Simple Joys of the Week, May 29th Edition

Okay, so here's the thing: Today is my last day in Costa Rica and I want to spend as much time as possible soaking up all of the simple pleasures here, not writing about them (Although it is great to reflect on them, as you know!)! 

Thus, since this week has been SO full of simple joys, today's edition is going to be short + sweet but chock full o' simple joys...

What brought you happiness over the past 7 days? Here are some of my {many} Costa Rican simple pleasures...

Hear: Birds chirping, rain on the roof, + silence
You won't believe it, but I haven't listened to a single podcast ALL week (I know! I can hardly believe it!). Similarly, I haven't listened to any music except when teaching yoga, so really, nature has been my soundtrack for the week and it's been wonderful. I think the silence has been really good for my brain; I'm feeling much more spacious ;) 

See: Gorgeous views [including daily sunrise + sunset], blissed out yogis, and lots o' books
I've read 2.75 books on this trip (almost done with my third) and it's been wonderful to escape into so many great reads in my downtime. Also, we've just been surrounded by the most gorgeous views imaginable--I have gotten to take in the sunrise each morning from bed (we have a huge glass window overlooking the city in our room) and the sunset from the hot tub each evening. Ahhhhhh. 

Taste:  Fresh fruit + coconut water STRAIGHT from the coconut
Um, one of my very favorite things about Costa Rica is all of the fresh fruit here. I mean, words cannot even describe! I'm obsessed. 

Smell: Fragrant flower blossoms, fresh herbs from the garden, + clean, fresh air
Everything here is green, blossoming, and full of life! The colors, the flowers, the scents, the herbs, the spices! So many lovely scents to take in...

Touch: Soaks in the hot tub, Myofascial massage, art journaling + crafting supplies, afternoons in a hammock
If there's one sense that has been completely overwhelmed (in a good way) this week, its touch. From the intense but spectacular massage on Wednesday (I have another one booked today), to the nightly hot tub soaks, to afternoons spent reading in a hammock, I've been enveloped by nurturing touch and muscular release over the past 6 days. Not to mention all of the yoga! Yum. 

That's it for me! I'm heading back to the States tomorrow, so will be back in full swing on Monday.

Hope your weekend is full of simple pleasures! Try to find some time to reflect on the wonderful little moments from the past week today [if you can]...