Friday, September 28, 2012
LIVING PASSIONATELY...
I don't remember who I wanted to be. I don't think I really wanted to be anything in particular.
What I do remember is that my heroes were and are adventuresome and full of life.
It didn't occurr to me when I was young, growing up or even up to 10 years ago I could be just like them (to name a few): Katherine Hepburn - Steve, Terri & Bindi Irwin - Amelia Earhart - Eleanor Roosevelt - Anne Morrow-Lindberg - Charles Linbergh - Beryl Markham - Sacajawea - Helen Keller, Indiana Jones, Paulo Cohelo. Anything, movies, books, class assignments (I loved maps), anything that had to do with adventure caught my attention.
I remember wanting to climb trees and got in trouble from my mom who said, "You'll fall out of that tree so get down now." Mom wasn't adventurous and I was the good catholic girl who listened so I wouldn't get in trouble. My mom guided me unbeknownst to her in finding magic around every corner by letting me believe in the easter bunny, santa claus, the tooth fairy as long as I would hold onto the magic. It took me years to overcome what other's thought I should do or not do. Today I climb where I can get a better view of the world, looking up into the sky or far away and into the distance.
I remember looking at the earth beneath my feet and still do today and am most at home trekking on the Camino in Spain. I still do those things, so I guess I ended up following my own path and that of the adventure heroes I loved so much.
Today I'm 60 and Living Passionately no matter what I'm doing or where I live. I always take my childlike wonder with me and won't lose sight of it. I believe it helps you see the magic all around and keeps your spirit young forever. I wish we could be living closer to our grandchildren...five little guys whose sense of wonder is amazing! We have a granddaughter who is a senior this year and her sense of adventure is off the charts!
Today I work in a Garden Center and still playing in the dirt. Somethings never change.
Seek adventure today and see the magic with childlike eyes around every corner.
Signing off in Williston, ND doing WhatEver It Takes and Living Passionately!
AriZona
# posted by AriZona Williams @ 6:27 PM 
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