I am counting my blessings

every day

i don’t even have to count

they are just always there

in my awareness

naturally as the breath

I am almost sixty-five

still feeling like forty

all the time

not just sometimes ; )

Nothing bothers me in my body

everything pretty much working

as it should

(except the teeth ; )

By some Grace of God

i have been following my intuition

and ended up in this lovely place in Costa Rica

where i can live a contemplative life

close to the earth

in tune with the elements.

To walk barefoot on warm sand,

this is a blessing.

To breath the pure air full of Prana,

float in the big big Pacific ocean

whenever i want to feel weightless,

this is a blessing!

To walk everywhere i want to go

on my own feet

unhurried

taking in the environment

communicating with all that i encounter

saying hi to the birds, the monkeys

the horses and iguanas

the dogs and the people

that’s a blessing!

To live in a place

where (most) people are still friendly

and open with each other

where greeting and waving

and acknowledging each other

is not an exception

but rather the rule

where people have close family ties

and community support

and minds are not so sophisticated yet

not so over-civilized

not so confused,

thats a blessing too!

To live in a climate

where you don’t need much to put on

all year round a perfect temperature

a blue-sky endless summer

interrupted only by a daily warm rain

in the wet season

what better blessing could i ask for?

(i just love sun shining on brown skin :  )

Talking of brown skin,

a lot of pretty young women

with lot of brown skin around

and not much on

most of the time

which is a blessing for my eyes

and my appreciation

of feminine beauty :  )

On the bigger picture it is a blessing

to be able to live in a visionary country

that has abolished the military long time ago

that is committed to carbon-neutrality

that gets most of its energy

from renewable sources

already now.

It is an awesome exception in our world

to be able to live in a small country

that protects more than 25% of its land

by law and has 27 national parks, 58 wildlife refuges,

32 protected zones, 15 wetland areas/mangroves,

11 forest reserves and 8 biological reserves,

as well as 12 other conservation regions

that protect a unparalleled bio-diversity

of 10,000 species of plants and trees,

over 850 indigenous and migrant birds,

205 species of mammals,

over 35,000 species of insects,

160 species of amphibians,

220 species of reptiles,

and around 1,013 species of fresh and saltwater fish.

More simply said:

It is a blessing to live in a Garden-of-Eden-country

when most countries on earth exploit

and decimate their natural resources.

And although i am living in a little fishing village

off the beaten track,

my internet connection

is pretty speedy

and “almost” reliable

which is a true blessing!

Because much of my income

actually comes from work i do online

and also because many of my good friends

and my loved ones, they live in far-away lands.

I love some of the technological advancements

of 21. century instantaneous communication

and i guess i have mastered them to some extent.

I also manage to hold the dark side of these things in check,

which is a blessing as well!

(spam & ads, facebook & co & the hackers too ;  )

I feel that i am blessed with an interest & education

in electronic engineering that i developed early on in my life

so i could always easily stay on top

of the latest developments

in this field

and also help folks and friends

when they need a helping hand

with those mysterious machines.

And one more “early-on” blessing

one that has had a lifelong impact throughout my adult life

has been my deep interest & search for all things spiritual

which led me to find my first guru/teacher

who initiated me to meditation.

Thru him i learned a lot about the many blessings

of a dedicated spiritual community & practice

and what it means to be called “premie”

which means to be a “lover of Love”.

And he also made me understand the meaning of

sat – chit -ananda

truth – consciousness – bliss

Those invaluable experiences led me on to develop my own brand of integral spirituality and my lifelong practice of Vipassana Meditation.

Without a doubt this has been & still is the greatest of many gifts that life has blessed me with.

Awareness & mindfulness has become the ground on which i stand

and the path on which i walk.

My work

to help people integrate

and unify all aspects of their life and personality

and align that with the soul …

To be able to inspire & support them in many ways

to wake up, to grow up

and to show up fully in life …

That lifts my life

beyond my self.

That i call the true blessing :  )

Music

what a blessing that is!

An ocean of it.

My iTunes music library

always expanding

inspiring

to listen

to make my own sounds

Women

Without a special few of them dear souls

it would be a great but lonely journey.

Women

The Feminine

The Future

The Hope

Bless me

Goddess

Om Tat Sat