our souls free. May I always celebrate with grace fulfilling a space of gratitude; within a place that allowes me always to feel spiritually,physically, mentally,and emotionally strong, hopeful and free as I did connected in Georgia O’ O’Keeffe land.
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