It is safest to cross where there are ripples. That’s what the locals tell us. Then you know how deep the water is, so the car doesn’t go where it will later regret. Bridges are too costly to maintain in Costa Rica, and they would get washed away in the wet season. Bridges are not sustainable. Flowing with nature is. The Ticos (Cost Ricans) are very connected to nature, their life is about going with the flow. I’m tuning into that energy...

Travelling without plans. This is a new one for me. It’s a metaphor for life. I’m not used to going on a trip without making reservations in advance. Even if I had time to plan our trip to Costa Rica, part of me wanted to just go and see where we end up. And that’s where we are – wherever we are. Following our intuition, at least most of the time. I didn’t follow my intuition about reserving a rental car in advance – I resisted doing...

One of Jason’s first messages after he died was to lighten up. He helped me move toward enlightenment. Enlightenment is not the first thing one might expect after losing a child. Why do bad things happen to people? Are they really bad? Who determines if it is bad? If we believe it is bad, then it will most likely feel that way. If we believe that it is what it is, then we are open to experiencing what comes. What if what comes are spiritual...

It feels like time to move on, and the message I got from Jason today is to move in. I’ve grieved hard, I’ve retreated and integrated, and now it’s time to do the work of my life. To move more fully into who I am. When we move homes we clear out the old stuff we don’t need anymore. When we move in to a new home we reorganize and reprioritize, with new presentations and new energy. It feels like that’s happening for me at this time of...