13 January 2010
All That Will Remain
Posted by Robin Easton under: Hobnobbin' with Robin .
On New Year’s Day I returned to the mesa that you saw in my Christmas video “When You Know You’re Alive“. Unlike Christmas day’s wild wind, this New Year’s Day video is a bit calmer. This time we hiked several more miles along the cliff edge. Late in the day as the shadows grew long and blue I still wanted to climb one more ridge, go around one more corner. I could have hiked forever. If one day I stop appearing here, you’ll know that’s what I’ve done…hiked forever. 
“ALL THAT WILL REMAIN….Peace”
A few nights after this hike I felt particularly reflective and needed to pull deep into myself and not do or be anything for anyone. I was also missing my “wild lifestyle”, where I spent almost everyday in Nature, a lifestyle I will eventually return to. That night my longing for the wild kindled a desire to feel who I REALLY am, not what I do, not what I say, not what I create, but simply who I am when everything else is stripped away and all that remains is the soul of me.
Although some might call what I felt melancholy; for me it was a feeling of exquisite sweetness. It was an honest clean feeling that ran all the way to my core. I walked into my music room and sat in the dark. With my arm and head laid forward on the wood of the piano and my eyes closed I played the song I heard in my heart. It is a simple song. I used only one hand and didn’t watch my fingers. They found their own way. For an hour I sat feeling the vibration of the piano through the bones of my skull. For me it is a song of profound peace. I went away from my piano with tears on my face and a heart full of gratitude. Much how I felt in this video of my New Year’s Day.
Can you comfortably “be with” yourself when stripped of your ego and busyness? Are you comfortable with all that remains when you aren’t focusing on your work, your concepts, your religion, your goals, your dreams and so on? Are you comfortable just being?
Love,
Robin
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Bern ~ Walking in Stillness Says:
13 January 2010 at 7:07 pm.
Robin, what you said initially about: if we were not to hear from you again, you would be out just feeling your way through the wilderness. It reminded me of peace pilgrim. Have you heard of her? She hiked the Appalachian Trail and became enlightened. She lived the rest of her life walking across the nation in the name of peace and love. She never even carried food, shelter, or extra clothes. She new everything would be provided. She had faith that one Moment would lead to the next without wanting. She was a Saint that new how to Live.
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Robin Easton Reply:
January 16th, 2010 at 9:29 am
BERN — Hi my dear friend, What a lovely comment!!! I just thrilled over the fact that you saw this aspect of me and related to it. I have heard of Peace Pilgrim at some point over the years but have not read about her. I remember when a friend told me about her I TOTALLY resonated with PP’s life choice. I STILL do. To walk “off” is a desire in me that leaves me FILLED with dreams, excitement and massive adventure. So who knows? One day… Thank you dear friend. Just LOVE your ability for such profound insight. Just remarkable.
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David Says:
13 January 2010 at 7:10 pm.
I think that there is a pervasive anxiety that many people feel that exists right below the level of our consciousness. And it is there all the time while we try to navigate this society that we have set up. But we forget its there because we are busy with things. And its scary enough that we don’t ever dare not to be busy. Even when we go to bed at night to rest and sleep. Hence, we can’t sleep very well.
And its very tough to shake without chemicals for some of us. Very tough. But it can be done. And I have thought about it a lot lately as your writing seeps into my brain. The way to do it is to overcome the fear of it. We fear our anxiety and so a deepening cycle is set up that leads to greater anxiety and eventually depression. And the way to back that up is not to fear being alone and facing the anxiety.
It’s important not to fear the anxiety. We don’t fear physical pain when we are exercising. Well maybe this is an emotional exercise. And hopefully it will lead to greater emotional health by simple doing the exercise. Face the anxiety without fear. This is what my impression was while listening to this video. It seemed to me that you were enjoying the mountains but you were also doing an emotional exercise. Maybe I’m wrong but that’s what I got out of it anyway. And it will be helpful to me in that way. So thank you Robin.
