LOVED BY THE MOUNTAINS

25 X 40 IN

ACRYLIC ON CANVAS

My friends and I were spending time together in Boulder one day, and one of our friends wanted us to meet this friend of hers who was a healer; they referred to him as a shaman. He performed a healing on all of us. A few days prior to meeting with him, I was expressing to a couple of friends that I I was struggling to love myself and be open to miracles. When it was my turn to receive a healing, and he was doing his technique, I was able to for the first time let go of what others thought of me (it was like a 10 lb cloak slipping off of me), and I was just feeling at one with ALL of the Universe; what that felt like was freedom and joy without needing anything. I went down to Colorado Springs with the intent of seeing the Olympic training center, and I also wanted to do a walking meditation either in the mountains or nearby. I desired to tune into those feelings again. I stood in front of the scenic overview ‘Garden of the Gods’ such that the mountain View was right in front of me and did a 15 minute meditation. I felt so loved by the mountains and something bigger than myself in that moment that I broke down crying. And I knew I needed to capture that very moment and the majesty of this sight in this painting.