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01.16.06   Tuesdays Reflection

I was happy to receive a Christmas letter from Myriam and Domnall, VMs in

Guatemala. Myriam sent me the program of her exhibition in the Paseo de los

Museos, La Antigua Guatemala, December 10 to January 2. The exhibition was

called Lentes Verdes or Green Lenses. I offer you my translation of the

Spanish text for today's reflection.

When I have the chance to visit an art gallery or museum, I leave a

different person. My way of looking at things has changed.

All becomes "art", even an old broken door or the cobblestones of the street

become works of art.

And so, what is the reality?

There is a legend called The Wizard of Oz. Many, many years ago, in a

faraway country there was a king that obliged everyone to put on glasses

with green lenses. Everything the people saw was green in color and they

thought that was normal for everything to be green. That was their reality.

One day, a stranger arrived in their country and encourage them to remove

their glasses. Suddenly, they saw that the world around them had many

different, brilliant colors, colors that they had never imagined existed.

They were astounded.

Often in our daily life, we put on "green lenses". Our preoccupations and

problems prevent us from seeing Creation's extraordinary beauty.

When I paint I realize that there is a Higher Reality which surrounds us and

communites with us.

It is my hope that when you leave this exhibition, you will feel joy in your

heart and will have a renewed vision.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Myriam Rommers, December 2005

Cecily