Abundance and Love

Dear Friends, My default setting when I first wake up in the morning is confidence that the world is an abundant and loving place and that my day will unfold in positive manner. I look out my window and breathe in fresh air. I gaze at the sky and marvel at the colors it presents. …

Carry-on Luggage or Excess Baggage?

Dear Friends, As I begin to write my message, I realize that much of the day has been consumed but I have been made aware that many of you wait to read my missives on Monday mornings! This fact actually makes me happy since I am hopeful that Sundays have become days of rest and …

Seizing the Day

Dear Friends, When we arrived to reside permanently in Costa Rica in 1999, one of the first things that struck me while driving around the Greater Metro Area's (GAM) districts of San Jose, Moravia and Guadalupe was the prevalence of businesses that began their names with "House". I had not paid them much attention on …

Returning to the World

Dear Friends, The strong winds are loud outside my window. It's deja vu to the start of the dry season that we are supposed to be transitioning from. The sunlight begins to warm me. As I ponder my thoughts on everything that is going on in the world right now, I feel like we have …

Embracing Cooperation

Dear Friends, As Lila and I made our way slowly down our road I was able to appreciate the early morning sights and sounds that make this neighborhood special. Is it possible that we are finishing another month? This is certainly an unusual time for most of us to be on the planet. Day after …