Two month ago I was offered the opportunity to care for a dog in exchange of a house to stay in Tamarindo (CR) where I got stuck since COVID-19. I am grateful for the roof and for the company as the rain is going full blast this year and my tent didn’t handle it well.
I still have a handful of craft material I can try to sell for food money until I finish setting up this blog. I am hoping to put it online on time and be able to raise enough funds to leave the country once Mayra the dog is back with his human
I have been finding it hard to get 4-5 hours of stillness to focus on writing because my new little buddy is being picky on his walking hours and find myself living around his desires. It had taken me so long to get into a good schedule and luckily I managed to achieve a lot between May and June.
The lock down month have been a blessing to me.
While most people feel at home in their house with all the comfort , I feel alive when I am outdoor. Living in a house in a city suffocates me and takes me to the dark place.
Costa Rica didn’t have a strict lock down as oppose to some western countries and I was happy to be here when it all started. I was in the right country, in the right town, with the right community.
I have enjoyed walking in the empty streets, strolling the empty beach, not seeing any trash on the sand, being able to hear the sound of the Ocean without loud music in the background, seeing the wildlife not dealing with all the noise and trash the tourism normally brings.
I have finally been able to enjoy my home and reconnect to Universe as an individual.
Nature around town did need a break from our poison.
I needed a break from the fight for survival.
Now, people are allowed to be out most of the day, cars are starting to drive around, few stores have re-opened, loud music can be heard again on the beach on the week-end, trash are pilling up on the beach once again, people are having house parties, the richer people of the community are still helping feeding the poorest.
I wonder what should happen to the planet for the human race to change its ways, to stop acting as if Life belonged to them.
I know that some people have taken the opportunity to take a look inside themselves and to find the strength to get closer to who they are and accept the fatality that life is but most still refuse to accept Death as being part of Life. The biggest Fear of Mankind undeniable now if it ever was.
Everyday, we are shown that what can appear to be a curse is actually a opportunity for Harmony.
It is our individual choice to take this curse into our own destiny and use it graciously.
