The TRUTH about Moving to Costa Rica!

As many of you know, I took a giant leap of faith and moved to Costa Rica. A lifelong dream, and It has been the most amazing decision of my entire life, but trust me….it has not been full of coconuts and toucans!

I am ready to tell my story of how I have dealt with an incredible amount of discomfort as I have navigated a massive amount of change, and how I attempt everyday to adapt, with ease!

So my long story short begins; we quit our jobs, sold everything we owned and jumped right in as I was hired for an amazing job in Costa Rica. 3 days before my training was supposed to start-the job was cancelled. TALK ABOUT DISCOMFORT!

I spiraled into the my regular negative, fear-based thought patterns of “what are we going to do, how am I going to earn an income.” It was scary, and required me to be in a place of uncertainty that I had never experienced before.

The good thing was that for the first time ever, we knew that we were exactly where we were supposed to be. Living in Costa Rica has provided us with more than we could have ever asked for; from being surrounded by immense nature, to the amazing people who live here, and the magical energy that the country provides….we truly, for the first time in years, feel at home. This certainty provided a snowball effect of unshakeable trust in the possibilities being limitless.

 

Read our family journey of moving to Costa Rica here.

The world around us was crumbling! Everyone living in fear, borders closing, businesses failing, and more negativity that has ever come our way.

I began by applying for hundreds of jobs, bulldozing my way through, just like the old me.

And then I realized…”I am back at the same place I promised myself I would not go again!” Mindlessly going through the motions, stressed and clenched.

I was amazed of how fast I could get back there. Again, I had to surrender.

I had to find a new way!
The way that I had heard about in every single book I have read!
The way that all of my spiritual gurus that I rely on tell me to take
The way that my AA program tells me to do.
The way that involves sitting in my discomfort, letting go of control and allowing my world to unfold with complete uncertainty.

I had to sit with it…and meditate….and cry….and breathe….and shed….and heal! over and over and over and over and over and over and over again!

This was my time to tap into a place that required a sense of trust, patience and faith that I was not sure I could conjure up.

My time required a different type of strength, a type of vulnerable strength, a new and foreign way of living that I can only compare to when I got sober.

I had to learn how to live again. I had to let go of the reins!

I dropped all of my to do’s for the first time ever and practiced being in the moment.

I let go of all expectations of how I felt it “should” have been, and surrendered into allowing a bigger world of opportunity, a kind that my mighty, controlling and busy mind was not invited to.

I meditated! Trust me, this was difficult! To turn off my mind, sit in the same place and actually do it consistently-not just when I was in mental chaos-was a big ask of myself.

I just knew that meditation was a strong solution that I had put on the back burner. Maybe I was afraid of what would come up, maybe I just didn’t feel like moving inward, maybe I didn’t have any faith that this would be of any value whatsoever.

However, I was ready for a change! I was desperate! Things had to be different! I had tried everything else!

So, I sat and meditated, daily.

…and things became a bit easier.

I created a meditation group to hold me accountable and practice in hopes that I could share and inspire others who were in the same position to embrace meditation and put myself out there.

I began to notice shifts, small wins of peace and ease, and overall my mind started to quiet down.

I would have glimpses of how I was truly living in the moment, I was there, where I had strived to be for years and it filled me with a sense of gratitude that I was not sure I had felt before.

Meditation, sitting with discomfort and truly defining my self values has been my life mantra over the past couple of months!

Still not having any idea what is out there for me, however holding a deep trust that it will unfold exactly as it is supposed to (without the help of my bulldozer tendencies) ensures me that I am on the right path.

What do I know for sure?

I want to help others who are feeling where I was learn how to get some ease in their periods of discomfort.

To experience the magic on the other side.

That sisterhood, like-minded people coming together, and connection is SO necessary for healing to not be so serious and dark. That the more we come together, the more we lift each other up!

My intention is to offer courses relating to my 2 most favorite topics these days….Meditation and Discomfort.

If my story rings true to anything you may be experiencing I would love for you to join me!

If you are experiencing discomfort, feeling lost, confused, stressed, overwhelmed or like you need a change perhaps this would be a perfect match for you!

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