Posted by Robin Easton
When I graduated from high school, I didn’t follow the same path that many of my peers had chosen: college, job, marriage, kids, community involvement, or making money. I was just me. I had little to “define” who I was by society’s standards. So I used to feel awkward and out of place when meeting many new people because it seemed like whenever people met each other for the first time they would exchange names, talk surface small talk, [...] Continue Reading…
Posted by Robin Easton
For several years I taught people of all ages how to intuitively play the piano. Yet, I don’t know how to read a single note of music. The music I hear and play comes to me through my nighttime dreams. I memorize the music I hear in my sleep (while still asleep) and then record it the next day. I also taught people how to make sound (or what is often referred to as toning or chanting.) I used [...] Continue Reading…
Posted by Robin Easton
Today I share two bits of delight. One is a this photos of tomatoes ripening on my kitchen windowsill. The photo was taken early morning when the sun was trying to peek through the clouds, after a blessedly rainy night in New Mexico. The cobalt blue bottles, red cherry tomatoes, yellow tomatoes, and green plants vibrated my senses. I wanted to eat them all.
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The other tidbit I want to share is a delightful experience that happened to me [...] Continue Reading…
Posted by Robin Easton
I cried when my husband shared this story with me. I found it so moving that I asked if he would share it on my blog. When he told me this story he’d just returned from the National Gallery of Art where he’d been speaking. He is a Mohawk Indian, educator, speaker, Native American storyteller, actor, musician, and artist. Children of all ages are drawn to him, even babies smile when he is around.
My day started poorly. I was supposed [...] Continue Reading…
Posted by Robin Easton
This last year I lost my balance, and it affected my health. This summer, to regain balance, I chose to spend less time online, less time visiting and commenting on blogs, and social networking, and more time with Nature. I planted and lovingly tended a vegetable garden that is now overflowing with squash, greens, beets, beans, corn, gourds, herbs, flowers, peppers, tomatoes, and more. Last summer was the first time in years that I went without a garden. It [...] Continue Reading…
Posted by Robin Easton
Today I am honored to interview a fascinating man, a bright diamond in the rough. Anthony Rebello spent eight months alone in the wild. He not only communed with the wildlife who visited his forest tree house, but he did a lot of writing while living in the woods. Because I lived wild in the Australian rainforest and other parts of the world, I relate to Anthony’s story. Sometimes to gain perspective we need to spend time by ourselves. [...] Continue Reading…
Posted by Robin Easton
Before the fires here in New Mexico caused the state parks to shut down, my husband and I spent our evenings hiking through a wildlife area. One of our favorite places within this area is a small marshy pond inhabited by several families of ducks and beavers. The beavers have always been shy and we had never been able to see them up close. We only caught glimpses of them as they hid on the far side of the [...] Continue Reading…
Posted by Robin Easton
This has been a challenging summer for me. I woke last night, sometime around 3:00 am, to the smell of thick acrid smoke. After closing all the windows, I went back to bed, but with smoke already in the house, I was unable to sleep. This last month, we have lived with almost continual smoke (with a few clear days).
This morning I write with all my windows closed, and curtains drawn. Some days the smoke is so intense that [...] Continue Reading…
