Every Single Day
Posted by Robin Easton
Yesterday evening I wandered into the desert to watch the muted sunset. All around me winter’s dry grass glowed with sunlit rays. While I sat under my favorite juniper tree I watched the sun slowly settle behind distant mountains. I felt so beautiful sitting there, being part of everything around me: birds, coyotes, rabbits and wind. Each evening when I sit alone in this field I’m engulfed by the same powerful emotions, the most predominate being Love. It pours into me like liquid gold. Every time I look out at the horizon, tears just roll down my face because I feel the people of the world, their suffering, and I’m moved to profound compassion. The love coming into me is more than I can contain. My heart compels me to send it waaaaay out into the world, evening after evening. Although I feel the world’s suffering as if it were my own I’m overcome by astounding peace.
When I feel humanity’s suffering, the people who are imprisoned for their beliefs, for the color of their skin, for their poverty…for loving, I gain insight into my own life, and give thanks. Something all great survivors learn is that no matter how challenging or desperate things are there is always someone worse off. Being aware of this can help us gain perspective and inspire us to give thanks for what we DO have. I am humble in the face of someone with greater suffering, and I am brought to gratitude. Giving thanks brings to us more of what we love, more of what we are thankful for.
Below is a video from my evening in the desert.
It is a simple spontaneous sharing of “thanks”.
Love,
Robin
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41 Comments so far...
horatio salt Says:
26 November 2008 at 10:11 pm.
Excerpted from
Walt Whitman’s Sun-Down Poem
(Leaves of Grass, c. 1856)
FLOOD-TIDE of the river, flow on! I watch
you, face to face,
Clouds of the west! sun half an hour high! I see
you also face to face.
A hundred years hence, or ever so many hundred
years hence, others will see them,
Will enjoy the sun-set, the pouring in of the flood-
tide, the falling back to the sea of the ebb-
tide.
It avails not, neither time or place—distance
avails not,
I am with you, you men and women of a genera-
tion, or ever so many generations hence,
I project myself, also I return—I am with you,
and know how it is.
Just as you feel when you look on the river and
sky, so I felt.
Just as you are refreshed by the gladness
of the river, and the bright flow, I was
refreshed…
Robin Replies:
My dear HS, This has to be one of the most remarkable things I’ve ever read. And I have read “Leaves of Grass” a long long time ago and but did not remember this poem. How could I forget such beautiful words? But then and have been through so much living since that long ago time. Tonight I sat and read this poem and “knew” how Whitman felt, knew what he meant by these words. He expresses so well the vast timeless feeling I experience when I sit alone and watch the sunset. —This hit me hard, because I also realized that in sending this poem YOU also know this feeling. You know what I felt in that field. That moved me to tears. Many blessings to you my profound friend.
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Pam Beers Says:
27 November 2008 at 12:36 am.
Your video is beautiful and so are you. Have a blessed, beautiful Thanksgiving. Each day I make a gratitude list. The list is full of the beautiful things the universe has to offer. Tomorrow, before our Thanksgiving holiday feast, I will bond with my horses and enter yet another dimension of spiritual cognizance. I am so fortunate on many levels. Robin, I wish you peace like a river, joy like a fountain, and love like an ocean.
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David Says:
27 November 2008 at 2:14 am.
Thank you Robin. And I wish you the best too. Especially the ability to be close to nature every day. Loved the music on this video.
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Dr. Nicole Says:
27 November 2008 at 2:28 am.
Such a beautiful post Robin! Loved it. I know what you mean when you feel the beauty of being caught in that perfect nature moment.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Lance Says:
27 November 2008 at 4:29 am.
Oh, Robin – that was a beautiful expression of gratitude. I am lucky (and thankful) that this is how I’ve been able to start my Thanksgiving day today! We are blessed, in so many ways. Life is wonderful, in magnificent displays everyday I see this. Love is abundant, in my life.
