So we begin with clarity. What are my Inspirational Round Top trips about? Well, it’s not a bus trip and we far exceed the definition of a tour. The inspirational trips are about the individual.
When I suggested to a women’s group, where I was set to speak, that my Round Top inspirational trips are about transcending creativity and empowering the individual, a woman spoke up and said her group already had a bus tour scheduled to Round Top.
I started to chuckle. Round Top is a special place I’ve visit several times a year, for almost 2 decades. After this many trips, I’ve incorporated into my business what I learned and I’m sharing the experience I had on my journeys.
Design through Inspiration is my business brand, teaching clients how to create through being inspired.
In, defining “internal or inside” and spiration, “the act of breathing as a creative” are two powerful meanings. Inspiration is an empowering tool which drives creativity, allowing the individual to express themselves.
There’s something tranquil about Round Top, Texas, something I find soothing. When I turn off Highway 290 to Route 237, a stillness from within moves me and I feel completely aligned with my true self. You can use whatever words to describe the feeling, free, peaceful, calming but the actual presence of being in that moment is exceptional.
There’s a deeper meaning behind the trip than getting toured around a place to shop. The shopping benefit is just a byproduct of the trip. My inspirational trips cannot be duplicated because they are derived by the individual.
No two experiences are the same. Whatever the client achieves will serve them solely. My trips focus on the inner being, transcending the feelings we all want to feel, love, joy, and fulfillment. Those feelings come to you when you are inspired. You are able to feel this movement inside yourself.
There are a lot of exhilarating and exuberant things included in the trip, the perks of being in Round Top during its highest point of a season. The shopping experience is something unlike anything I’ve ever had, the artistry, design, craftsmanship, ideas and antiquity is on its fullest display. It’s taking the best of all worlds and combining them together. You have a lot of happiness and smiles, people feel tender and authentic.
The individual’s perception can change when it becomes the focal point of the excursion. Our senses are at their peak of activity which brings awareness to the present. You are literally surrounded by nature, scents of pastries and visuals of interior design. The ideas are infinite and that opens one up to endless imagination and wonder. Those are the things that inspire us and then a movement happens from within.
Inspiration occurs when we attached to something that moves us so deeply, a scent or a memory is triggered, that we are shaken from the inside out. I describe this in my company’s filming on Instagram, “Design through Inspiration”. This is why inspiration is the core of my businesses, a pedestal encompassed by guided meditations I offer. In essence, this trip is a form of meditation. You are getting in touch with your true self. If you love beauty, happiness and harmony, you too will feel inspired. Everyone loves the experience.
Michele’s Round Top Inspiration trips begin October 5-18. Book weeks in advance or schedule a season prior. Dates are limited. Trips are 4-5 hours each. Contact for details @Michele.Marano, Instagram. Fees apply.
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