It is better to be free than to languish in constraints imposed externally by circumstances in life. That we have choices is always true, even if some are unpalatable at times and even if the only positive choice is to accept what we cannot change. It is the choices we make that dictate whether we are free or are victims of circumstance. It is the illusion of lack of choice that mostly imprisons our hearts and denies us our natural right to be free.
If we succumb to the temptation to put blame at the door of another for the lack of freedom, we destroy whatever love and respect that may once have existed. Only we are responsible for our state of freedom or its denial. Fault never lies with third parties or with circumstances. When we allow our lives to be dictated to by others or by circumstances, we become a victim of them: as such we made choices, whether it appears we did or not, since we chose to engage either as victim or as a free player.
So, it is a bare-faced lie to say we have no choice; it disempowers us and takes away our freedom and whatever joy might otherwise exist in accepting circumstances beyond our control. Honesty with oneself is the very first staging post on a journey to freedom. Lie and the game is lost before it has really started.
The real test of freedom comes when we are no longer dependent on others for anything and can make choices freely, even when the choice is scary or even only to accept the truly inevitable. Choosing to expand our experience in the face of fear or inevitability gives us an awareness that we have chosen something that sets us free and distinguishes us from the masses who succumb to doubts, reasons and fears in a futile attempt to feel safe that instead stifles all hope.
So, stand up and be counted: what will you do today to set yourself free and thereby bring extra fun and joy into your life? What will you no longer accept is impossible for you because…. because…. because….? Take life by the horns and shout until all can hear you clearly as you declare: “I am free, I am free, I am free!”
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