How Finding Freedom Means You Must be Willing to Create Fireworks by Doing the Unthinkable
In America, it’s almost Independence Day. If you ask many Americans, they’ll say the Fourth of July involves picnic food, celebrations, music, festivities and fireworks. The celebration of independence is spent with friends and family. Togetherness comes at barbecues with hamburgers, hotdogs, potato salad, coleslaw, and people. They boogie and play into the night and the grand finale includes fireworks. The celebration is as American as apple pie.
Cliché, I know; right?
It’s so cliché the celebration is repeated without thought that it’s really about freedom from tyranny and oppression. It’s an excuse on the calendar to have fun. And, a little celebration can be a good thing. I’ll bet few actually know a true definition of “freedom”. If you have a grasp of freedom, please share your definition. I’ve found my definition of the word has changed over the years.
At first it may have been the ability to do what I want, whenever I want to do it.
Later in life it was dreaming of having the finances to be free to have an amazing vacation, secure that needs are met. Living a life of ease.
Today it means freedom from “stuff” that holds us back. Our goals are to live simply and live on necessities we…
