Comments on: Five Perspectives on Death http://nakedineden.com/nakedinedenblog/five-perspectives-on-death/ Author . Speaker . Nature Photographer . Musician . Adventurer Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:49:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Robin Easton http://nakedineden.com/nakedinedenblog/five-perspectives-on-death/comment-page-1/#comment-3779 Robin Easton Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:28:03 +0000 http://nakedineden.com/nakedinedenblog/?p=2712#comment-3779 Dear Dot, Yes, I agree. I think people coming from various backgrounds would respond and feel differently to affection. Just as you can feel it in "excess" others hunger for great affection, even from strangers. They can feel very isolated when those they come in contact with are not someone of excess. Maybe it's not about lack of or excess, but rather, as you imply what we are each used to from our background. I think that is one of the things I find most fascinating about human nature is all the varied ways of being, feeling and responding. I love the whole mixed bag and always seem to learn something new from it. It hit me when reading your comment that it's that very abundance of openness in me that allowed me to reach out to the two people whom I mention in my post titled:<a href="http://nakedineden.com/nakedinedenblog/when-we-dont-speak-of-death/" rel="nofollow"> When We Don't Speak of Death</a> One of those people may not have made it had I not trusted my heart and reached out. The fascinating thing is that I had only met the person twice and only for about a half hour or so in a business setting. You know, Dot, your comment here really helped me look at myself in ways that I may not have otherwise and I realized that I reach out the way I do because I live in a world full of people starved for love, starved for compassion and understanding, starved for a single act of kindness, a world full of people hanging on by a single thread. I do it because I live in a world filled with suffering, wars, murders, prisons, child abuse, homeless, hungry. I do it because I am compelled to LIVE the change I want to see in the world. I do it because maybe it is what I was born to do. I do it because most days it's all I know how to do. I am not good with speaking or writing concepts and telling people how to live. I can share my own experiences but beyond that... One day I asked myself, what do I have to offer the world. Honestly, Dot? The only thing I could come up with was: I could love people. I do know how to love. Oddly, that day I found great peace. Loving was enough for me. Thank you Dot, Robin Dear Dot, Yes, I agree. I think people coming from various backgrounds would respond and feel differently to affection. Just as you can feel it in “excess” others hunger for great affection, even from strangers. They can feel very isolated when those they come in contact with are not someone of excess. Maybe it’s not about lack of or excess, but rather, as you imply what we are each used to from our background. I think that is one of the things I find most fascinating about human nature is all the varied ways of being, feeling and responding. I love the whole mixed bag and always seem to learn something new from it.

It hit me when reading your comment that it’s that very abundance of openness in me that allowed me to reach out to the two people whom I mention in my post titled: When We Don’t Speak of Death One of those people may not have made it had I not trusted my heart and reached out. The fascinating thing is that I had only met the person twice and only for about a half hour or so in a business setting.

You know, Dot, your comment here really helped me look at myself in ways that I may not have otherwise and I realized that I reach out the way I do because I live in a world full of people starved for love, starved for compassion and understanding, starved for a single act of kindness, a world full of people hanging on by a single thread. I do it because I live in a world filled with suffering, wars, murders, prisons, child abuse, homeless, hungry. I do it because I am compelled to LIVE the change I want to see in the world. I do it because maybe it is what I was born to do. I do it because most days it’s all I know how to do. I am not good with speaking or writing concepts and telling people how to live. I can share my own experiences but beyond that… One day I asked myself, what do I have to offer the world. Honestly, Dot? The only thing I could come up with was: I could love people. I do know how to love. Oddly, that day I found great peace. Loving was enough for me. Thank you Dot, Robin

]]> By: Dot http://nakedineden.com/nakedinedenblog/five-perspectives-on-death/comment-page-1/#comment-3758 Dot Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:07:29 +0000 http://nakedineden.com/nakedinedenblog/?p=2712#comment-3758 Although I've already mentioned to you that I'm uncomfortable with your expressions of affection for strangers, which seem excessive to me from my background, I'm glad you found me on Facebook. I've been unhappy for years with the fear of discussing death that I find around me in America, as in your third post on death, and was planning to blog about it. Now you've said a lot of what I felt needed to be said. Also, what you wrote about the flycatcher and how your mother observed the beauty in the details in nature is just exactly how I relate to nature, but can't seem to express to my friends who don't share that view. The biggest problem I have with the whole circle of life concept, though, is the suffering, both for humans and for the animals. I can't imagine what it must be like to be eaten alive by another creature. How horrible. Worse than the death itself. Although I’ve already mentioned to you that I’m uncomfortable with your expressions of affection for strangers, which seem excessive to me from my background, I’m glad you found me on Facebook.