Thank you, Robin. Thank you for being a beacon of light and hope in our world. My soul is nourished every time I visit…. May your Thanksgiving, and every day of your wondrous life, be filled with the love and beauty that is ever-present in our world.
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Shirley Says:
27 November 2008 at 5:01 am.
I almost feel like I’m sitting there with you. There is so much about you I am beginning to understand.
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Alexander M Zoltai Says:
27 November 2008 at 5:26 am.
And a
Voice
Rose in the
Wilderness, and
It was
Robin,
Singing
Thankfulness.
Sun-drenched,
Sweet words
Sung in hushed and
Loving strains–
Giving.
Receiving.
Soaring in quiet
Tones–
Blessing…
Praying for
Our
Family…
~ Alex from Our Evolution
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lavinka Says:
27 November 2008 at 7:22 am.
The past is so that we have learned to appreciate the present and not fear the future.
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Kerri Bonasch Says:
27 November 2008 at 9:03 am.
Thank you for saying this… it is beautifully stated.
I’m going to share it with Matthew and his friends—
Hugs from St. Louis,
Kerri
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Lynn Says:
27 November 2008 at 9:27 am.
Thank you so much for this beautiful gift of thanks giving Robin.
It was an absolutely perfect way to start the day.
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the fearless blog Says:
27 November 2008 at 12:37 pm.
Beautiful Robin I am sending you good wishes always!!!
What a beautiful gift you give us with your images and words. I am soothed and healed by such tenderness and deep love. Fortunate I am to know you and feed from your energy.
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Robert Says:
27 November 2008 at 2:50 pm.
Honey, thanks for this inspiring, subtle, intimate connection. Brought a breathe of peace to my being.
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Robb Says:
27 November 2008 at 3:02 pm.
Kia ora Robin,
Happy Thanksgiving to you my wonderful friend. I always feel so melancholy on this day, being so far removed from my original Taurangawaewae, my family, my friends, the memories of the Wild Places which impacted my young soul. Then I came here and read your words, watched your Place. I felt, truly, as if I was there with you, sitting there not saying a word, yet understanding completely what you are saying. You have no idea how much you have brightened my day, brought it all back to a perspective of real Appreciation of what I do have, and what remains to be Done. Kia kaha Robin. “In God’s Wildness lies the Hope of the World….” John Muir.
Aroha,
Robb
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Norma Says:
27 November 2008 at 6:12 pm.
Aloha Robin….received link to your site from a friend. Thank you Lynn! Beautiful and moving. We all need to find that place where there is peace….when you feel it within, everything else falls into place! Love and blessings always. Aloha from Hawaii
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Julie Says:
27 November 2008 at 8:55 pm.
Thank you for leading us in our prayer today, Robin. Thank you.
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Lynda Lehmann Says:
27 November 2008 at 9:28 pm.
A wonderful marriage of your video, your voice, and the music, Robin. And your tenderness brings tears to my eyes, and gives me peace.
I wish/hope/pray desperately for peace in the world, but I know it’s still a long way down the road. In the meantime, those of us who are blessed with the experience of peace, must extol and share it. Putting beauty into the world, or recording it where it exists, is only a slight antidote to violence and oppression, but it’s something we must do.
Thands for sharing this. Wish I could sit there with you and soak up the peace.
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Greg Brave Says:
28 November 2008 at 1:22 am.
Thank you Robin for this work of art. Your music truly reflects everything you say in this video, and even if you didn’t say anything but only played this music, it would convey much of what you said.
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earthtoholly Says:
28 November 2008 at 8:59 am.
Hi Robin. Such a beautiful post and like many of your other readers, I too wish I were there sitting in the desert with you. Don’t worry, I’m all for “personal space” so I’ll just go sit waaaay over there under that juniper tree!)
