Hello from the Oregon Coast Dear Friends
Hello from the Oregon Coast Dear Friends
Hello from the Oregon Coast Dear Friends,
Today is day 57 of my long walk down the Pacific Coast. I have walked 485 miles of the 1,600 mile journey. I have already walked four times further than my longest previous walk and I am only at the beginning. It was just within the last couple weeks that I felt that the walk truly began.
When I think of that I feel a bit daunted. It has not been easy and with Fall and the rainy season ahead, new challenges will arise, I am sure.
At the same time, I feel joyous. In the 1,100 miles ahead, I will take over two million steps. That is two million chances to deepen my integrity and inner truth.
Life is busier than I’d like, but each day I am making time to develop into the being I yearn to be.
I am practicing mindfulness and presence in the moment.
I am coming into an ever-flowing state of gratitude and living in reciprocity.
I am finding deep love, completeness and wholeness within.
As I develop this within, it expands out into a deepening of my universal love. I am practicing loving everything. Loving EVERYTHING!
I am dissolving the illusion of separateness and developing a sense of interconnectedness and inter-being with all life.
I’m sure many who have begun following me over the years won’t understand this journey. It’s not as easy to explain as simple and sustainable living or growing and foraging food. But these inner practices are at the heart of living in harmony with my fellow humans and the plants and animals I share this home with. As I continue to share what is alive in me, I believe the message will become more clear for those who choose to stick with me. I invite you.
I am on a journey of inner truth, following teachers who have led many others down this path. Mahatma Gandhi, Thich Nhat Hanh, the Buddha, Marshall Rosenberg, Robin Wall Kimmerer and Ram Dass are the teachers most influencing me at this moment.
I will continue to share my journey — both the outer journey of the walk and the inner journey.
To deepen my focus, I will not be very present on Instagram and Facebook. I invite you to go deeper with me through the writing I publish on my website and videos on my YouTube Channel. These are platforms where I can go deeper and where I can take you deeper.
Love,
Robin