Also I recommend running the video all the way to the end before listening to it and then backing it up so that there are no stops and starts. It deserves to be listened to without those. And it deserves to be listened to several times as well. Thank you again.
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Robin Easton Reply:
January 16th, 2010 at 10:26 am
Dear David, my deeply sincere friend. This is sooooo beautiful. It is filled with wisdom. Bursting with wise insight and honest sharing. I am deeply moved by you and honored that you took the time to share this. I loved your words: “I think that there is a pervasive anxiety that many people feel… But we forget its there because we are busy with things. And its scary enough that we don’t ever dare not to be busy.” Yes, I have seen this in our culture and even had people tell me this. I agree, if we can just let the fear “be” and not try to chase it away, we do become stronger, tougher and wiser. Often we grow to see that all we fear is Fear itself. As you said this unconscious anxiety.
You are so wise to see that I WAS doing an emotional exercise. I stand in places like this and just embrace ALL that I feel and am…without judgment or need to “get rid of” or change. I just acknowledge what I feel, let it be and trust that Life will lead me where I need to go…IF I stay open, brave, sometimes raw and vulnerable, but always open. Life has an amazing way of healing us if we let her. I am with you on your brave journey. Never doubt it. Thank YOU for all your kind words, your “seeing” and your honest open heart.
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John - Zen-Moments Says:
13 January 2010 at 7:17 pm.
This moved me Robin. I have been somewhat off-center in the past while and I am trying to, as you say, strip everything away to just be me; that essence of me.
It is a thoroughly worthwhile pursuit, and it helps to have some tools to work with. For me it is my practice of Chi Gung, Meditation, and Tai Chi. Through it I find myself and can be completely present with my essence. I suppose it is similar in a sense to how your music aids you.
John
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Robin Easton Reply:
January 16th, 2010 at 10:35 am
Dear John, I am touched that this moved you. I am honored. Like David above, I am also touched by your ability for honesty…about being somewhat off center. I too have felt this lately due to a massive work load (getting my book ready and all that entails). I lose site of the essential Robin. She is always right there, but lately I have little time to experience her in the way that I am used to. Staying completely in the moment and letting all else go really helps me a lot.
I was soooooooo glad you mentioned Chi Gung and Tai Chi. I have just taken up my Chi Gung again and find that it gives me deep and utter peace when I can’t get into Nature. It stops all thoughts and leaves me 100% focused on right now. I become pure energy with no thoughts. And yes, the piano does this for me as well, particularly when I dream or hear the music passing through me and go sit and play whatever it is, without judgment. Thank you my friend. Your sharing means much to me.
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Lance Says:
13 January 2010 at 8:16 pm.
Robin,
What a deeply wonderful way to start the new year…engulfed in nature and all her raw beauty. And watching the video, I am really thinking about awareness and fear – and I guess how they relate and how they differ. What I’m drawn to is how maybe I can reframe some of my own thinking, and look at life with more of a leaning toward awareness. And I’m wondering if it’s how our mind perceives this all? Robin, I am finding this whole thought so, so good for me.
And I have to share my own piano experience. I’ve had a couple of years of lessons…many, many years ago. And then didn’t touch a piano for a long time, until our children began taking lessons a few years ago. Still, it’s only been within the last year of two – that I’ve felt this real draw back. And not to play sheet music. I just let my fingers play what really feels like the song in my heart. And it’s not fancy, and it might not even be all that good – except that it is for me. It connects me, somehow, to a spot within my soul. I feel that. And I can play on and on…time slipping away….my soul connecting to the keys. Robin, your story feels so much like this, and I just feel an even closer connection to you as I read your words tonight.
It is so good to BE still…. And sometimes that comes easier than others. Sometimes I get distracted. Yet, when I do, when I really connect to the stillness…there is such a peace.
