Pura Vida in Luxuria or loosing intellect

Santa Teresa, Costa Rica, January 2019

If we think precisely about the seven sins of mankind, there is a smaller or bigger percentage of each one of them in our guts. It is just a matter of honesty to one self to choose. And within our familiar trinity we definitely put Luxuria on the very first place,  Invidia and Avaritia at the bottom end.  

Guggi, Joseph and i meet at San José Airport coming from Rio, Miami and Berlin to drive with a rental jeep to the beach, and to be arriving around midnight at Eli Zarka‘s home. He is a wonderful host to us and we are gobsmacked about the beautiful place with pool and ocean view we will be living in for the next two weeks as the booked apartement is still under construction. It perfectly suits the circumstance of my 44th birthday that same day of travelling. 

It is exciting to see how Joseph is improving so fast in his surfing skills as he is doing this for the first time ever. Guggi is naturally talented to be sporty, agil and acrobatic , therefor it is wonderful to watch her progression and joy. I am so proud of my darling sister and my glamour boy, our brother from another mother.

I have started running again, at least on tip toes in the sand at low tide during sun rise. Sometimes i think back of how invincible and strong i felt before Mr P came into my life. The sin of Superbia had been placed very close to Luxuria i guess. Now i only hear my Osteopath‘s words saying: If the body becomes ill, the soul will heal. I dont care  about my vulnerability anymore.

We spend the days relaxing after morning surf sessions , hanging around at the pool or the beach and enjoying each other‘s company. Joseph keeps on working every day as a digital nomad and Guggi talks to her twin boys via Face Time. I totally forgot to bring a book to read , so is the chess board laying untouched on the shelf. Meaning i have enough time to think about present , past and future. What will 2019 bring and what are my goals to fulfill. 

Got to be very careful not to neglect intellectual challenges within this happy sunshine life because a satisfying profession should not be the only thing to cover the necessity for gaining knowledge and wisdom. Unfortunately i have become far too lazy in this aspect. Prefer to have a Yoga class instead or watch israelian or spanish Netflix series. We do meet quite a few people who exchanged their life in a corsage for freedom and health as surf or yoga instructors but I never found anyone to play chess with. I keep hearing that the snow is white and the water is wet.

Off to yoga class now...