A Deliberate Life is the inspiring and oftentimes humorous story of Pamela Haskin and her life in the Alaskan Bush. She says, "I'm not trying to escape society as so many do who come to the Bush. I'm choosing a lifestyle! I want a life with adventure and purpose." Life on the homestead was certainly different from the one Pam had known; a woodpile instead of a thermostat, no running water or indoor plumbing, no electricity, and no phone. And, she chose this! Go figure. Pam touches something in each of us that says life can be more than ordinary. We do indeed have a choice, and we either exercise or surrender that choice each day. Pam's choices changed her life dramatically and set an example for the rest of us. Between these pages you will find a hearty and entertaining example of the power of choice.
It is Maxs first day to rain, but he is afraid to make the jump. Embarrassed and seasick, he hides on the back side of the cloud. Tony, a brave raindrop with thirty-seven jumps under his belt, lures Max out of hiding with a promise to jump together. After a morning of tumbling, jumping, sliding, splashing, and bouncing, even after finding himself alone and coming apart in the hot, midday sun, Max feels a seed of courage begin to take the place of fear. Suddenly, booming thunder roars through the clouds. Lightning rockets across the sky! And Max is afraid again. Will he overcome his fears? Will he survive when he ends up in a raging river? Will the seed of courage that started to grow be enough to carry him through the storm? We all must do things at times that we are afraid to do. Max shows us that oftentimes, just grabbing hold of a friends hand can be the beginning of courage.
Loin de son image de pin-up, Pamela raconte son histoire, celle d’un esprit libre qui rentre à la maison et se redécouvre à chaque tournant. Avec une prose vivante entrecoupée de poèmes, Pamela se confie sur les moments les plus extraordinaires et aussi les plus éprouvants de son incroyable histoire. Pamela Anderson, la naïade de la série TV Alerte à Malibu, était omniprésente dans les années 1990. Originaire de Vancouver, au Canada, Pamela a vécu une enfance difficile, durant laquelle elle a développé son amour profond pour la nature, peuplant son monde des animaux blessés du coin. En surmontant sa timidité naturelle et grâce à une imagination débordante, Pamela s’est finalement propulsée dans une vie de rêve, des plages de Malibu à la scène du Playboy Mansion. Au fur et à mesure que sa célébrité grandissait, elle s’est retrouvée dans les pages des tabloïds, à l’apogée d’une époque où les tactiques des paparazzi s’apparentaient à une véritable traque. « J’ai tendance à voir des diamants dans les morceaux de charbon de l’or dans le nickel. Je suis une alchimiste à attirer ces personnages fantastiques qui me détruisent systématiquement. »
A Deliberate Life is the inspiring and oftentimes humorous story of Pamela Haskin and her life in the Alaskan Bush. She says, "I'm not trying to escape society as so many do who come to the Bush. I'm choosing a lifestyle! I want a life with adventure and purpose." Life on the homestead was certainly different from the one Pam had known; a woodpile instead of a thermostat, no running water or indoor plumbing, no electricity, and no phone. And, she chose this! Go figure. Pam touches something in each of us that says life can be more than ordinary. We do indeed have a choice, and we either exercise or surrender that choice each day. Pam's choices changed her life dramatically and set an example for the rest of us. Between these pages you will find a hearty and entertaining example of the power of choice.
It is Maxs first day to rain, but he is afraid to make the jump. Embarrassed and seasick, he hides on the back side of the cloud. Tony, a brave raindrop with thirty-seven jumps under his belt, lures Max out of hiding with a promise to jump together. After a morning of tumbling, jumping, sliding, splashing, and bouncing, even after finding himself alone and coming apart in the hot, midday sun, Max feels a seed of courage begin to take the place of fear. Suddenly, booming thunder roars through the clouds. Lightning rockets across the sky! And Max is afraid again. Will he overcome his fears? Will he survive when he ends up in a raging river? Will the seed of courage that started to grow be enough to carry him through the storm? We all must do things at times that we are afraid to do. Max shows us that oftentimes, just grabbing hold of a friends hand can be the beginning of courage.
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