Comments on: Can You Slow Down?

By: soulMerlin

soulMerlin — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:44:16 +0000

I’m so with you here Robin. I always think that Spirituality is in the detail and that I need time to look and study that detail…and to simply enjoy it.

xhenry

By: starflight/marcel lemieux

starflight/marcel lemieux — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:03:48 +0000

I slowed down to read your article and every comments on this blog..wow!..There are so many reasons why we tend to run……sometimes i catch myself taking to myself saying .hey are you really looking at things…do you really see what there?..when i was a kid i was like speedy gonzalez you know, that mexican mice..i was all over the place..later i realized that to learn i had to stop somehow..gee that was hard..they could not keep me still on a school chair,later..traveling did wonders as it had awaken so many other senses that i had to listen and look another way…now today i sometimes find myself running for other reasons..life is getting shorter and i have so many things i din,t yet do and i love life so much…but again i manage to slow down and say, well be like the philosophy you like, be like the Tao..stay balance ..right now i,m writing this note and my back door is open ..i see the blue of the sky.the trees,my flowers boxes and the light wind making everything dance lightly and there ain,t any other sound except my fingers tapping on the key board..thank you for this lovely blog my friend…peace

By: Mike Foster

Mike Foster — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:16:41 +0000

This is one of the many reason why I dig what you are all about, Robin: if you can find time to slow it down and take in the scenery, someone as busy as you are, then why can’t I? I love this quote: “Wow, this is MY life, MINE, not someone elses. This is my precious time here on Earth. How do I want to live it?” I am always aware of how precious and precarious our time on earth is and never, ever want to waste a moment. The key: balance, between the hard work and and relaxing play.
Cute feet, by the way…

peace,
mike
livelife365

By: Steven Aitchison

Steven Aitchison — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:49:20 +0000

Robin, this is a beautiful post and a very timely reminder for everyone to slow down. The explosion of information we have to process has been phenomenal over the last 2 decades and we think we have to take it all in at once and respond to it at once. I loved this post and it’s message.

By: Lyn Collins

Lyn Collins — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:22:50 +0000

Robin, your vision for living is inspiring. Thank you for sharing and reminding me to slow down and enjoy life. Lyn

By: Stephen - Rat Race Trap

Stephen - Rat Race Trap — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:13:57 +0000

Robin, outstanding!

“Some of us have been traveling at great speed for years and may feel lost when we start to slow down. We must be patient, as it may take awhile for our souls to realize we’re going to let them experience peace. For many people slowing down can bring up a lot of emotions that haven’t been expressed for a long time, if ever.”

This is so very true. I still suffer at times with this lost feeling you describe, but not very often anymore. I’m getting much better at it and it feels soooo good!

By: Lynda Lehmann

Lynda Lehmann — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:34:24 +0000

Life is nothing but a series of moments. If we don’t savor them, the future will never come. I am reminded of Krishnamurti who tells us that we squander our lives in the need to be constantly engaged and entertained.

When we were children, life had much more flavor and texture and moved more slowly, because we were IN the moment, not obsessed with obligations and goals or distracted by adult problems.

That’s why I love nature: it puts my whole Being into a more relaxed state and a wider perspective! Then I can see the universe….

Thanks for another wonderful life lesson, Robin!

By: Kit

Kit — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:22:54 +0000

P.S. Robin, I honored your blog in a recent award post over at my blog. Just so you are aware.

By: Robb

Robb — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 20:04:31 +0000

Kia ora Wild Sister,
I struggle out here, either moving too fast or too slow to ever really feel as if I fit in or belong. When I am the mountains and my time is simply valued and operated by lightness or darkness, I feel I am home. Before I found my inner self in the mountains I would find myself sitting by a river just looking and fighting the temptation to move, do something else, sort out some gear, set up my tent, look at the map, as if I was guilty of something by just sitting there doing nothing but being together with the river in this moment. I don’t do that anymore. My mind might suggest I go get myself a cup of tea, and eventually I do, but that might be a few minutes or a few hours I don’t know. The only clock I have there is the beating of my heart. Rave on Wild Sister.
Aroha,
Robb

By: Dorothy Stahlnecker

Dorothy Stahlnecker — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 12:38:15 +0000

I’m so glad I read your blog as it interacts with my thoughts and helps me center within everything I should know. As you say it’s so hard to put the brakes on. One thing more I’ve been wrestling with is who to say no to and how to deal with the effects of their reaction and the guilt feeling. I’ve come to the conclusion that I’ve built walls around me and now I have to take them down to feel what’s out there. And Robin I’m willing to open myself up to what I’ve missed all these years in order to survive my tense schedules and obligations. I’m convinced having cancer twice is a reflection of stress which compromises my immune system thus I’m full speed ahead so I feel, touch and enjoy life and all it’s serenity. Therefore I insure I can live to be a healthy 100.

So keep encouraging us, however make sure you take your own advice which is the biggest problem when we are such over achievers…..and I know you are a special person who has accomplished so much and have plans for much more.

Hugs..Dorothy from grammology
grammology.com