I’ve been unhappy for years with the fear of discussing death that I find around me in America, as in your third post on death, and was planning to blog about it. Now you’ve said a lot of what I felt needed to be said. Also, what you wrote about the flycatcher and how your mother observed the beauty in the details in nature is just exactly how I relate to nature, but can’t seem to express to my friends who don’t share that view. The biggest problem I have with the whole circle of life concept, though, is the suffering, both for humans and for the animals. I can’t imagine what it must be like to be eaten alive by another creature. How horrible. Worse than the death itself.

]]> By: Robin Easton http://nakedineden.com/nakedinedenblog/five-perspectives-on-death/comment-page-1/#comment-3728 Robin Easton Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:25:12 +0000 http://nakedineden.com/nakedinedenblog/?p=2712#comment-3728 Dearest henry, Your comment here brought tears to my eyes and filled me with love, connection, hope and something I really have no words for. Suffice to say it did me a lot of good and was something I needed this week. Just need...period. It is a beautiful honest heart-filled gift and for that and you I am grateful. It is rewarding for me to connect with you. It's just real. I also loved the post "The Man Who Couldn't Talk". I cried, held my breath I was so gripped in the emotion. It is a tragic disease, but a STUNNINGLY beautiful story of the power of our souls. Thank you SO much for sharing it. I also want you to know that you are often in my thoughts and that I'm sending you courage, hope, love and the knowing that you are a very remarkable human being. You are far stronger than most even in your weakest most vulnerable moments. Why? Because you are REAL and you allow that vulnerability into your life. That makes you incredibly powerful. Our truest power is not always seen in our most "together" moments. I can find a thousand smooth facades and really not see anyone or anything, but show me a rough, jagged, weeping diamond and I will see the Divine. Love, Robin Dearest henry, Your comment here brought tears to my eyes and filled me with love, connection, hope and something I really have no words for. Suffice to say it did me a lot of good and was something I needed this week. Just need…period. It is a beautiful honest heart-filled gift and for that and you I am grateful. It is rewarding for me to connect with you. It’s just real. I also loved the post “The Man Who Couldn’t Talk”. I cried, held my breath I was so gripped in the emotion. It is a tragic disease, but a STUNNINGLY beautiful story of the power of our souls. Thank you SO much for sharing it. I also want you to know that you are often in my thoughts and that I’m sending you courage, hope, love and the knowing that you are a very remarkable human being. You are far stronger than most even in your weakest most vulnerable moments. Why? Because you are REAL and you allow that vulnerability into your life. That makes you incredibly powerful. Our truest power is not always seen in our most “together” moments. I can find a thousand smooth facades and really not see anyone or anything, but show me a rough, jagged, weeping diamond and I will see the Divine. Love, Robin

]]> By: soulMerlin http://nakedineden.com/nakedinedenblog/five-perspectives-on-death/comment-page-1/#comment-3727 soulMerlin Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:00:45 +0000 http://nakedineden.com/nakedinedenblog/?p=2712#comment-3727 I am so moved by this Robin. The sharing of your mother and her Alzheimers gets right to the core. I have been confronting life and death this year and I have found your writing very profound. There is a one-post blog in the blogosphere, which touches me each time I visit it...only one post made on the 24th January 2009 http://themanwhocouldnttalk.blogspot.com/ love henry I am so moved by this Robin. The sharing of your mother and her Alzheimers gets right to the core. I have been confronting life and death this year and I have found your writing very profound.

