{"id":210,"date":"2013-07-04T10:23:26","date_gmt":"2013-07-04T10:23:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/everydayinspiration\/?p=210"},"modified":"2013-07-04T12:56:03","modified_gmt":"2013-07-04T12:56:03","slug":"free-to-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/everydayinspiration\/2013\/07\/free-to-be.html","title":{"rendered":"Free to Be"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cYou are always free to change your mind and choose a different future, or a different past.” – Richard Bach<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Today is Independence Day in the United States \u2013 the Fourth of July.<\/p>\n

More than 200 years ago, the American colonist signed The Declaration of Independence<\/em> signaling to Great Britain they wanted to be free \u2013 free to live, free to dream and free to be.<\/p>\n

Today is a good day to remember you are free, too.<\/p>\n

No matter what is weighing you down right now, if it’s debt, a bad job or an unhappy relationship, remember this: You are free to dream, free to hope, free to be and free to pursue whatever lives in your heart because freedom\u2019s promise is simple: Nothing has power over you without your permission.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Today is a good day to celebrate your freedom. <\/p>\n

Freedom from fear
\nFreedom from loneliness
\nFreedom from the addiction
\nFreedom from limitations
\nFreedom from anxiety
\nFreedom from criticism
\nFreedom from despair
\nFreedom from wearing the masks
\nFreedom from shame
\nFreedom from the past <\/p>\n

Freedom to desire
\nFreedom to think what you please
\nFreedom to ask for what you want
\nFreedom to dance in the rain
\nFreedom to know what love really means
\nFreedom to trust
\nFreedom to feel amazing just the way you are
\nFreedom to smile
\nFreedom to find where safe is for you
\nFreedom to live anyway you choose
\nFreedom to forgive
\nFreedom to be forgiven
\nFreedom to love yourself a little more each day <\/p>\n

Today is a good day to remember you are free to be.<\/p>\n

About Alex Blackwell<\/a><\/h5>\n

Alex Blackwell is a father, husband and writer. He writes about inspiring things at The BridgeMaker<\/a>.
\nWeb<\/a> | Simple Paths<\/a> | How to Love Consciously<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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