Yesterday my godmother and I took a trip to Sedona, AZ. For anyone who has never been or never heard of Sedona is a beautiful city surrounded by red rock mountains/mesas. I think it is the typical picture we get in our minds when we think of the “the west”. This experience was naturally not like anyother of my life, so it was wonderful. The area is brimming with energy and beauty. I found it very easy to feel spiritually connected in those surroundings. Words cannot describe the power of being there in that moment. It was like feeling to connected to everything and nothing at the same time, one of those moments when you realize that all the beauty in the world is contained in a breath and you were the one that inhaled.
We ate at the Coffeepot Cafe which is a local favorite, it sits at the base of a rock formation called the coffeepot. Upon our first adventure after brunch we found a winding road that lead us to a state park, where we learned more about Sedona and took a short hike. The trail that we were on was so quiet you would have thought we were the only people in the park-which is really a little bit like feeling you are the only people in a little world of natural beauty. Then we went and spent some time exploring at a new age center, great experience and insight gained there!! We drove to a valley lookout point, then took a break having an ice cream sundae at a cafe with an upclose view of the mountains. With sunset approaching we found a quiet spot to watch the sun decend behind the mountains, we had a great book that we were looking at together and that provided an amazing base for the experience, until the bugs drove us away. We ended up finishing our sunset experience at a different, less buggy overlook. It was great to see all the little flecks of lights at the base of the large mountain formations.
The Coffee Pot Formation
- The Smoke Trail
I know that this does not sound like a great experience when described, but it truly was amazing. I guess the best I could say it you have experience for yourself to really understand the power it all. Words cannot express it and pictures leave it flat feeling.
When I return I will be going to slide rock park and on a hot air balloon tour!! Also taking a sunset hike that is offered in the state park.
Hot Air Balloon Tour of Sedona
Slide Rock State Park
I tell you, that coffee pot formation still looks like a rooster to me.
By: Teresa on July 21, 2009
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Christ Jesus could demonstrate that death does not exist. He came to fulfill the law by reinterpreting it. He assures you and me that He will witness for anyone who lets Him, and to whatever extent we permit it. Those of us who witness for Jesus are expressing, through our miracles, that we have abandoned the belief in deprivation in favor of the abundance we have learned belongs to us.
By: Teresa on August 8, 2009
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