I had such a great time today with my son and granddaughter, we went to downtown El Paso to walk around and I was able to take pictures. I want to learn street photography and so this is my first attempt at it. I love the downtown area, love the energy, love the look, love the people, I love to look at all the merchandise out in front of the stores as you walking by and I love the buildings.
The Plaza hotel in downtown El Paso is a true example of Art Deco 1920 style. It was built for the Hilton Hotel chain. This was the eight hotel in the Hilton chain and was considered a luxury hotel.
A little modern mixed in with the old. There are many beautiful more modern buildings around.
Street shot. It was difficult to take these shots because the streets were crowded today since it’s Sunday and I felt a bit awkward doing it. (need to get used to this) And now looking at my photos I know what I want to shoot next time.
The Camino Real Hotel opened in 1912 and its lobby was known as “the million-dollar lobby” because of all the gold leaf and pink marble.
I love the art work here on the gates, the store closed, went out of business.
All I heard was Spanish and it really took me back to when I was a child living in Colombia and going to the stores with my mother, and also took me back to the Bronx, she would have loved walking here today. I felt her with me the whole time.
This caught my eyes. Our Lady of Guadalupe who came to me in a dream five years ago and is in my heart, and bear, my animal spirit guide, right in front of the entrance to a store.
Mayoreo means wholesale.
I couldn’t get a better shot of this poster inside a store window. El Paso 104 years ago. It was considered “bustling and dynamic” “with impressive buildings and a thriving business district.”
And in the end we enjoyed a fantastic meal at the Pot au Feu Restaurant. Hummus & Naan, Caesar salad, grilled veggie sandwich, lamb burger and chicken nuggets with french fries. Delicious.
Of course when I got home I was exhausted and I took a 2 hour nap.
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Blessings from El Paso.
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You have your own way of seeing things. You have your own set of beliefs that you have acquired and are holding onto – that dominate, rule and regulate and shape the outcome of each of your thoughts.
You have the responsibility for your life and you can either accept that you are the mover and the shaker of your own journey, or you can hide away and just let life pass you by because with or without you – life will pass – life will change – life will move – life doesn’t wait – life is creating it doesn’t stand still.
I don’t fully know what it means, but maybe grace is asking, let go of all the worries and stress and rest in grace, in the calm and in the knowing that you’re being taken care of. That every thing is unfolding in divine timing. That being stressed does not solve anything. That holding on to things doesn’t allow growth and movement – that opening up and allowing grace, amazing things will show up. So even though I don’t fully know what grace means right now, nor why it popped into my head and took such a strong hold of me, I do know that as I let go, allow and accept, as I believe more and trust more – grace – will unfold and reveal herself. 
I know that there is a power greater than us and trusting that it is always holding, loving and guiding us is maybe a way of being aligned with grace.
As the month of April unfolds so will grace she will unfold and show the power of her miracles, magic and gifts.
So I’ve come to realize so far, that the energy of Grace is here to remind us that we are never alone, that the gifts of the universe are always in front of us, always gracing us, always unfolding for us. Revealing the indescribable deliciousness of knowing a deeper truth, all we need to do is accept them, believe, trust, and know that we are loved beyond measure and – allow… Grace!
In My Everyday Life 