There is a one-post blog in the blogosphere, which touches me each time I visit it…only one post made on the 24th January 2009

http://themanwhocouldnttalk.blogspot.com/

love

henry

]]> By: Shirley http://nakedineden.com/nakedinedenblog/five-perspectives-on-death/comment-page-1/#comment-3699 Shirley Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:32:32 +0000 http://nakedineden.com/nakedinedenblog/?p=2712#comment-3699 When I was a child I had a family of hamsters. My brother drowned and suffocated the whole family. They were planted under my grandmother's rose bushes. I was horribly sad and every day for a week I unburied them. My grandma saw what I had been doing. "Shirley, honey. They've passed away and gone to heaven. You need to leave them be. Now they can do good. They are in my garden feeding the roses. Because of them the roses will be prettier." I understood plant life probably far better than I should have and after that point I stopped digging them up. For me the beauty in death is the nutrients that go back to where it belongs, the Earth. When I was a child I had a family of hamsters. My brother drowned and suffocated the whole family. They were planted under my grandmother’s rose bushes. I was horribly sad and every day for a week I unburied them. My grandma saw what I had been doing. “Shirley, honey. They’ve passed away and gone to heaven. You need to leave them be. Now they can do good. They are in my garden feeding the roses. Because of them the roses will be prettier.” I understood plant life probably far better than I should have and after that point I stopped digging them up. For me the beauty in death is the nutrients that go back to where it belongs, the Earth.

]]> By: Lynda Lehmann http://nakedineden.com/nakedinedenblog/five-perspectives-on-death/comment-page-1/#comment-3658 Lynda Lehmann Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:38:34 +0000 http://nakedineden.com/nakedinedenblog/?p=2712#comment-3658 Robin, this post is exquisite and so poignant that is has given me chills and a welling of tears. You are full of wisdom, which you so eloquently share. I'm sure there is not one among us who doesn't struggle with issues of connectedness and relationship... Since love is the binding glue of all that happens on earth, we need to recognize its import and make room in our hearts for it. I feel your love for the precious, fleeting life and beauty of the bird and all living creatures. I'm glad you had a deep and heartfelt "meeting" and reconciliation with your mother, on a plane that transcends our daily shuffle. I am moved and comforted at the recognition of your experience. I've Tweeted this as well as Stumbled it, because of the valuable message you deliver, and with such beautiful and tender music, words, and images. My love to you. <strong>Robin Replies</strong> Dearest Lynda, This whole comment and just your sheer presence and beauty brought tears to my own eyes. Somehow your comment righted my world this morning. I needed that today. You remind me of who I really am and have an ability to see to my core. I am deeply grateful for that. What you express here about love is balm to my entire being. Once we see that love is all that REALLY matters I think we are set free inside. We live in a deep peace and feel connected to all things. I know it is what not only binds me to my own species but to all other life as well, including the rocks and water and sky...and unknown. Thank you my dear precious friend. Love, Robin. Robin, this post is exquisite and so poignant that is has given me chills and a welling of tears. You are full of wisdom, which you so eloquently share. I’m sure there is not one among us who doesn’t struggle with issues of connectedness and relationship…

Since love is the binding glue of all that happens on earth, we need to recognize its import and make room in our hearts for it. I feel your love for the precious, fleeting life and beauty of the bird and all living creatures.

I’m glad you had a deep and heartfelt “meeting” and reconciliation with your mother, on a plane that transcends our daily shuffle. I am moved and comforted at the recognition of your experience.

I’ve Tweeted this as well as Stumbled it, because of the valuable message you deliver, and with such beautiful and tender music, words, and images.

My love to you.

Robin Replies
Dearest Lynda, This whole comment and just your sheer presence and beauty brought tears to my own eyes. Somehow your comment righted my world this morning. I needed that today. You remind me of who I really am and have an ability to see to my core. I am deeply grateful for that. What you express here about love is balm to my entire being. Once we see that love is all that REALLY matters I think we are set free inside. We live in a deep peace and feel connected to all things. I know it is what not only binds me to my own species but to all other life as well, including the rocks and water and sky…and unknown. Thank you my dear precious friend. Love, Robin.

