Minimal

Good day friends of my Songbird. Laura’s husband here to give my baby a rest from her blog. I have seen in person the effort and thought she puts into this so I am glad to try and fill in. After being here a few days it is so easy for me to fall into the pace of this lifestyle. It is simple and pure. Laura’s life here is simple and pure also. There are not many needs. I am taking back with me a very large suitcase of the majority of her belongings. What’s left here will be minimal. A few dresses, boots and flip flops, and her earring tree that sits on a shelf in the bathroom. It’s somewhat of a symbol. Laura has brought so much joy to this small, secluded area. It is a simple life with low stress, low pay and low needs. I feel like an intruder at times here as I am a tourist. And maybe I feel like I have taken Laura out of her game with my presence. I melted in with her days in a way, just playing music and letting her go through her days with a minimum of my influence. I go with the flow as best I can. Having a life partner, there is always an unspoken energy that says “I am not on my own and I need to think about this other person”. Giving each of us space is a balance and is sort of a challenge for me. After all, Laura came here for space. I know when I am home alone beyond being busy with my work I find peace by myself and I try to make the most of my alone time. At this time in our live's with our children more or less on their own it is a whole new world of alone time. Laura has created a very cool space here in Costa Rica and I am so proud of her spirit. This village is unique because you have all of the locals but then the influx of international surfing families from different parts of the world all here to surf. That is really it. Beyond the Yoga institute there is just surf -a few markets and bars- just the minimal. I have been playing a lot of music here with Laura and with many amazing players and I am doing it with a very small hand drum. Creating with this minimal instrument has been refreshing. This seems to be an evolving theme in today’s world. Minimalism. The energy of money and excess the way I’ve seen it is truly over. I feel like the world is in denial. There seems to be no value in money. The banks and Wall Street and the CEO’s are using the same road map now with the bail out money. It appears to me that nothing is being done so it seems inevitable that there will be another crash. Maybe this time we won’t have any means to buy more time in this fantasy world. The physical world that we live especially in the United States is full of selling. Sell, sell, sell, consume, two for one, bargains, advertising, you need this, look who is wearing my line of clothes- it goes on and on. I am being seduced everyday and really every minute of my existence. A friend of mine went camping with her family and upon her return posted on the internet the words, “Simple, Simple, Simple.” Here in this village of Nosara sure, there is some seduction but on such a small scale. As I evolve as human on this planet I will learn minimal. I look forward to this. Lose the clutter and material things I can do without. Be free from the maintenance of them. As I go inward I can adopt this feeling too. Should I hang onto the past? Good or bad it’s gone. There is only the now. It should be simple. I struggle with the past and the future. I worry and I regret. I am learning however that the change is now. I can not keep thoughts or feelings with me that do not serve myself or others or inspire me to be my best. I can not maintain them. I must let go and be my best in this split second. No baggage. Free. Free from seductions and needs. Just breathe. Everything I need is inside of me. Breathe in and out. That is all I need. Now that is Minimal.