In Antigua again, I love how this has become a normal part of my life. I start my yoga teacher training on Sunday. I am so very excited but would be lying if I said I wasn´t nervous. I am slightly afraid actually. This is why I know it is what is right. I believe that it is what scares us the most that will set us free and transform us into who we choose to be. I am ready to transform now into one of the beautiful butterflies that i have been creating. GOD grant me the wings to fly so that I may spread love and light to the beings of this land.
I love Antigua. It never ceases to amaze me with it´s culture and it´s beauty. As I write I sit on the side of one of the many cobblestone streets that this city has to offer and write to you. Whoever it is you may be. In front of me the hussle and bussle of Antigua passes me by, Tourists and Guatemalams alike, all together, no separation. Simply beautiful!
Semana Santa is only a few weeks away and you can already feel the energy rising in this cultural city. In front of me several men, women and children join together to create one of the many sawdust carpets that the city is famous for. Bright oranges, greens and purples so far. When the parade starts later today it will be offered in prayer and marched over. A gift to the Gods perhaps.
The artisans here excite me. They fill me with joy and hope that I to may live in such a way. Being a channel for the divine to flow through. So that I too may create beauty with my own two hands.
The purpe flowers of the carpet sing to me now. They tell me in their song that they are glad to have found such a divine purpose. To be gifted to the Gods is truly a blessing. So bright is their colour that they ignite it witin my soul and my heart begins to flower. I resonate with this beings of creation, for I too have given myself to the divine So that I may be a channel for it´s love and light to shine through. For this I truly feel blessed.
Watering down more space to create a man sparyas the cobblestone street to make way for another carpet which I am sure will be equal in beauty to its sister.
I smile as I watch them lay each flower down on the street, so precise and by hand, to create their beautiful masterpiece.
The colors of the city now surround me as I take them in. The buildings and their inhabitants so bright and beautiful. It is as if a rainbow has come to life bursting into millions of tiny pieces that now give life to this picture that is before me.
What a gift to be alive and to be able to see what i now see. To be able to experience such beauty, such Love.
I give thanks everyday for this life, for this journey. I am constantly excited by what may come next and look forward to all the leaps of faith that lie ahead for me to take.
Until next time
Hasta Luego!
Amor y Luz
Jolene :)
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