]]> By: Dorothy Stahlnecker http://nakedineden.com/nakedinedenblog/five-perspectives-on-death/comment-page-1/#comment-3657 Dorothy Stahlnecker Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:26:23 +0000 http://nakedineden.com/nakedinedenblog/?p=2712#comment-3657 Robin, this is one of the most beautiful post regarding life and death I have ever read you opened my eyes to things around me that have died this gave me such a wonderful way to view them from this moment forward. Animals as I would see them never made me think about anything other then they were gone and how short their cycle of life seemed to be to me. Thus my darling blogging friend I have different thoughts to ponder now from your wise words and thoughts so thank you. As for my son who died 18 years ago he lives in my heart, mind, and soul every moment of my life and I am so grateful for the 17 wonderful years I had him and I have always wondered how come I was so blessed with two perfect children. So I tell every parent to love each moment with their family and friends and tell them often how happy you are to have been able to know, love, and enjoy them never miss a day doing so. I told Daniel how much I love him every day...even now when I meditate or take time to just think quietly..he is with me and my daughter Sherry, 7 grandchildren, and 6 great grandchildren, I try to tell them how much I love them often and I see them as much as I can because life can be so short and our roles in death are very different then what we have here so I covet the time and relish the experience life has given me. Blessings my friend.. Dorothy from grammology grammology.com <strong>Robin Replies</strong> Dear Dorothy, This sharing just brought tears to my eyes and made me understand even more WHY you are so wise and compassionate, why you have so much faith in life and love. You truly know the meaning of REALLY living each day as fully as you can and REALLY loving all those around you and not wasting your life on petty grudges and other life wasters. Having been close to death at several points in your life whether through your cancer or loss of your son and maybe other times I know nothing about, regardless, all that has not made you more death-filled but MORE LIFE-FILLED!! I see it in every photo of you, your videos and your writing. You have used death as an adviser to LIVE, which I will talk about in part four of this series. You are a shining example of LIFE. I love you for that and more. Robin, this is one of the most beautiful post regarding life and death I have ever read you opened my eyes to things around me that have died this gave me such a wonderful way to view them from this moment forward. Animals as I would see them never made me think about anything other then they were gone and how short their cycle of life seemed to be to me. Thus my darling blogging friend I have different thoughts to ponder now from your wise words and thoughts so thank you.

As for my son who died 18 years ago he lives in my heart, mind, and soul every moment of my life and I am so grateful for the 17 wonderful years I had him and I have always wondered how come I was so blessed with two perfect children. So I tell every parent to love each moment with their family and friends and tell them often how happy you are to have been able to know, love, and enjoy them never miss a day doing so. I told Daniel how much I love him every day…even now when I meditate or take time to just think quietly..he is with me and my daughter Sherry, 7 grandchildren, and 6 great grandchildren, I try to tell them how much I love them often and I see them as much as I can because life can be so short and our roles in death are very different then what we have here so I covet the time and relish the experience life has given me.

Blessings my friend..
Dorothy from grammology
grammology.com

Robin Replies
Dear Dorothy, This sharing just brought tears to my eyes and made me understand even more WHY you are so wise and compassionate, why you have so much faith in life and love. You truly know the meaning of REALLY living each day as fully as you can and REALLY loving all those around you and not wasting your life on petty grudges and other life wasters. Having been close to death at several points in your life whether through your cancer or loss of your son and maybe other times I know nothing about, regardless, all that has not made you more death-filled but MORE LIFE-FILLED!! I see it in every photo of you, your videos and your writing. You have used death as an adviser to LIVE, which I will talk about in part four of this series. You are a shining example of LIFE. I love you for that and more.

]]> By: Walter http://nakedineden.com/nakedinedenblog/five-perspectives-on-death/comment-page-1/#comment-3656 Walter Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:25:33 +0000 http://nakedineden.com/nakedinedenblog/?p=2712#comment-3656 Yet at times, even when death seems certain; God will often show us, just how much we really know! http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/play/audiogallery/soundseen.shtml <strong>Robin Replies</strong> Dear Walt, leave it to you to share something this remarkable. I Just LOVE it. Yes! Yes! YES!!. Thank you SO much my dear kind friend. Hugs, Robin Yet at times, even when death seems certain; God will often show us, just how much we really know!
http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/play/audiogallery/soundseen.shtml

Robin Replies
Dear Walt, leave it to you to share something this remarkable. I Just LOVE it. Yes! Yes! YES!!. Thank you SO much my dear kind friend. Hugs, Robin

