i haven't been sleeping that well at night, so instead of letting my mind race with stressful thoughts (like i do in NYC) i decided to think of things that make me happy here...
i smile when:
- the tajalin crabs litter the roads
- the locals smile back at me cause they recognize me
- i look out my window and see mango and avocado trees
- i play shuffleboard with jamie and the boys
- i take a run on the beach at sunset
- i realize i haven't seen myself in a full size mirror in almost 3 months
- i ride my bike and cut down a beach road to check out the waves
- jose (aka Golden God) attempts to enter Good Vibrations bar bareback on a horse he found on the street
- the ticos call me guapa
- i pick up clean clothes
- i see a surfer (on and off the waves) :)
- i watch amazingly happy families living here with their bare-butt kids playing in the surf
- i rock my tiny bikini without a self conscious thought
- i cut into a tomato and it's ripe
- i notice that i've downed a complete bottle of Off in about 2 weeks and it's not even that buggy yet
- i see the surfboard in my apartment
- a gecko runs across my kitchen counter
- i can get out another sentence in spanish
- it's time for reggae night
- i wake up with a day full of possibilities or laziness
- i'm not totally freaked out by a scorpion sighting
- i nap on the beach and wake to high tide
- i see the well-used status of my feet and toenails
- i think how grateful i am to smile this much :)
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