Robin, you are such a sweet and caring soul, and I am deeply moved by what you have shared today.
With love,
Lance
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Robin Easton Reply:
January 16th, 2010 at 11:04 am
Dear Lance, Love this comment!!! When we live in fear, even if we think we’ve shoved it down “under control” we are not free. We are not free to choose, free to feel, free to experience, free to make healthy decisions for ourselves, our family and the planet. We are not free to fully see and know the opportunities available to us. Without fear (or even with a conscious awareness of fear and willingness to embrace it and let it be) the opportunities are infinite. We really do create our world.
It’s doesn’t mean that we aren’t aware of the potentially deadly snake (or whatever), but the word there is “aware”. When we are aware we are open to possibilities, open to educating ourselves on the deadly snake (or what we fear). The more we know about what we fear the more choices we can make as to how to respond and act to any given experience.
Also I just LOVE LOVE LOVE your piano story. I was DEEPLY moved by your willingness to explore and play the songs in your heart. It is where the MOST beautiful music comes from my dear Lance. And you have a beautiful heart…if you give yourself time and space to “feel” your way into the music and piano you will find stunningly beautiful melodies, simple clean and sweet melodies that will rock you all the way down to your soul…just as you have said here. I just LOVE what you share her. It confirms for me what I see in you as a person. …And yes, I often don’t even see the keys. It really is our soul connecting with them, not our brain and eyes. It is our hearts and souls that are connected to ALL THAT IS. Thank you my so much Lance. I also am moved by what YOU have share, so much so. Much love, Robin
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13 January 2010 at 9:19 pm.
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Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills Says:
13 January 2010 at 9:40 pm.
Mellow Robin, wow, this is a side we don’t see too often. You asked: “Can you comfortably “be with” yourself when stripped of your ego and busyness?” In four days I’ll be saying yes,yes,yes, as I settle into island life for two weeks of the restful beauty that is Kauai. I can already feel the rhythm of the waves permeating every ounce of my being. Like having your internal clock set to perfectly synchronize with the heartbeat of the earth itself. Can I be comfortable? You better believe it my mellow friend.
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Robin Easton Reply:
January 16th, 2010 at 11:20 am
Dear Jonathan, I forget that I don’t share this side of me as often on my site. As I thought about that I realized that people who see me in my off-line life would say that although I am often on volume ten when it comes to vitality and living, I also am often in a deeply peaceful place. They would probably say that I am also often in a “deeply” humorous place as well. I think I stump people sometimes because I flow so easily from full on vitality to profound silence and deep oeace and then right in the midst of it all I dive into off-the-cuff warm humor. I think I am like nature, so many moods, experiences and expressions. I also think it’s part of what keeps me feeling so alive and young.
Loved what you wrote: “…having your internal clock set to perfectly synchronize with the heartbeat of the earth…” So beautiful!!! Oh Jonathan, I know this very very well. Nature does that to us, doesn’t she?!! Just resets everything back to our original default setting of peace. Have the most remarkable time…as I know you will. Don’t forget to say “hi” to the sea for me. Thank you for everything, Jonathan. Your belief in me, your support and encouragement has influenced my whole year. Bless you.
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BK Says:
13 January 2010 at 9:53 pm.
It can be a challenge for one to be comfortable with oneself when stripped of one’s ego and busyness. But one day, I can be comfortable with myself when I have worked towards that inner peace.
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Robin Easton Reply:
January 16th, 2010 at 11:22 am
Desr BK, yes being with ourselves without “doing” can be one of the hardest things to do. My culture is designed to keep people running from themselves and their fear and anxiety and more. But as you say, there are many things that we can do to find peace and live with ourselves in peace. I wish you well, my friend, on journey and discovery of peace.
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Michelle Says:
13 January 2010 at 10:02 pm.
I wish I could say “yes!”, but, it is more like ‘from time to time’… I know that deeply peaceful feeling, but, it is not something I can call on command. I wish it were.
