Off to NY City! – Book Expo America
Posted by Robin Easton
My sweet friends, I will be away from my desk from Wednesday May 26th to Monday May 31. I am headed to New York City to “Book Expo America” BEA, to sign galley copies of my forthcoming book, Naked in Eden. This is a huge event. Barbara Streisand is the keynote speaker, and book buyers, producers, and media come to check out the new books. I was invited to BEA by my publishers, HCI Books (Health Communications, Inc.). I am taking my video camera and hope to catch snippets of my trip. I would love to interview a New York cabby. LOL!!
Going to New York City is a huge change for me because I am and always will be a “wild creature”, all the way down to my bones and beyond. I feel like I am headed into another type of jungle. But I go to NY City with an open mind, to see the world, meet other souls and connect with them. I realize I also go there to touch the Earth that lays beneath the concrete, and to give it all my love, my deepest apologies, and my single humble heart. At one time this place on Earth was lush with ancient trees, wildlife, flowers and pristine waterways.
Ever since my time in the rainforest of Australia, I have an amazing thing happen when I’m in a city or anywhere we humans have “cleared” the Earth and covered it with our concrete, tar and buildings. I not only see the land as it currently, is covered with human “progress”, but I immediately see the land how it looked BEFORE humans touched it, absent of all the tarred roads, concrete and buildings. It is a remarkable experience, one that just seems to happen. One minute I see buildings, the next I see forest. I am always moved to tears. So going to NY City I am once again reminded that everywhere on Earth is sacred, even those places that lay buried under human consumption.
I want to thank you all for helping me to remember and better understand my purpose in undertaking this new journey, out into the world with my book. Through your eyes I see myself more clearly. In being compelled to write, Naked in Eden, a book about the wild human animal–something which I believe still lives within each us–I now realize that I am being called to be a voice for the Earth, a voice for those beings who speak, but are all too often not heard by us humans. Many of you have deep connections with Nature and her wild creatures, and I am grateful every time I hear your “wild” voice.
You go with me in spirit to NY City. To think of each of you is to be filled with intense love. You have come to these pages and shared with me your thoughts, insights, and love. With ME!? I am humbled and moved by that. Each of you is very real and precious to me. Some of you have been with me for over two years, and some for only a day. Regardless you ALL deeply touch my heart. You have helped me go through my days with more peace, insight, humor and love. I am so grateful, and thank you from my heart.
Love,
Robin
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35 Comments so far...
The Exception Says:
25 May 2010 at 9:56 am.
Robin –
New York is a wild of its own making or style. What a gift to be able to see it both as it is, in its current wild state, and as it was as a natural island with vegetation that no longer stands.
I am sending you wonderful thoughts of openness and opportunities and grace as you step from the plane and into the city jungle. May you live each moment of this experience as fully as possible.
Enjoy Robin – and Thank you for your words and thoughts.
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lorilynn Reply:
May 29th, 2010 at 11:32 am
hi dearest girl robin; just read you were in nyc. hope it went as smooth and successful as expected. i am from nyc. the few things i miss from nyc is the food, shops and people watching. look forward to hearing from you soon when you are able. left you a message on fb. lovingly yours, LL
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Trish Scott Says:
25 May 2010 at 10:06 am.
We have all been with you forever dear Robin, and together we rejoice in your journey.
I know you will LOVE NYC. Why? Because you LOVE. Enjoy. I will be with you in spirit. I’m so excited!
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Shirley Says:
25 May 2010 at 10:07 am.
Really? Two years? Has it been that long? It doesn’t seem that long ago. Then, when I think back I know you are right. My baby was a baby then, not a toddler as he is now. We just began harassing Habitat (in a good way 
. ) My first blog was just a baby then and now it is nearly 400 posts later.
I wish you the best not just for your book, but for your future as well. Getting to know you as a person, not just an author, is an adventure in itself. Authorship is just a name on a book to me, you are more than that. You are a real person in which I am happy to have gotten to know.
Have fun in NY, my friend and I hear some things about cabbies that aren’t positive. I do wish you good luck on that interview. Lol!
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OneStonedCrow Says:
25 May 2010 at 10:20 am.
Ahhhh Robin – congratulations and best wishes from the Namib Desert – I can’t help grinning here because your journey from Australia to NY makes me think about one of my favorite movies: Crocodile Dundee …
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Julie Says:
25 May 2010 at 10:41 am.
[envision multicolored confetti... hands clapping!]
Oh my, Robin, SO much in mind to say, and you know it all so I’ll just hug you and laugh with you, dance in place a little, all the while grinning from ear to ear. A whole NEW PHASE of your giant adventure awaits! You ARE amazing… Love love love you PS: Your book cover is just beautiful; a scene as lush as I envisioned it would be
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Alexander M Zoltai Says:
25 May 2010 at 11:28 am.
You Go Girl!!
