What a lovely comment. Thank you! You are quite an adventurous soul to have lived in a rainforest and I’m full of admiration. I have jogged in one (and nearly got lost and thought I would have to spend the night there — that fear increased my respect for the rainforest a hundredfold!) and can only imagine your courage and resourcefulness at living there full time.

I really like what you said about “re-member”. Yes we tend to think of ourselves as separate from nature, until we realise that we are a member of this wonderful whole, and when we join with it again — remembering. That’s such a beautiful concept.

Just read your reply to my comment on your blog. Glad we found each other — brought together by a post on Eden! Really cool.

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I too am familiar with “The World Without Us”. Excellent, brilliant and astounding work. I love how you have taken key aspects of the jungle and applied to to us humans and how we live life. I actually talk about all these points in the book I just finished, but do so in story form. You are very wise and insightful. I am honored and pleased to meet you, Daphne. I left you a response to you comment on my blog. You touched me deeply. Robin

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Glad you liked the post. I was challenged to re-consider my idea of beauty and order too!

@ Henie,

Gratitude must be one of the qualities overflowing in Eden, and you have spades of it! Happy to know that you feel like you are already living in Eden. What more could a person ask from life? Your comment lifts me up as always!

@ Amy,

Your dust bunnies are probably cousins of mine — they’re everywhere aren’t they? I go into a spring-cleaning frenzy now and then too. However, sometimes I look at them and think “No, I have better things to do than you…”

@ The Commenter Formerly Known as Jannie Funster,

I look forward to Lance’s Sunday Thought of the Day too! Unfortunately I think I have to apologise for beating you to the first comment this time. Hope you don’t mind…

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I can’t wait !!!!!

My alarm is set in case I fall asleep before midnight.

I might be able to comment First. Then, and only then, shall I know glory, fame and fulfilment.

Fingers crossed.

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I loved your post! I must admit that I have been guilty of clearing away the dust bunnies under the bed when they get too rampant. I will think of this post when I am cleaning and trying to make everything perfect and give myself a little bit of license to live just a little less managed! Awesome!

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I continue to marvel at the two of you! Truly, these are simply not just words…you both have the gift of speaking from the heart and then sharing it with so many!

To me, Eden is exactly where I am! It has every abundance I could ever want, including friends like you two!

Being grateful is a form of “Eden” in itself!

Incredible post as always, Daphne! And Lance, thanks so much for giving us Daphne’s gift to enjoy here! :~)

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I was riveted-really. What a great piece!

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@ John, we do tend to complicate things, don’t we? At least I do!

@ Arswino, yes we are so protective of our portfolios, our reputation, our profits, and that’s a very narrow view though also very natural. It takes a big person to truly share!

@ Hey Mike, I’m not completely sure but I think Life After People is based on the book I quoted in this post, The World Without Us. Brilliant book and movie both!

@ Sara, gosh Switzerland in spring must be so pretty. Watching flowers grow out of cracks in stone really remind us how resilient life is, and how it will probably go on long after we are no longer around. Glad you liked this post!

@ JD, thanks. My simple mind works best on one point at a time, which is why I had to juxtapose one concept at a time. Glad you think it works!

@ Caroline, how wonderful that you consider your life the garden of Eden. If we all could think like that, there would be world peace, really!

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I liked the way you juxtaposed concepts to make your points really pop out … especially the life proceeds from death.

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Daphne — I had never heard of the Bialowieza Puszcza. I loved how you took the natural life of this jungle and compared it with how we sometimes control our lives. I’m living in Switzerland right now and this means I’m watching the winter dying and spring emerging. It’s amazing how flowers burst out of rock walls and tiny buds come up, even where snow still covers the ground. I’m watching birth, but know that it will die again in the fall…only to return. Your post really made me see this is the natural way of life and the beauty of this change. Thank you:~)

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When I read this part “We like boundaries and territories. We divide the world we live in into “yours” and “mine”. We guard our portfolios at work, we want ownership rights for our property, we even think our children belong to us”, I realized that we, human are too selfish and only think for ourselves and never for the future impacts.

Thank you, Daphne.

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