Lately my dreams have been reminding me that I have been too busy to pay attention. The mystery is right in front of me when I let myself SEE.
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Robin Easton Reply:
January 16th, 2010 at 11:29 am
Dearest Michelle, This really touched my heart. YOU touch my heart. It’s the honest comment you left here. I find that so endearing and deeply precious. I am fascinated that your dreams are reminding you to pay attention. THAT is remarkable. It’s interesting, because I find ASTOUNDING peace in your paintings and photos. It is one of your strongest gifts in your art. You can convey the peaceful mood and MUCH more of those old houses like no one I’ve ever seen.
Also, I think you write a fundamental truth when you write: “The mystery is right in front of me when I let myself SEE.” I am learning this over and over everyday, and needing it more and more as my schedule becomes more packed with getting my book out. I find if I stop and remind myself that I what I seek (peace, stillness) is right in front of me if I just STOP and SEE it. Then I calm down, let go and feel safe, loved and peaceful. It’s like a mindful practice I have to do in every moment. I am so pleased to you shared here. It helped me.
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Lisa (mommymystic) Says:
13 January 2010 at 10:11 pm.
this was beautiful, in vision and words…my ‘heart home’ is in southwest utah, near zion and bryce national park, and i can feel this same ….space (for lack of a better world) there…space, or breeziness, in the land and your awareness…infinite and fluid…thanks
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Robin Easton Reply:
January 16th, 2010 at 11:42 am
Hi dear Lisa, Soooo wonderful to see you here. Thank you for such warm kind words. I am very touched that you also love being in this space here in the southwest. The area you describe in breathlessly beautiful. It truly is infinte and fluid. It does something to our souls that leaves them so vast and stilled inside. I just love that. I KNOW you understand; I can tel that from your beautiful writing here. Just stunning. Thank you for taking the time to share.
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Marcel Lemieux/starflight Says:
13 January 2010 at 10:31 pm.
Hello my friend..that video touch a fine string in me…a bit of me was there,as i have at one time lived just like that..the best times of my life were in a solitude space with nature…i remember once having a farm in Prince Edward Island and every night i would go to the sand dunes by the sea ..i had an old rocking chair way up there..i would climb up and sit in that chair and smell the air of the sea,feel the wind brush my face and stare at the star at nighttime or the vastness of the sea at daytime….i still have ecstatic moments like that…i just go out there in nature sit on a rock by a river and remember…and in your video i felt a hint of sadness…well that,s ok because its a remembering of home somewhere ,somehow..like a memory of the grandness of who we are and of our long journey here on earth…i feel that too…one of these days i shall also be on another road..Your piano playing is marvelous,smooth and contemplative..What shall we leave behind..the sweetness of our experiences and energy..our thoughts of love and peace..our appreciation of life.Thank you for who you are…peace
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Robin Easton Reply:
January 17th, 2010 at 1:14 pm
Dear Marcel, This BEAUTIFUL sharing of your heart moved me deeply. I feel that you completely reflected back to me what “I” fee inside and what I have lived and continue to live…and as you say, “one day I share be on another road…” I am moved to tears reading about your life, Marcel, reading about your relationship with solitude and stillness, with Nature and the sea, stars and with the vast night and glorious day. One can FEEL your deep love of these things.
I LOVE your story of the rocking chair way up there. I made me feel so kindred to you and reminded me of the short time I lived in Los Angeles, California while recording some music. I didn’t like the city AT ALL so I would hike way up in the hills outside LA. One day I climbed up this his and found a bunch of old junk someone had dumped up. It is was a tattered chair, which I picked up and carried to the edge of the hill. After that I would climb up their, sit and look out over the land below. It cleaned my spirit and soul of the city and set me free.
