This Independence Day, I'm reflecting on freedom. When you speak the word "freedom", it just feels good. Maybe everything that embodies the word pours out from your soul when you say it, so that in that instant you actually, truly feel the essence of what it is to be free. As I'm writing this I'm thinking that's a good exercise to use when you're feeling stressed out or feel negativity hanging over your head. Just speak or think the word freedom, and it will take you to place of positivity. You can envision whatever freedom brings to mind or means to you, and escape it all. Today my vision has me feeling light and floating on air just above the treetops, drifting into the blue skies with the sun beaming on me and the breeze gently blowing by. Other days I see myself on a lounge chair by a beautiful pool in a tropical locale, or laying in the embrace of beautifully vibrant, green grass without a care in the world. There are so many places we can escape to in our minds to evoke the feeling of freedom. This exercise could also be used to start your meditation. The important thing to remember is that freedom is a state of mind. And if we can transcend everything that's going on in our lives, to attain that mindset, then every day we can claim our inalienable rights of "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness", and every day can be our Independence Day!
