Just Back From Mexico

Hello Friends!

I’ve just returned from a wonderful seven week road trip in Mexico, and this is what I noticed...

Just as I make art because I'm called to do it, I travel for the same reason. It's my soul's purpose! It's how I learn and grow. And if you read my latest interview with Voyage LA’s “Bold Journey” magazine, one of the things I talked about was maintaining balance between our spiritual and physical natures.  You can read the article here.  

When I’m at home in LA, my “foot in the physical plane” means selling at events, while my “foot in the spiritual plane” means making art and being a seeker.  I spend a lot of time alone and can be a bit "woo"... you can find me in La La Land.

But the pedal really meets the metal when you put this human in a car with another human for seven weeks, on a 4000 mile road trip in a foreign country, where we will also meet up and spend significant time with even more humans. Welcome to full blown planet earth mode! Time to put all that woo into practice on the physical plane.

Believe me, you can spend all the time in the world watching youtube and reading books about practicing love and compassion and facing your shadows, but the true test of how far you’ve come in your spiritual awakening is when you bring those principles out into the world and see if they stick.  

Then if you're still triggered from time to time (and you will be), ask the question “Why"?  

I did a piece in my sketchbook when I found myself facing that question one morning in Magdalena, Jalisco, noticing that I'm still often afraid to own my power. Bam! It's so important to remember that the real growth always comes not by pointing the finger at someone else, but by looking within. It's so powerful!

So today I just wanted to talk about how important travel is to me, calling and teaching me to become the best version of myself. How it pushes me to my limits and helps me step into my power (sometimes kicking and screaming)! HA! And to encourage you to do the things that you feel called to do as well, trusting that even if you are pushed to your limits, you are doing the work to uncover and embrace the hidden parts of yourself, so you, too, can shine like the sun.

This, my fellow seekers, is the good stuff.   This is our soul’s journey.  

With Love and Light,

Linda