I so LOVE the stories you share of your life. They always give me a strong sense of myself and of what is important in Life. They give me a sense of what is true and real, and what I long for and will one day return to. Yes, my dear soul brother we SHALL leave behind the sweetness of our experiences and energy, our thoughts of love and peace and our love of Life. Marcel, THANK YOU for choosing to be such a remarkable soul. And bless you for sharing your soul here. It always makes me a better person, a more fully alive Robin. You are blessing walking the the Earth. It is an honor to be kindred.
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Keeper Says:
13 January 2010 at 11:30 pm.
One day at a time, as I grow in faith and love, I can see clearly now the beauty of all creation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIqLsGT2wbQ
Banished are the days of darkness and despair, for I have a glorious rainbow of friends, who never fail lift me up where Bule Birds fly. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ltAGuuru7Q
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Robin Easton Reply:
January 16th, 2010 at 11:45 am
Dear Walt, YES!!! I LOVE these songs. I was so HAPPY because they are both two of my favorites. I just ADORE this version of Somewhere Over the Rainbow. I watched it probably 5 times in the last 3 months and I STILL love it just as much each time. But was so touched that you also like it. Of course.
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Patty - Why Not Start Now? Says:
14 January 2010 at 1:24 am.
When I read your question, Robin, the first thing that came to mind was, yes, I can comfortably be with myself when I’m singing. For no reason. When it’s just me and the song. The song is me and I am it. No boundaries there. There are other times when I let go of all that you speak of and can just be with what remains, but singing is the one that wants to be remembered today. Thank you for asking this profound question and sharing your own heartfelt experience of it.
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Robin Easton Reply:
January 16th, 2010 at 11:48 am
Dear Patty, what a love you are!! I could soooooo relate to your singing. I too sing and write songs (am working on some now) and when I sing it is EXACTLY as you describe here. I become the song and it me and ALL else is forgotten. I lose myself to it. There is just something about singing that does that to me. I love it. Thank you, dear Patty, for sharing here and connecting. It was very touching for me to see this part of you. I love it!!!
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Maria Says:
14 January 2010 at 2:34 am.
Hi Robin!
Such a powerful question! Made me think…I am not only comfortable with that feeling, but I long for it. I understand your hike, I get the similar feeling when I paint. And in the days when I am with myself, I realize there’s a whole world there, so different from the “busyness” outside. Some call it “the happy place”.
Makes me appreciate it even more – I think if I was there all the time, I wouldn’t enjoy it so much.
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Robin Easton Reply:
January 16th, 2010 at 1:07 pm
Dear Maria, I LOVE your words: “I’m not only comfortable with that feeling, but I long for it.” YES!! Me too!1 I sooooooo relate to this. I hunger for it, revel and thrive in it. I think I could say that it not only us a HUGE part of me, but living it is one of my purposes in life. I also savor what you wrote and about “there being a whole world there, so different from the busyness outside.” YES!1 I also know this experience as well. I have known it much in my life and have found that it is truly who I am. I live in it a LOT and so far my pleasure or love it has never diminished. It only grows stronger. I think it may be who we all ARE. Thank you SO much for sharing your beautiful and vivacious self here. I so enjoyed it.
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Hilary Says:
14 January 2010 at 5:06 am.
Hi Robin – that is so wonderfully expressed and was so lovely to watch & I’d love to be there .. windmills of your mind – freedom to be …
As you say fear stops you, awareness allows you to experience, absorb, take in as and when you wish ..
For now I just take one day at a time .. and I’m sure I’ll have some of those experiences – in due time .. when I can me again .. so much to appreciate and learn as that period progresses -
Thank you for the beautiful post -
Hilary Melton-Butcher
Positive Letters Inspirational Stories
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Robin Easton Reply:
January 16th, 2010 at 1:12 pm
Dear Hilary, thank you for SUCH a lovely comment. I treasure your kind words and LOVED your insight on dear and awareness, beautifully expressed. I also relate to your “one day at a time.” The older I get the more I seem to not need to live like that, but seem ABLE to live like that. It’s a good thing. My heart is always warmed to see you here or at your blog. You are a fascinating woman in so so many ways. Thank you for sharing here dear one.
