I really want you to have the best life and I will be completely honest with you in saying that a change in scenes or lifestyle will not solve the problem although it is a great start. I am really proud of you for getting rid of the junk. I include you with the few people who intentionally live smaller and by doing so become great. You are healthy and blessed. You are free from the grip of drugs and commercialism but beware the demons will follow you. I've been in Jesus for years now but the vices of the world are always creeping up. A good environment is really important when you start off in a foreign country and a purpose for being there also helps. I think you will find both. Thanks for sharing your dream.
I don't expect a move to change everything, just a change of scenery and people. I feel america has gotten lost in consumerism and false ideals. I just hope that I can find a community that is more concerned with well being and health over money and objects. Drugs are not a problem for me, I enjoy doing them occasionally to get outside my normal mindset but they don't really get a grip on me anymore as my mind is strong now. I actually just quit smoking pot a few weeks ago and it was rather easy even though I've been a habitual pot smoker for over a decade because I grew (I have actually smoked weed for about 20 years now). When you don't feel the need to constantly escape then the drugs don't hold any power over you. I am excited to move and hearing from people like you and your experience with leaving the country makes me more comfortable with my own journey, so thank you for all the support and kind words.. ;)
I'm so glad you are free and I'm excited to hear your reports from Costa Rica. It is great for everyone to go beyond their comfort zone. Congratulations. For me it was around the second or third year of college I stopped smoking weed. THC is not physically demanding like other drugs but I stopped because the people I hung with started doing other drugs. In Costa Rica you are going to experience the high of a lifetime living pure off mother nature that doesn't have to be rolled up. The first three months will probably be a blast and then reality will hit. Don't give up when you reach the plateau but find some support and get over the next level because the air is much better up there.
I'm always thankful for you. But today my computer is acting weird so two comments came.