RestingOil by Christine Rieck-Sonntag
Thursday, February 12, 2009
No Aqua!
Now it is on the second day there is no water in the colony or in the whole town of Cuidad Colon due to some kind of pipe break nearby. Unless you have well-water, there is none. Thank goodness we have the pool water for the toilet tanks and the main house on the property has a well. But no showers, and no water from faucets, I am so spoiled. We are getting pitchers of water for boiling, for cooking and drinking. Tonight dinner at the main house and a slide show that one of artists put together about "Art and the Landscape".
Lorraine M. & I had another Spanish lesson yesterday and then we went to local restaurant to watch the sunset, 5 margaritas later and the best cheesburger I ever had, we got a taxi home to our casita. The restaurant has well-water, they were open and it was a really nice evening, warm and dramatic skies a sunset of orange and pinks in the western mountain range.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
WhisperersB&W photograph by Lorraine Bromley
Carlos took Lorraine M. & I for a jungle walk to one of his friend's horse farm, these horses were on top of a mountain overlooking the canyon near Cuidad Colon. We also went to look at the oropendula birds on Rodeo Drive near the University of Peace, then we went to the butterfly farm after we had a tipico lunch at a local "soda".
The butterfly farm was wonderful! I have been several times to the same farm and this time was the most interesting with a tour guide that was so special, she made it very interesting and how we can use the butterfly metamophosis process as a role model. We tend to forget what the butterfly has gone through, how it has struggled to reach its place on the breeze and how it was effected. Our path of transformation can be likened to that of the butterfly's. We emerge from our cocoon, we take time to adjust to our new circumstances. Things are different, and we have to learn how to handle our new selves. We act in new ways. The things we say are surprising to others, because it's not what they're familiar with. People respond to us in a manner in which we're not used to. Because of my new attitudes, I lost some friends who couldn't adjust to the shift. And I made new friends who were walking the same path I was. Generally, when we embrace transformation, we only want to think of the end result. We don't want to think about the work that goes into it, or the sacrifices we'll have to make to be able to soar. I know that when I went through a transformation some years ago, I thought "Wonderful! Things will be better." They were, but in the process there were attitudes and behaviors I had to surrender that were central to my life. Eventually, the effect of the butterfly's journey allows it to climb free and rest. Spreading its wings for the first time, energy flows through them and they expand, finally ready to carry the butterfly on the breeze. Feeling confident with our new self, and like the butterfly, we fly free, a living jewel fluttering about the skies.
The butterfly farm was wonderful! I have been several times to the same farm and this time was the most interesting with a tour guide that was so special, she made it very interesting and how we can use the butterfly metamophosis process as a role model. We tend to forget what the butterfly has gone through, how it has struggled to reach its place on the breeze and how it was effected. Our path of transformation can be likened to that of the butterfly's. We emerge from our cocoon, we take time to adjust to our new circumstances. Things are different, and we have to learn how to handle our new selves. We act in new ways. The things we say are surprising to others, because it's not what they're familiar with. People respond to us in a manner in which we're not used to. Because of my new attitudes, I lost some friends who couldn't adjust to the shift. And I made new friends who were walking the same path I was. Generally, when we embrace transformation, we only want to think of the end result. We don't want to think about the work that goes into it, or the sacrifices we'll have to make to be able to soar. I know that when I went through a transformation some years ago, I thought "Wonderful! Things will be better." They were, but in the process there were attitudes and behaviors I had to surrender that were central to my life. Eventually, the effect of the butterfly's journey allows it to climb free and rest. Spreading its wings for the first time, energy flows through them and they expand, finally ready to carry the butterfly on the breeze. Feeling confident with our new self, and like the butterfly, we fly free, a living jewel fluttering about the skies.
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