]]> By: Márcia Cobar http://nakedineden.com/nakedinedenblog/five-perspectives-on-death/comment-page-1/#comment-3653 Márcia Cobar Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:54:50 +0000 http://nakedineden.com/nakedinedenblog/?p=2712#comment-3653 Dear Robin, With a lot of sensibility you are touching a very delicate issue: death. Its not only in America that death is avoided, in my country (Brazil) as well, its such a question mark what happens afterwards (I may have a clue) and there are so many misty things around the topic that its better left locked. But you mention it with beauty, with sensibility, with a splash of "to be continued" that gives me hope that my clues are right, and suddenly death becomes beautiful. A "passage". Beautiful just because it is a transition of lives well lived, well enjoyed. I guess what you take from life, is just the life you live... Best Regards, always! Márcia <strong>Robin Replies</strong> Dear Marcia, It's such a joy to see you here. As always your words and writing are very thought-filled and beautiful, just as you are. There are so many beliefs about death, as many as there are people. I see death as part of life. I loved your word, "passage". I think the fact that it is a mystery gives me hope. But then I am drawn to the "unknown". If all things were known there would be no point to Life. I think all we ever have whether while living or "what we take from life" is, as you say, what we live while alive. Material things will not matter in the end and really don't much matter even while living. As you know so well and live, love, kindness, compassion and so on are all that are of real value. Thank you my dear friend for stopping in. I hope you are happy and doing really well. Hugs, Robin Dear Robin,
With a lot of sensibility you are touching a very delicate issue: death. Its not only in America that death is avoided, in my country (Brazil) as well, its such a question mark what happens afterwards (I may have a clue) and there are so many misty things around the topic that its better left locked. But you mention it with beauty, with sensibility, with a splash of “to be continued” that gives me hope that my clues are right, and suddenly death becomes beautiful. A “passage”. Beautiful just because it is a transition of lives well lived, well enjoyed.
I guess what you take from life, is just the life you live…
Best Regards, always!
Márcia

Robin Replies
Dear Marcia, It’s such a joy to see you here. As always your words and writing are very thought-filled and beautiful, just as you are. There are so many beliefs about death, as many as there are people. I see death as part of life. I loved your word, “passage”. I think the fact that it is a mystery gives me hope. But then I am drawn to the “unknown”. If all things were known there would be no point to Life. I think all we ever have whether while living or “what we take from life” is, as you say, what we live while alive. Material things will not matter in the end and really don’t much matter even while living. As you know so well and live, love, kindness, compassion and so on are all that are of real value. Thank you my dear friend for stopping in. I hope you are happy and doing really well. Hugs, Robin

]]> By: Hilary http://nakedineden.com/nakedinedenblog/five-perspectives-on-death/comment-page-1/#comment-3651 Hilary Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:49:56 +0000 http://nakedineden.com/nakedinedenblog/?p=2712#comment-3651 Hi Robin .. having just lost my uncle - I have yet to grieve for him: I will at the right time. My mother has occasionally wanted to be able to be a mother to me again, and it is so tricky - as she can't express her emotions, or cry .. after 3 major strokes. I try not to put her into those situations but in 2.75 years is unavoidable occasionally .. and I'm crying now at your words and the thoughts she and I have had together .. it all disappears and flowers again as love - love to carry forward - your post is so interesting .. especially now it's less than a week for my uncle. Glad I'm came over .. I can find out more about the Australian bush .. Hilary Melton-Butcher Positive Letters Inspirational Stories <strong> Robin Replies</strong> Dear Hillary, what a poignant sharing. I am especially moved by what you shared about your mother and where you say: "it all disappears and flowers again as love..." Yes, when we can let go we discover that beneath everything all there really is is love. I am glad you came over as well. Your site it beautiful and inspiring. Thank you. Hi Robin .. having just lost my uncle – I have yet to grieve for him: I will at the right time. My mother has occasionally wanted to be able to be a mother to me again, and it is so tricky – as she can’t express her emotions, or cry .. after 3 major strokes. I try not to put her into those situations but in 2.75 years is unavoidable occasionally .. and I’m crying now at your words and the thoughts she and I have had together .. it all disappears and flowers again as love – love to carry forward – your post is so interesting .. especially now it’s less than a week for my uncle.

Glad I’m came over .. I can find out more about the Australian bush ..
Hilary Melton-Butcher
Positive Letters Inspirational Stories

Robin Replies
Dear Hillary, what a poignant sharing. I am especially moved by what you shared about your mother and where you say: “it all disappears and flowers again as love…” Yes, when we can let go we discover that beneath everything all there really is is love. I am glad you came over as well. Your site it beautiful and inspiring. Thank you.

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