The Calling of New Orleans

I have been to the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, multiple times. But the last experience dug deep into me and stirred up what I had hidden years ago. It's like enjoying gumbo and suddenly discovering an unexpected ingredient that adds a pleasant surprise to the flavor. And you are happy the chef put it in because you would not have thought about doing so.

The visit prior brought this up. I walked through the streets and allowed its enchantment. Not a spell to corrupt but a purification of my soul. I met people who traveled near and far. I took in their stories and those I observed, I wandered of theirs. What brought them to the city?

The last, most recent, visit I was called. It woke me up repeatedly. At that time, I resided in South Florida and was planning the move to Texas. The calling told me to go to New Orleans as the midway stop. So, I did.

I enjoyed my time again as I did before. As usual, I enjoyed meeting new people, trying tasty dishes, and listening to wonderful music both indoors and out on the streets. And went to Congo Square. This was what I was to do if anything else.

This had happened to me when I went to Mexico for the first time. Which was my second solo trip. When I told people I was going, they would tell me not to. They were concerned about my safety, and I appreciated that. But the calling, my spirit, would not let up. It told me to go to Tulum, Mexico and of course have enjoyment but of all things I was to do I had to go ziplining. I talk about this in my first book, Black Girl Gone Guru. Because I listened to the calling, my spirit, my life changed in the greatest way as it promised.

We all get that. It is the nudge or restlessness of something needing fulfillment. It is saying it is unfinished. And this happens throughout different moments in our lives. It is our spirits guiding us to the next point in our journeys.

The recent experience, which I say this because it is not the last time I will take in New Orleans, was to open me to my creation of books again. I set this aside when I returned to nursing years ago.

Writing as always been in me. It has been there since I was a child. By the age of ten I had drafted many poems and books. So many that my creations overflowed from multiple milk crates.

As I stood in Congo Square on my recent visit it gave me something special. I opened my heart space, and it deposited a love story, The Trees Married Them. A fictional tale but if you have read my latest book, He Poisoned Me and Left Me for Dead, you know I believe in creating stories seeded with truth.

I encourage you to listen to the calling. It is your spirit which is connected to the Great Spirit of everything, the Master Creator. It always wants you to be who you truly are. For that ignites wellbeing. It is an inside-to-out job. As I stated earlier, the stirring. For the spirit often allows frustration and similar emotions not to harm but to help.

Peace and blessings to you,

Nikei S Salas

Impactful Author, Mystical Writer, Inspiration Giver, Wellbeing Educator