What Is Freedom

When I was a kid, I wanted to be free to do anything I liked.
When I started working, I wanted financial freedom.
Now, what I really want is to be free from my emotions.
Free from worrying about the future.
Free from feeling bad about the past.
Free from angering about anything.

The past and the future influence the present version of us, shaping what we do and say, even when it’s not what we truly want. It can be old perspectives from the past, or anxiety about tomorrow.

With freedom, you feel at peace wherever you are.
With freedom, you feel calm no matter what time it is.
Like the affirmation I say to myself every morning:
“I have the power of peace and freedom. I’ll focus on the moments I have today.”

When you focus on the present, you free yourself from the past and the future.
The present is all you really have.
The past is gone.
The future is only imagination.

So why not take a deep breath,
Deep, slow.
Feel this moment.
Feel that you are alive.
Feel the world around you.
And feel the quiet joy of simply being here.