"Robin is an incredible writer about an incredible subject.
As Thoreau said, 'I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear.
I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow.'
That’s what Robin does.”
—Cecile Andrews, author of Living Room Revolution, and
Less Is More, Slow Is Beautiful, Circle of Simplicity
As Thoreau said, 'I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear.
I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow.'
That’s what Robin does.”
—Cecile Andrews, author of Living Room Revolution, and
Less Is More, Slow Is Beautiful, Circle of Simplicity
A story that will Challenge you To:
• Embolden and align yourself with what would be the most harmonious, wellness-producing lifestyle for you. And do it! You do have the choice and taking responsibility for that is a gift to yourself and the world.
• Ignite hope that no matter your past and challenges, listening to your heart and following your dreams is possible, and can have positive, unimagined results. • Grasp and harness in your own life the relevance and need for a model of sustainability in the world today, as modeled by the ancient living traditions where I live, as illustrated through my narrative and contemplations. |
Hello Dearest YOU,
Calling Myself Home: Living Simply, Following Your Heart, and What Happens When You Jump began as a chronicle of experiences and reflections written out of my joy and amazement at my good fortune of being brought to the village and mountains where I (still) reside. I wrote to ground, remember and share what I was experiencing; the original writings sent as letters to my closest circle of friends and family. As the subtitle, implies, the book addresses living simply, following your heart and yes, what happens when you jump. The book can be read easily at any of these levels, and as a teaching--at the deepest level--the book deliveries a message of hope and a model of sustainability that I have gleaned by living for the past 13 years in an indigenous village where the traditions are alive. |
I continue to be infinitely grateful that I, a suburban girl who never fit in to my family or society--after so much suffering--was so blessed as to eventually live in a place and way that fits with my heart’s knowing. A place where at times I have truly felt I was living in ancient times, when the people lived consciously, ceremoniously, in relationship with the beings residing in their midst.
It satisfies me. It’s not for everyone. Regardless, I believe it is important that you know. That through my stories and reflections you can get a glimpse.
That the book touches something deep, perhaps slumbering, perhaps unquiet, but surely primordial--about how to live.
It satisfies me. It’s not for everyone. Regardless, I believe it is important that you know. That through my stories and reflections you can get a glimpse.
That the book touches something deep, perhaps slumbering, perhaps unquiet, but surely primordial--about how to live.
And so, I offer you, my lovely, Calling Myself Home.
“An honest and encouraging story of reinvention and chance-taking,
deeply curious and respectful of the indigenous culture
that draws her in, challenges her, and teaches her."
—Steve Flairty, author of the Kentucky's Everyday Heroes series