Congratulations on being able to go to such a signing… Some of my writer friends I would caution to not be beguiled by the hype and glitter–You need no such warnings
Say a little Wild Prayer for me while you’re there–speak to the Earth and say, “Alex is with Robin on this one…”
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Larry McDowell Says:
25 May 2010 at 12:45 pm.
Good luck friend! I’m so excited and happy for you!!!! Can’t wait to get a copy of your book.
Have a safe trip.
Larry
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Tania Says:
25 May 2010 at 12:49 pm.
Awesome Robin! Congratulations!
Wish I knew a little sooner… maybe I could have taken a quick jaunt from Mystic.
New York is a wild jungle… just a little different perspective of the term. Enjoy! There are beautiful things and people to see and experience there.
Love & Blessings,
Tania
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Wilma Ham Says:
25 May 2010 at 3:32 pm.
Oh Robin, the healing has begun, the earth is being seen, maybe still by a few like you, but you are our eyes. Go well, not the earth jungle but the people jungle is where danger lies. But you are up to it, our love is with you too, go for it, hugs Wilma
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Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills Says:
25 May 2010 at 3:47 pm.
I know what a big step this is for you and that it took courage to find the right mindset to turn this trip into a wonderful adventure. In that, you show us how we all hold the power to reframe any situation and make it work for us. You are focused on all the positive aspects and there is tremendous power in that perspective. I visualize you stepping onto the launch pad of an amazing new life experience. Your book and your energy are going to sweep over people and carry them away because that is your gift. Happy trails my wild friend.
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Robb Says:
25 May 2010 at 4:58 pm.
Kia ora Robin,
Rave on Wild Sister! Kia kaha!
Aroha,
Robb
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Evita Says:
25 May 2010 at 5:22 pm.
This is such a great experience and I am happy for you not because of where you are going, or what you will be doing there, but because you are happy. There is joy in your heart and that radiates out and makes others glow with happiness.
Have a beautiful time And yes the cover is just awesome and so appropriate!
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soulMerlin Says:
25 May 2010 at 10:42 pm.
Hi Robin ~ This is really good news. Your book is something you have lived and breathed for such a long time and it’s really good to see that you’ve followed through and that your dreams have and are becoming reality.
I always feel exactly the same about earth lying under the concrete of society and I too see towns and cities disappear in my eyes to leave the forests and trees that were there before.
I look forward to your accounts and stories of your adventures in the Big Apple.
I expect the noise will be a great shock
love
Henry and Liz
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fatima da Says:
26 May 2010 at 1:56 am.
With an open mind Robin I am sure you will have an awesome time ..Good luck and I wish you well and Successful trip
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Hilary Says:
26 May 2010 at 2:05 am.
Hi Robin .. congratulations seems appropriate as a first .. secondly – I love the book cover – that photo is staggering in its clarity … thirdly – your understanding of the earth as it was before we covered it up with ‘whatever’ .. concrete, petroleum products .. and actually I didn’t mean the oil spill, I meant planes sitting in the desert, the flotsam and jetsam of plastic bags, plastic droplets leaching through the oceans to the ocean floor contaminating all life, etc etc ..
So to NYC – sounds like it will be a truly amazing experience, daunting too .. but peace will be there .. you go or have gone today .. what an opportunity .. but so much for us to give back to this world … you will make a difference while you’re there .. you will give it your all .. because the now will make the future happen better more quickly …
Have fun – with loads of thoughts and hugs .. Hilary
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David Says:
26 May 2010 at 5:39 am.
Thank you for sharing your current adventure with us Robin. I hope your trip is successful and exciting and without mishap. I think about you every time I write and find inspiration in those thoughts. And I have been exercising every day, losing weight and exchanging medications for natural remedies. Your strength and courage continue to help with this. I look forward to reading your book. And after that? There’s “just no telling” what can be accomplished. You are an inspiring individual but you share this in a way that lasts far longer than most inspirational moments. And you are family. So watch out for buses while you are seeing NYC the way it once was! Now that I am learning a healthier lifestyle I’m hoping we can share notes for a long time.
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Lisa Marie Says:
26 May 2010 at 10:19 am.
Dear Robin,
How exciting that you are going to NYC with a beautiful book to promote.
I laughed at your comment about the cabby-I remember my first solo trip to NYC in my mid-20′s. I was so gleeful to experience the excitement of the city. I got off the plane, into a cab, and with wide-eyed innocence proclaimed to the cabby that it was my very first cab ride in New York. He promptly took the “scenic route” to the hotel and it cost me- but I appreciated the view! What a silly girl I was.
I understand that our eyes are capable of more than looking at things. We can see into things if we have the awareness, like a medical intuitive seeing inside a person’s flesh to discover disease.
To hear that you have visions of the formerly unspoiled state of nature when in developed areas really just leaves me in awe.
It must be difficult to experience these flashes and then be faced with the current state of “progress” in the next moment.
I imagine that your deep reverence for the earth gives you these visions into the beauty that once thrived, as a mother who looks at her mature “chilld” and still sees the baby she nurtured and adored.
I’m looking forward to hearing about your inevitable successes in NY and beyond!
