Freedom is all around us

There are so many things that make us feel imprisoned or trapped.

It’s a crappy feeling.

Feeling like you aren’t free to be who you really are, to do what you really want to do. Caught treading the hamster wheel, in a toxic relationship, just caged in by something.

Maybe you’re trapped by illness, or someone else’s. Maybe trapped by financial stress.

And when we feel we’ve lost a sense of freedom, it’s also hard to hope for a different way of being. And yet, dear one, there is always hope and there is always a different way.

Start in your mind

Your mind is the greatest playground you have. It is a vast and limitless space to cultivate that sense of freedom you seek.

Yes, there is space to daydream, but if you really want to feel free you need to feel it as part of your current reality.

A wonderful way to cultivate freedom is through creative observation and creative expression.

It’s like stealing back nuggets of joy in an otherwise bleak existence. But the more you collect the nuggets, the greater your sense of freedom grows.

Try looking outside. Observe something, like a tree or a bird in a mindful way. Just watch.

Try writing down words that make your heart sing. Repeat them to yourself.

Listen to a song. Let the chords wash over your spirit.

Feel the stirrings of your free heart.

Your freedom never left you. It was there all along.