Freedom Is Within
Something I have noticed from others as well as myself while chasing more freedom in life is that no matter where you go, YOU will always be there. I am not talking about the physical body. I am referring to the inner self, more specifically the mindset. Clint Black said it nicely, “Wherever you go, there you are. You can run from yourself but you won’t get far.” Who are you? How do you think? Does your mindset hold the strength it needs to do what it takes to get what you want out of life?
You absolutely cannot reach true freedom until you realize everything starts from within
So you want to travel more and work less? Maybe you desire to keep a constant attitude of gratitude instead of always seeing the negative when things don’t go your way? Do you want the mental strength to get back up every time you fall?  You want to remain calm when the kids are screaming, the dogs won’t stop barking, and your spouse is constantly nagging at you? We sometimes cannot control the circumstances that happen around us but the good news is that we can control how we react to them. (This is where the magic is at while chasing more freedom in life) Having control over your mind puts you in control of your life and in turn generates true freedom for yourself.
We love to play victim to our circumstances and blame everyone else for what goes wrong in our lives. Why not? I mean it’s so much easier to put off what’s wrong in our lives on something or someone else. Our brains don’t like to work too hard and take fault for our own thoughts. We are lazy and we are ok with that. Except, it’s NOT ok! This is a terrible thing we do to ourselves. Allowing others to control our minds and control how we think is very detrimental to our mental health. Doing this is going the opposite way of freedom. Breaking your mind free from the chains you allow others to keep you in will not only set yourself up for unhappiness but will also never allow you to reach your highest potential.
True growth starts when you stop allowing others to control your mind
Social media and the news are great examples of mind control and manipulation. The power these have to twist and turn stories into fear induced anxiety on the public is just ridiculous. This is why staying away or extremely limiting your time around it is essential as to not fill your mind up with lies and deceit. Another reason why eliminating toxic relationships of friends or family is a good idea. When you are shifting to a realization that your true freedom starts from within you and how you think, you do not need any resistance pulling you back into fake fears and disbelief that you do not have what it takes to have whatever you want in life. The conditioning of society has given us such an extreme sense of false fear if we do not “fit in”.
Understanding first that each and every individual has the power in themselves to do anything they want. To recognize this in others comes naturally, consequently we have difficulties seeing this in ourselves. In order to feel the truest feeling of freedom we need to fully come to ourselves and accept that we are amazing fearless individuals that can do anything we set our minds to.
Absolute true freedom in life is not about being debt free. It’s not about being able to travel more and it sure isn’t about sleeping extra hours. Although these are excellent reasons to work hard towards more freedom, you will never truly be free until you realize that you are already free and act on it! The mental blocks we create for ourselves that are determined by others is suffocating us. We all have the power to wake up and think for ourselves and move in the direction we want, not the one society demands. This change is something you will work towards, it’s not an idea you get at midnight and wake up the next morning and in an instant you can change. It takes extreme courage to walk a path less traveled, to open your mind and heart up to a different way of living. To start on a journey that was individually made just for you.
As you start waking up, be confident in not knowing all the answers. If you feel overwhelmed because everything that was instilled in your mind since a young age is suddenly being disrupted, keep calm and have compassion for yourself as you learn and grow. Your body is at a natural state of rest always, it is only our minds that have the power to shake us up. Your thoughts, your choice!
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I really like Clint Black’s “Desperado” rendition. I’m usually not a big hocus pocus type of person, but I see where I go wrong sometimes. Being FREE is truly a state a mind. But it’s so easy to get dragged down by external factors.
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Yes! Especially now society is getting sooo drug down by the media and this virus. Many folks are taking too many steps back due to extreme fear induced news that plays over and over and is everywhere we turn. Stay Strong!
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