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Shirley Says:
14 January 2010 at 6:23 am.
The home we live in belongs to my kids. I feel at peace here but it doesn’t make me feel like I did as a kid growing up on 53 acres of land in the woods. I can’t think of a better place to grow up. If it hadn’t been for the lack of jobs my own children would have grown up there.
On days where I needed to just run and get away, I could. I ran away a whole lot. It was far better to learn from my surroundings in the woods than to learn from my friends who were getting in to bad things.
In the woods I could just be. I meditate so I can just be just about any where but I am more me up in the woods when I meditate.
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Robin Easton Reply:
January 16th, 2010 at 1:21 pm
Whoo hooo, it’s my dear little buddy “Shiley” LOL!!! I feel so happy seeing you here. Oh my sweet friend this reminds me a lot of myself. Soooooo much so. The woods were where I went as a kid to pour out my heart or cry or dream or forget and above all to heal my soul and spirit. I still go to the woods. I’m not so sure that doing so is running “away” as much as it is running “toward” something that is healing, loving, beautiful, soothing, non-judgmental, deeply peaceful and all the things you and I know so well. I know you understand very well.
I too miss being able to go right out my back door into the woods. I’m in a small city for probably 2 – 4 more years and then I want to move to somewhere where my backyard is a whole forest. I love your connection to the woods. I grew up with woods all around me and just THRIVED in it. I too cannot think of a better place for kids to grow up.
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Tara S. Dickherber, M.Ed, CPC Says:
14 January 2010 at 9:58 am.
Yoga was my pathway to being with the deep inner self that is me!
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Robin Easton Reply:
January 16th, 2010 at 1:35 pm
Hi Dear Tara, Yes, yoga is so soothing and peaceful. I too do yoga in the mornings at home. It not only helps my body but it soothes my mind and although it perks me up in the morning it also leaves me calm and better able to cope with whatever the day throws at me. While doing it I have no thoughts and feel simply peaceful and good. Thank you for sharing dear Tara.
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gene Says:
14 January 2010 at 1:18 pm.
beautiful video!!
Thanks for sharing to awesome nature!!
I try to be with myself every morning before work, just to start the day fresh with a smile on my face.
In general though I think I am by myself alone most of the time and enjoying it, it’s when I’m around other people that I have to ‘act’ differently!!
Keep Warm!!! 
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Robin Easton Reply:
January 16th, 2010 at 1:48 pm
Dear Gene, So? Is it getting a touch too hot for you down there??? …just asking. LOLOL!
I was thrilled that you spend time by yourself before starting work. I also have been trying to do this as many mornings as I can. I find it really makes a huge difference. The way you describe yourself here is exactly how I’ve sensed you through your blogs. I too actually enjoy time alone. I find it very peaceful and being a very creative-type person I need that time to let the creativity in me spark and flow and have a chance to express itself, whether that is through writing, music, nature photography or other things I love doing. I stopped doing much hiking or photography with other hikers as they tended to get very restless. I could always feel a push in them to hurry, to get somewhere, be somewhere, as opposed to simply being right now and enjoying the journey. So I now go alone and take all the time I want and I get to see all the infinite detail of Nature.
I have so enjoyed your comments lately. They make me laugh, smile, have wonderfully enriching “ah ha” moments. Thank you dear “hot” friend. Too bad you have to suffer so much in all that heat. It’s very cool and lovely here. ROFL!!! Na na na na na na!!!!
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Wilma Ham Says:
14 January 2010 at 10:32 pm.
Oh Robin, am I comfortable with myself stripped bare. I wish I could answer you my friend. I do not think I know it like you do. You have lived for a long time with yourself stripped of everything, John has too, I have not. I would love to say ‘yes’ and yet I would be kidding myself. I recognize you, I hear what you say, at least my heart is but I have not lived that way long enough to know, to really know. Every december we camp in the wilderness but it takes a long time to become still, stripped back and we go back too soon.
