Little Raven Healer

I've been having a lovely time here in Tamarindo.  The weather is absolutely perfect every minute of every day.  Flo and I have fallen into a retired lifestyle where we get up at six and within an hour we are walking on the beach.  We have one or two light meals a day in restaurants and eat at home lots too.  We've been totally on our own since we arrived and tomorrow our alone time will come to an end.  Our first guest, my nephew, will arrive tomorrow followed by my hubby's adult granddaughter and her boyfriend.  Finally the holiday will end with my brother and his wife joining us. I have been abstaining from alcohol and it's been a slippery slope.  Being in Costa Rica's hottest tourist town and constantly eating in bars/restaurants has wrecked havoc on my resolve.  I've been iffy many times over the past week.  But I'm not drinking.  I am not toking as much as I do at home either. I am finally getting my groove and the next challen...

I've been feeling lethargic lately.  It's the heat and I've eaten too much raw fish.  My belly is sore as the little critters work their way around my intestines.  I have to find a health food store tomorrow to buy some Black Walnut to kill off anything that I may have picked up. After a few days of avoiding the beach because of this lethargy we finally got to the wildness that is Tamarindo Beach and played in the smashing water.  It was absolutely invigorating and really improved my mood. Imagine feeling down in a tropical paradise.  But it happens.. when the body crashes then the mind can soon follow. On the mend after this little hiccup and not drinking. I am having some silent times and reading my spiritual books. Namaste

I am darn lucky to be able to spend the worst six weeks of Canadian winter in Tamarindo, Costa Rica. We've worked hard to be able to afford this but hubby and I do appreciate our good fortune in all the reasons we are able to do this. First off, we are relatively healthy. I am perfectly healthy and hubby has made a magnificent recovery from his emergency aortic dissection of two years ago.  We came very close to losing him and he was sick for over a year but we have him back and, although travel insurance cost us an arm and a leg we budgeted for it which brings us to our second blessing. We can afford it. We've run a construction business together for close to twenty years and made some decisions based on knowledge and experience but, not coincidently, also based on trust, generosity and love.  Yes, love!  I do not take credit for this as I've always had a love/hate relationship with Hubby's generosity.  He is always the guy to pick up the tab or to bring twe...