RAINY DAY MASSAGE

I love giving massages, especially in the rain. My client today scheduled his massage in the afternoon and it was so nice and tranquillo! The rain was falling gently and he was in lots of pain, but it was good pain. Pain in the rain hey that is a new niche!

Thank goodness for the rain as well as the clients I have here. They are both blessings and keep us from starving!

When I sold my massage business in the U.S. I really did not think I would be doing massage here in Costa Rica. I really just thought I would teach and be retired. The problem, like other retirees I meet is that I miss working on people.

I miss the fullfillment that comes from relieving them of a little bit of pain and suffering. Life is full enough of pain and suffering that we can do nothing about. We should take the things we can change and manipulate them so that they are not on our pain and suffering list anymore! Massage does that for sure, takes control of your body, brings you awareness right back into the body and helps you take control of your body. Awareness is the first step in feeling good and massage helps you get in touch with the old body we spend so much time trying to check out of.

So what are you waiting for go out and get a massage!

RAIN FINALLY

We finally got some rain today! That was after spending the day with zero water pressure. We did receive a note from ICE the corporation that owns all phone, water, electric and who knows what else for the whole country of Costa Rica. They told us that we are 35% low on water for this time of year and we would start rationing soon!

When we moved to Costa Rica from Arizona a big reason was to be near water. Now we are running low on water. All we can hope for is that this will be the wettest October in history. Although we just saw on the news this rain is actually just a front blowing through and not actual rainy season rains. What that means is it will not last as long or be as hard as seasonal rains.

On my morning run this morning it was sooo hot I felt like I was running my marathon again. I mean to say it was freakin hot. I almost stopped because I realized that I did not have to do this. I am not training for anything, I was not racing, in other words there was no reason to be out there suffering so.

I have headed back to the gym and had forgotten how much easier spinning and lifting are. But nothing burns the calories like running, or gives you that runners high!

COSTA RICA RAINS

Yeah it finally started raining again. We were getting so worried. The guy at the fruit stand told hubby that they were looking at drought because of the lack of rain. The food is always going up at an alarming rate. Like I have said prices have doubled since we moved here three years ago.

There are more than drought problems with no rain. There is the problem of no electricity. Once we get to the end of dry season, around March or April we will start having rolling blackouts. If we watched the news we would know when they are coming, but we always miss the memo and get caught unawares.

One night baby and I were walking home in our old, rather scary neighborhood and all the sudden solid dark. I mean think about it, power out in the whole country! I just grabbed her hand and stood still for a minute to let my eyes adjust. Suddenly right in my ear I heard someone say "buenos noches mi amor". I immediately jumped out in front of a taxi and got in. There was even someone in it, but the driver let us in.
Scary.

This year our Spanish will be better, we will have plenty of flashlights, and we will be ready!!!