However my light friend, as long as I get a glimpse and I accept ‘what is so’ for me, I will get there, please keep my glimpse alight, will you? I will catch up, I promise, your light shines too bright not to be followed.
As always, my deepest gratitude, xox Wilma
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Robin Easton Reply:
January 16th, 2010 at 2:51 pm
Dearest Wilma, You are elegance and grace itself. You also make me aware that I was very blessed to live so long stripped bare emotionally, physically, spiritually…in every way. Having know that kind of way of being, that way of living, I also know I will one day return to the wild.
Although you may not have lived a long time with yourself stripped I think it is your hearts hunger and innate way. You give so abundantly and openly of yourself to so many dear Wilma. That type of non-judgmental giving reflects a wide open heart, someone who has never fully forgotten or severed from their essential or fundamental self. I see that part of you in everything you do and say. I think there lies within you a woman who hungers for what she sense she needs. As along as we can sense what we need (even if we don’t know all the specifics) and are open to moving toward what awakens us further and brings us closer to Life, we will run smack into ourselves and recognize our selves as if we had never left.
You are a one of a kind dear Wilma, you REALLY are. One of the biggest gifts I received from you is your ability to NOT judge and to LOVE with open arms and heart and soul…with everything that you are. You are soooooooo beautiful. Like a shinning star. Like you I send you my deepest gratitude and love. Always, Robin.
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CG Walters Says:
15 January 2010 at 7:01 pm.
Thank you, Robin, for sharing such a wonderful day.
love and light,
CG
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Robin Easton Reply:
January 16th, 2010 at 2:53 pm
Hi Dear CG, thank you for you kindness in appearing here. And for your always kind encouraging words, and your love and light. I was just at your site and am LOVING your poetry. IT IS OFF THE CHARTS BEAUUUUUUTIFUL. Thank you for such beauty. Hugs, Robin
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Fatima Da Says:
16 January 2010 at 5:26 am.
I took a deep breath when read through and listened to the video; As I felt that need to break away from everything. Like you have asked “Can you comfortably “be with” yourself when stripped of your ego and busyness?. And yes I can and have but then for me, I feel I have to create those moments perhaps a bit more often to embrace and enjoy the beauty of peace.. Lovely post and thanks for sharing
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Robin Easton Reply:
January 16th, 2010 at 2:59 pm
Dear Fatima, So wise and such a good insight. I think we ALL have to create these moments, especially if we are living busy lives full of demands. I am finding that even if I can’t “get away” to Nature or somewhere peaceful that I can still create those moments right now, but just stopping and “being” in the moment. A bit like taking tiny bit of “time out” where we become conscious that we are NOT our work, we are NOT just a mom or a dad or a whatever, that in the next ten second, or one minute or 10 minutes we are going to just “be”, not worry about work, not think about the demands, not…anything, but just be still and breathe.
I have learned in my life that the more I consciously choose and create these moments the more they seem to happen, until I am just living a life full of them. It is, for sure, easier to do this when things aren’t as stressful or we are sitting in nature or quietly in the garden, but I think we can learn to do it no matter where we are. Thank you for raising SUCH wonderful insights. They really got me thinking. I love that. You are a dear.
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Liara Covert Says:
16 January 2010 at 6:04 pm.
Robin, energetically, we all interconnect indefinitely. Each person broadcasts a frequency. We are in the process of mastering the vibrations within ourselves. One does not require words to connect with others. Telepathy is one means of sending intution, receptivity, creativity, compassion and nourishment. We have a wealth of identity that is rarely discerned or shared. To move away from ego is to reconnect with the heart centre. This is a part of the path of integrating polarities within the self. Difficulties or adversity are some of our greatest teachers.
