Exercise Your Freedom

Awake To Freedom

A few weeks ago a friend of mine was in a serious car accident. The scene involved a horrific traffic jam, a helicopter, ambulances, and sadly, a fatality. Fortunately, my friend received only minor scrapes and bruises. A week later, she told me that she now had complete clarity about how to handle a business dilemma with which she had been grappling in prior weeks. With her renewed comprehension of how precious life is, she realized that she had the power to propose her own terms on this business deal rather than accept the less attractive conditions that were on the table.

This past weekend I met a woman who had recently become a real estate agent with a well-known company. I commented on her enthusiasm which was combined with a very down-to-earth, genuine approach. She then told me that she had almost died two years ago from a health emergency. After her recovery, she left a 25-year career in the food and commerce industry which she had enjoyed but had grown to be taxing. In addition to starting a new career, she made other positive changes in her life, including a geographic move.

We often perceive ourselves to be more limited in our choices than in fact we are. Sometimes it takes traumatic events for us to awake to our freedom.

Realize Your Freedom

Where in your life might you be operating as if imprisoned or unduly limited in your choices? Does it involve your job, a relationship, your time, having a voice?