Seriously, there’s nothing like sitting in the midst of immense natural beauty to remind us of the big picture and that it’s not all about us, us, us…that most in the rest of the world are suffering. Hugs to ya…:o)
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soulMerlin Says:
28 November 2008 at 12:36 pm.
You are so right about the gift of freedom and the freedom to live and love as we choose – I cannot envisage what it must be like to be imprisoned and restricted by laws, both state and religious…well I sort of can envisage and it frightens me.
We in the West maybe take for granted the gifts we have .. and your words and filming underline this for me….very beautiful and meaningful.
love
henry
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Tammy Warren Says:
28 November 2008 at 7:45 pm.
How beautiful. I have just finished washing all of my dishes from my Thanksgiving company. I came upstairs to my studio to shout the door and have my silent time. I thought I would come over to your place. I always find so much peace here.
I sat and watched your video. I do have so much to be thankful for. I cannot imagine having my freedom taken away. I cannot imagine a parent having to think about a loved one being locked up. Yes, I wish all the world was at peace and all were free.
Thank you so much for sharing.
Love,
Tammy
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Chrissy Says:
29 November 2008 at 7:57 am.
I loved sitting though this one, it all felt peaceful and beautiful. As you sat there talking, I felt as though I was there by your side. You speak very softly and resonantely here, I can tell instantly that this is a very special place – thank you for sharing 
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Anora McGaha Says:
29 November 2008 at 11:28 am.
Hello Robin,
Lovely site you have.
I adore the blue bird you have on the top of your page.
Also like the list of comment writers at the bottom.
I’ve added you to my special blogs list on several of my blogs.
Where are you located?
I’m in North Carolina.
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Ginae B. McDonald Says:
29 November 2008 at 1:24 pm.
Wow. A 3 minute journey.
I’m glad to have taken it with you.
Many blessings~!
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Evita Says:
29 November 2008 at 2:33 pm.
Robin I am so moved! I thought the words in your post were amazing and then watched the video and my God are you ever an inspiration. Everything you said just resonated with me and my spirit because it is the truth I live by too.
I hear from people so often the phrase “I have no choice” and a pang of pain goes through my heart because WE ALWAYS HAVE A CHOICE. We have a choice when it comes to nearly everything and it’s too bad especially when the people of the “free countries” go around saying that. What are the imprisoned and the poverty stricken people then supposed to say.
Indeed everyone of us has so much power and potential to change ourselves and our world and i wish people did not hand over that power to outside sources but that is everyone’s personal journey in this world.
As always your words pour out with love and truth here and I so whole heartedly agree with them. May we all be thankful and grateful everyday for what we have!
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Robin Easton Says:
29 November 2008 at 3:15 pm.
Dear Wonderful friends,
I am very touched by the earnest comments here. I loved the poems…so beautiful. They touched my soul. I am very fortunate and blessed to have met so many wise and compassionate people on these pages. Your kindhearted comments and inspirations are a delight to read. I’ve learned a lot from each of you.
You are also very supportive, which has encouraged me to keep going…more times than you know. I like the long term-ness of our relationship. it has a familiar quality to it that I just adore. The long-term-ed-ness 
has helped me to get to know each of you better, which I’ve found very rewarding. I am honored to watch your lives unfold over time. I like the humanity of that.
There have been times when I thought I was the only one who felt a certain way or who’d had a certain experience and then one of you has shared something deep about yourself or your life and I realize I am not the only one. That is very exciting.
I appreciate the quality of thoughtfulness and kindness. I appreciate you taking time from your busy day to visit ME!?! That one still astounds me. So I want you to know that I am thankful to have connected with such kind, generous souls.
Thank you from my heart.
Love,
Robin
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Orna Ross Says:
30 November 2008 at 1:16 pm.
I’m a little late Robin and others have said it so eloquently that I have little to add, (except maybe to agree that there is no such thing as no choice – there is always, ALWAYS another choice). Mainly though I just want to leave a record of my appreciation of this lovely post which must have taken you a lot of time and thought to put together. A huge gift. Thank you.
x
Orna
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Nards Says:
30 November 2008 at 2:12 pm.
Robin, thank you for “being there” when I needed you. And thank you for sharing such a beautiful desert scene. Across the miles, I sat with you, my dear sister…I sat with you. – Love, Nards
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Susan Sharma Says:
30 November 2008 at 8:45 pm.
Thanks for the video. I found this beautiful video on youtube for which the link is given below.