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Robb Says:
16 January 2010 at 6:27 pm.
Kia ora Robin,
Every time I have packed my swag for a mountain journey I always wistfully smile at the thought of just staying there, and roaming for ever. Those who love me would understand.
Aroha,
Robb
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Cathy Johnson Campbell Says:
17 January 2010 at 12:29 am.
Oh yes…. Some of my favorite times too are when I’m with nature. Dusk has always been a particularly enchanting time for me. Lucky me.. it comes every day!
And every so often I get pleasantly surprised with the pure core of life that shouts out at me in the midst of a crowd or busy environment.
It is lovely to be reminded we can taste it anywhere, in any breath .
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The Simple Life - Life Management. Life Toolkit Says:
17 January 2010 at 2:37 am.
[...] just discovered Robin a few weeks ago, and felt inspired by her world. She writes about nature, communion and happiness, and reading her made me very appreciative of the [...]
Nadia - Happy Lotus Says:
17 January 2010 at 10:43 am.
Hi Robin,
Beautiful video and message! Thank you so much for sharing this with all of us.
When I first began my intense spiritual journey, it was really hard to just be with myself. I used to always have noise in the background. However, as I delved deeper in my spiritual journey and traveled all around the world and within my soul, I began to find inner peace and my true self. As a result, just being with myself became so easy. So much so, I don’t own a television or radio.
My love for nature and life expanded and grew. I became more aware of my surroundings and began to notice every single detail no matter where I am. It was not an easy journey but so worth it. We are amazing beings of light and love. All the answers we seek are within us. We just need to take a look.
Happy New Year to you!
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nothingprofound Says:
17 January 2010 at 12:34 pm.
I’m probably the most comfortable “just being” person I know. Sometimes it’s scary how little I can or need to accomplish in a day. In fact I wrote this yesterday in my notebook: “I love to float on my back, and stare up at the sky, and kill time.”
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Tom Volkar / Delightful Work Says:
18 January 2010 at 9:03 am.
Thank you. What a gorgeous gift of peace and reflection you’ve given us here. I’m honored to be inspired by your thoughtful simplicity.
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Megan "JoyGirl!" Bord Says:
18 January 2010 at 1:30 pm.
What an amazing post, Robin. You always touch my soul with the words you share, and open my heart to new facets of living. For that and so much more, I thank you.
As for your parting question, I’m not so sure. I think I have fleeting moments when I can, but they zip off nearly as quickly as they came! Perhaps one day… And if not, I’ll know that’s just fine, too, and what the Divine Light intended for me all along.
So much love to you!
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soulMerlin Says:
22 February 2010 at 4:50 am.
“Can you comfortably “be with” yourself when stripped of your ego and busyness? Are you comfortable with all that remains when you aren’t focusing on your work, your concepts, your religion, your goals, your dreams and so on? Are you comfortable just being?”
I feel that so much, it has always been my aim and I am so happy when I achieve it and so angry when ambition and work distract me.
thanks for a profound post
xhenry
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Tout ce qui restera Says:
6 March 2010 at 3:31 pm.
[...] Le jour du Nouvel An je suis retourné à la mesa que vous avez vu dans ma vidéo de Noël "When You Know Tu Alive". Vent sauvage Contrairement jour de Noël, cette année Nouveau vidéo de jour est un peu plus calme. Cette fois, nous avons parcouru quelques miles plus long du bord de la falaise. Tard dans la journée que les ombres s'allongeaient [. . . ] URL article original: http://nakedineden.com/nakedinedenblog/all-that-will-remain/ [...]
Robin Easton Reply:
January 15th, 2010 at 9:54 am
Dear Friends,
I will be back later today and tomorrow to respond to your BEAUTIFUL comments. I just love them. They are more than expected for such a simple post. They reflect highly on you and your hunger for peace and your ability for honesty.
Bless you dear ones.
Robin
More soon!!
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