With love from your new friend, Lisa
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Trish Scott Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 8:54 am
I love how you said this, simple and true; “I imagine that your deep reverence for the earth gives you these visions into the beauty that once thrived, as a mother who looks at her mature “chilld†and still sees the baby she nurtured and adored.”
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Lisa Marie Reply:
May 30th, 2010 at 7:49 am
Dear Trish,
Thank you so much for that. I appreciated your earlier message to Robin too. It made this “newcomer” feel welcomed by Robin’s family of friends, and that was very gracious.
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Chris Edgar Says:
27 May 2010 at 12:17 pm.
Looking forward to the videos, Robin — being from NYC myself, I know you’ll have plenty of interesting opportunities to interact with and observe the “wildlife”!
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David Says:
27 May 2010 at 1:23 pm.
I just took a deeper look at the front cover of your book and am very impressed with the words. There’s alliteration for sure but the sound suggests more than this. It sounds like “Awesome” and it also sounds like that instrument they use out there. I have no idea what it’s called but it lays a riff on the second or third chakra. It tends to evoke a gut level response is what I’m trying to say. Very nice considering it’s difficult to have music on the front page of your book!! And democratic enough to hopefully attract a lot of attention!
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David Says:
27 May 2010 at 1:25 pm.
Simile. Excuse me it’s been awhile since I thought about grammar.
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Tess The Bold Life Says:
1 June 2010 at 10:11 am.
Robin,
You blow my mind on the major part you are playing in life on Earth! You are a bright and shining star and soon the world will know you and your message. I’ve been to BEA and know exactly what it’s like. For you to see both worlds is another gift that you’ve been blessed with and we’re blessed because you share it.
Love and light to you and big hearts surround all that you do…you leave a trail of stars of light where you walk like others would leave footprints. I’m blessed to know you and remember I want to know where you are doing your first book signing…I know I keep repeating myself but I don’t care I want to be there. Thanks!
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nothingprofound Says:
2 June 2010 at 6:40 am.
Robin, hope all went well in the city of my birth. I’m sure you conquered every heart there as you have here.
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Chrissy Says:
2 June 2010 at 10:26 am.
I have been thinking of you lots….reading this has made me smile. Andy looked at your book cover that I showed him on Amazon and said, do you think she will speak to you when she is famous? I howled with laughter and said, “of course she will, besides, she is already famous”.
I hope you had a fantastic time. I can imagine you in NYC, a breath of fresh air methinks !
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Lynda Lehmann Says:
5 June 2010 at 10:05 am.
ROBIN, I hope your trip has gone well and I’m sure you have been able to balance the excitement you must feel with the peace of your inner conviction. Can’t wait to hear how it went!
I love New York City for all it has to offer, although I prefer to be immersed in relatively undisturbed countryside for the days of my daily life. I hope you will enjoy it for the plurality and democracy it offers, while you remember the “way it was.”
We are all with you in your joy about publishing your book, that speaks to the need to remember and cherish our wildness, and preserve the wild places.
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Linda Wolf (Insanely Serene) Says:
7 June 2010 at 6:35 am.
Robin,
Best of luck in NY, I’m excited for you and can’t wait to hear how it goes.
I’m also a nature lover, but as I read your post, I realized I’m moving more toward wanting to accept all of humanity and our alterations to the natural landscape. We are part of nature as well, and at some cosmic level, what we do is natural and in the order of things, sometimes far beyond our understanding and only known to the universe. Since I am so powerless over world events, I accept that we are what we are, we do what we do, and it is all right in the universe, there will always be a balance and if need be, a reckoning of consequences. I do hope humanity will find a way to live peacefully and healthily with our world, but I know for me, I need to let go of resistance – not of integrity and direction and intent for health – but of thinking I must know better or best when it is really in God/Mother Nature/the universe’s hands.
Sorry, long ramble, not sure it makes sense.
Have a wonderful trip!
Linda
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Lauren Says:
7 June 2010 at 4:11 pm.
Dear Robin,
Again you share your beauty and love with us. Love comes back at you from this one and many more, beautiful Robin.
Hope your trip was amazing and I imagine it was because you bring you and your perspective to life’s experiences.
NYC is fortunate that Robin tread upon it for a time.
Looking forward to reading your “wild” book.
Love and hugs,
Lauren
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Claire - Gratitude Connection Says:
8 June 2010 at 3:49 am.
NYC and the Australian rainforests – could there be two more different places! I hope your trip was all that you desired, and congratulations on what sounds like an extremely important book.
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rob white Says:
8 June 2010 at 7:48 am.
Congratulations, Robin. Do let us know how the BEA was. I did not make it this year. However; if you are attending the National Speaker Association Conference in Orlando this summer be sure to let me know… I will be attending and would love to say hello.
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Robin Easton Reply:
May 25th, 2010 at 6:51 pm
DEAR FRIENDS.
You’ve no idea how much your sharings here mean to me. I feel braver, more heartened, and seen. I cannot get over your caring, generous spirits. You are beautiful and wise. You truly are a miracle in my life. I thank you from my heart. Your presence in my life and in the world makes the world a much better place.
Love,
Robin
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