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=TLMj6T0VNtY
The ripples of good thoughts you are creating, Robin, will not go to waste.
-Susan Sharma
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JOURNEYTIME Says:
1 December 2008 at 9:43 am.
Robin,
For the movement of giving thanks–being grateful–to increase to 364 days and 1 day off to be oblivious.
Nothing is impossible and nothing is too small to do, to say, to somehow act as a catalyst and be the empowering factor for all around one.
For your unique way in reminding those who visit here that all is a possibility.
Take care
For many sunrises and sunsets
namaste friend
derick
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Larry McDowell (GuitarMusings) Says:
1 December 2008 at 3:59 pm.
Thanks Robin! You’re positive words/posts are much needed in my life right now and I appreciate that you are willing to share with all.
Is the piano in the background your creation?
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Janet Gardner Says:
1 December 2008 at 4:52 pm.
Hi Robin,
You write that so beautifully, I feel what you are feeling. I am grateful for my
freedom everyday and live in the beauty that surrounds me. I don’t know if you
like to get awards or not, but I recieved one that I wanted to pass on to you. It is on
my blog.
Take Care,
Janet
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Liara Covert Says:
2 December 2008 at 4:21 pm.
Robin, the mountains and desert are full of spirit and such natural beauty. Thank you for sharing another facit of your personal journey. You remind readers that the wilderness invites us all to feel more interconnected. As I head into the Canadian Rockies this week, I am reminded that peace and serenity begin within. These feelings can be reinforced by everything around us. It is a choice to love ourselves and to love others. We do it consciously and unconsciously. If you believe that love is energy, then you may also believe that the love energy you send out into the world resonates off of everything and is available to everyone.
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Lilly Says:
3 December 2008 at 1:46 am.
Wow Robin you are one amazing woman. I loved hearing your voice after reading your blog for so long now. It just is so you – calming, succinct, clear, warm, alive and musical. Congratulations on the music – this is the first time I have ever heard your work. What talent you have. After being in a situation in Thailand in the last week where we could not just leave when we wanted to bought home how much we take for granted. It was frightening. We really are so fortunate and until you are in a situation where your rights are restricted you do not realise how lucky we are in the West. However, it makes me want to fight harder for those who do not have what we have. People in Thailand smile all the time. Beautiful people.
I hope you do more videos Robin. It was truly wonderful and very professional. I am so glad I am back and got to hear this – it means a great deal to me at this very time. Take Care.
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Ahmet Nuray Says:
3 December 2008 at 3:36 pm.
Very good site provides valuable information.
well done
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Trine Says:
4 December 2008 at 6:14 am.
Thank you for the gentle centering. Having recently moved, and looking for work, fear on occasion taps my shoulder asking for attention. Listening to your video is part of my daily “deep breathing”….
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Michelle (artscapes) Says:
4 December 2008 at 10:54 am.
Beautiful post and reading some of the comments too. I can’t say I have anything to add that hasn’t been said… I hope our prayers do make a difference. Everyone deserves the freedom to enjoy such a sunset…
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Jeff Baker Says:
4 December 2008 at 11:21 pm.
My Dear Robin. Life has allowed me a glimpse into your world and I am blessed for the opportunity. Your kind words leave me misty, and yet when I heard you speak tonight, I was moved from deep within. Thank you.
Your kindness has meant some much… the synchronicity unmistakable for me. Bless you. — jb
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Liara Covert Says:
14 December 2008 at 7:31 pm.
As we rflect on each day, we can roll back time to every single moment. Then, we can slowly realize all time is an illusion to help us remind ourselves of the truth. Everything is meaningful.
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