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BajaHorseLady's Post:
Ever since childhood I longed for distant shores and determined at age 10 that I was going to visit the places I was learning about in school. There were so many things I wanted to be: photographer, archaeologist, sailor, scientist, equestrienne, traveler.
Well, once I left home I did them all. I went to college and majored in biochemistry. I was a deckhand and tour guide on a boat in Seattle. I moved to England and lived there for three years, traveling up and down the British Isles and spending time on archaeological digs, hobnobbing with offshoot aristocracy, reading ancient texts and listening to the echoes of my heritage. I became an equine photographer and upon turning 40, became a horse owner/trainer.
Now I live in Mexico. I have discovered a rich and colorful culture where I learned Spanish from the people themselves. I have been embraced by them and have had the honor of being invited to events normally reserved only for family: births, funerals, 15 year old girls' birthday bashes (15th birthday for a girl is a rite of passage here) and meeting the Mother.
My living has largely been in the moment; I have adopted the fierce cry of Carpe Dieum! In living this way I have broken all the rules of what we "responsible adults" should do...prepare for retirement. That never made sense to me. Why spend my life doing something I hate for money when I can do several things I love at once for the money I need to get to the next step? I never did learn how to color inside the lines, which has often been an invitation for loneliness, but everything has its price. Determining if I am willing to pay the price has been amongst my greatest decisions of the moment.
Next will come my dream of being a video producer thanks to YouTube. I don't live for the money, I live for the experience. I love learning, knowing people from everywhere and seeing through their eyes. The sheer force of humanity and its traditions, survival skills, mysteries such as Stonehenge and the great Callanish Circle in Scotland, the Mayan and Aztec civilizations...oh, my! Our roots are so very important!
My life has not been about achievement, per se. It's been about seizing the opportunity presented to me in any given moment; but I suppose I've had many achievements. However, my life has only been half lived...I won't know if I've lived my fullest life until the day I draw my last breath; if I have anything undone on my list at that moment, I guess I haven't. Until then, each day is a blessing, a new opportunity to learn, a new challenge and a real adventure!
Addendum: Thanks to one of my new Eons friends, I will be visiting a new part of Mexico next week! Eons is very much a part of a full second half of my life!
