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A Well-Lived Life
October/21/07 05:23 PM Filed in: Paxton says
Last night I dreamed I was transported far into
the future, then given the opportunity to
look back and observe my life – to see how my
choices affected my destiny. I awoke inspired,
motivated to create the destiny I foretold.
I saw a womyn who was not afraid of life, not
afraid of taking chances, not afraid of speaking
out. A womyn who unabashedly taught her children
not only to dream, but to follow those
dreams with every ounce of their being. To
turn a deaf ear on the multitudes of
dream-stompers who are forever warning of
failure, and ordering all to adhere to the
normal, well-traveled path. A womyn who
followed her own advice, and set out to share her
talents with the world – even if the world wasn’t
always welcoming. A womyn who, on her deathbed,
was not haunted by the ghosts of what
could-of-been. Who was not a shriveled mass
of unused potential, bitter and nasty. A womyn
who, when looking back over a life well lived,
smiled, content with her choices.
A life well lived. That’s my goal, my purpose. Not to be bitter about my lack of early encouragement or wasted opportunities. Not to believe that, at forty plus, my ability to follow my dreams has long passed. This is only the halfway point, if that. I have decades to follow my dreams, no matter how impractical. I have only begun to live.
Watch out World…..Here I Come!
The Un-Runner juggles kids, dreams, chaos and fitness. She crashes - a lot.
Confessions of an Un-Runner
Editor's note: Who is Paxton?
The daughter of a country preacher and a strong-minded woman, the Un-Runner was raised to fit in, to do what she was told, and to NEVER make waves. She excelled at it - reveling in the adoring pats that proclaimed her a "good girl". After decades of living, ten years of college, a career that never "fit" and marriage with children - she began asking herself what SHE wanted, what she needed, and what she believed. The answers surprised everyone.
Within a year she - and her husband - had left mainstream religion, mainstream medicine and mainstream education. Today she has a history of unassisted homebirth, eclectic homeschooling, alternative medicine and instinctive parenting. She lives in the country with no television, no Gameboys - and unfortunately - no high-speed internet.
She's adopted a new name, Paxton, that signifies her shift from trying to please others to pleasing herself. She's returned to her first loves - writing and motivational speaking. She also works daily on being more organized and efficient (some learning curves are longer than others). A life-long dreamer, she's determined to stop dreaming about her ideal life - and start living it!
A life well lived. That’s my goal, my purpose. Not to be bitter about my lack of early encouragement or wasted opportunities. Not to believe that, at forty plus, my ability to follow my dreams has long passed. This is only the halfway point, if that. I have decades to follow my dreams, no matter how impractical. I have only begun to live.
Watch out World…..Here I Come!
The Un-Runner juggles kids, dreams, chaos and fitness. She crashes - a lot.
Confessions of an Un-Runner
Editor's note: Who is Paxton?
The daughter of a country preacher and a strong-minded woman, the Un-Runner was raised to fit in, to do what she was told, and to NEVER make waves. She excelled at it - reveling in the adoring pats that proclaimed her a "good girl". After decades of living, ten years of college, a career that never "fit" and marriage with children - she began asking herself what SHE wanted, what she needed, and what she believed. The answers surprised everyone.
Within a year she - and her husband - had left mainstream religion, mainstream medicine and mainstream education. Today she has a history of unassisted homebirth, eclectic homeschooling, alternative medicine and instinctive parenting. She lives in the country with no television, no Gameboys - and unfortunately - no high-speed internet.
She's adopted a new name, Paxton, that signifies her shift from trying to please others to pleasing herself. She's returned to her first loves - writing and motivational speaking. She also works daily on being more organized and efficient (some learning curves are longer than others). A life-long dreamer, she's determined to stop dreaming about her ideal life - and start living it!
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