Their home was a massive canvas. There were splashes of numerous colors all over the space. The carefully chosen artifacts seemed to find their perfect corners. Each section of the home engaged your imagination with its unique display & mix and match of elements – water, wood, metal, earth, candles to represent fire. You name it & it was all there right before you.
I felt that the home stirred up emotions that triggered an inward journey within us, while, the garden with its colorful greens and flowers was picture perfect to help us astral travel. It seemed like there was an entire world of imagination waiting to be explored out there. One either travelled back in time to one’s own childhood memories or remembered a scene from a fairy tale story. The setting was mesmerizing.
The smell of the full bloom roses & night blooming jasmines left you intoxicated as you strolled through the beautiful & healthy spread of plants on the porch. For a moment I thought the sky had forgotten its rainbow in their backyard.
What caught my fascination is that everything that looked artistic was of 100% utility. So creativity in this home was not hand picked to create just a beautiful ambience. Each piece of carefully chosen handicraft, fabric & furniture was meant to be functional!
I believe homes are extended personalities of the people who reside in it. And it surely was. The couple was ever so loving and welcoming. The husband a perfect left brain logical banker and the beautiful wife a right brain, creative artist and talented painter. No wonder everything in that home was an over lap of extreme creativity with absolute and easy functionality around it. It was a perfect blend of the characteristics of the two elegant people who resided in it.
The most wonderful part of the evening that we shared with them was when the host who seemed logical surprised me when he pooled all of us guests with his astounding sense of humor & helped us introduce ourselves. The seemingly common group exercise actually brought out the most astonishing result in the people gathered. Was it the energy of the home? Or was it the ability of the host? Or was it just divine timing?
The comfort level amongst strangers was equal to those who knew each other over decades. All seemed to experience an atmosphere that was free of judgment and superficiality. & then, the most unbelievable thing happened, all of us introduced ourselves from our vulnerability than our highest ability! What a sheer moment of freedom!
I blessed the home and the couple many times in my mind. Not because they were such perfect hosts. Not because the food was awesome. Not because it was a lovely evening. But just because if one’s home can be a space that mere strangers feel free to lighten their burden and move forward in life; it ceases to be just a home. It becomes a sanctuary of the divine energies a true space for holistic wellness.
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