Sunrises Keep Coming
Do you somehow, by living a righteous life, want to be able to say that you left the world in a better place on the day you die? It is a lofty question, I’m not sure if most people have the time or curiosity to even mentally explore it. Lots of folks achieve that goal by raising families with high moral standards. Some say that they “served their countries” and that is enough to satisfy their quota. Others donate time, blood, or conversation with those that are less fortunate. Others want to serve the public in the form of politics. This last election was a tough one, many people don’t even know the trauma they put themselves through. Media generally trends toward what your likes are online, everyone now understands that there is no faith in legacy medias anymore. It is controlled and captured by money, digital platforms, and the prevailing dominant party in the United Sates. It’s dark. Quotations are pieced together, responses are taken out of context, rich exaggerations are made to shape narratives. Legacy media has killed any faith in news. Thus, we saw a divided nation and mental trauma that is similar to the sky falling, the world has grown dark, or the opposite brilliant again depending on your camp. I heard it from my clients on my massage table of all places. Clients telling me their opinions and as a curious individual I often asked for further explanations of why they felt this way. To me it often sounded like a sound bite from YouTube.
After it is all said and done, we must all take responsibility for ourselves and our good will toward each other. In most cases I see this world having a lot of grey and a lot less black and white. Depending on your current health, family history and upbringing, financial situation, marital and friend status, occupation, location, amongst other things, people tend to pick sides. It is our nature as humans and known as tribalism. It is in our DNA and no matter how many books one reads, or countries one visits, it is a part of humanity. The people who feel so extreme often are the ones that may feel backed into some sort of corner in life. It may be real or imagined but it is true. When one has an open and curious mind it is impossible to feel threatened, especially by what is coming over the laptop because we realize that there is a counterpoint to almost everything. There are hard truths in life and voting tends to equalize what a majority of people think. Whether you are on the winning side or the losing side it is a great time for learning, growth, and hopefully change. To stand staunch and unwavering in one’s belief no matter what is literally insane. Examining where those truths have been formed and why, particularly in matters that may never even hit home, is leaving the ego behind and becoming a student of life. We must take personal responsibility for this.
With the new year right around the corner today is a great day to sweep it all outside into our glorious jungle here in Manuel Antonio. Call your best friend and do what you love to do. Schedule a massage appointment and then wake up tomorrow, before sunrise, and be walking on the beach to watch the sunlight shine over the park. Order up your favorite take away or get the ingredients for your favorite food. Get sexy with yourself, do something that you haven’t done in a while that brings you pleasure. Try something new. Make amends with a person that you have a conflict with. Re-watch your favorite movie, write a heartfelt letter and send it. Tell your family and friends how much you love them. Pray or give thanks for the health you have, as well as the hardships that have made you stronger. Forget about the glue in your brain because it doesn’t have to be a part of you anymore. Dance to your favorite tune, love on a dog or a cat for a while. Spend less time on media for the love of God. Repeat positivity on all matters again and again and again. Today is a blessed day. Leave the world in a better place because there is no voting on the matter, it is the right thing to do.
Todd can be reached on WhatsApp at 506-8830-7727, [email protected], or is available for some verbal banter at any local watering hole. Check out or come stay at his new B&B at sarahtoninbnb.com. His wife Sarah is a famous photographer and is available at sarahyunker.com. Love is the light, we are all in this together, Manuel Antonio is one of the most unique places on planet earth so get out and enjoy.
Todd’s previous Memoirs of a Masseuer, since 2015, can be read online here quepolandia.com/category/memoirs-of-a-masseur/.