Freedom is an exercise of choice
To make a choice there must first be choices to be made, there must be options
You perceive choices by being conscious, aware
Therefore freedom is a function of consciousness
We tend to believe that doing “whatever” is an exercise of freedom
“Freedom to do whatever”
But it’s not
Perfunctory doing of “whatever” is the opposite of freedom
It’s a rut, a habit, an inertia
It’s uncritical, uninspired, unchanging, unmoving, DEAD
There’s nothing “free” about it, it’s not free, it’s not light — it is heavy, it is suffocating, it is limiting
True freedom is to CONSCIOUSLY CHOOSE one’s action
True freedom is to consciously choose one’s action
One’s life
One’s expression
One’s reaction
One’s creation
One’s life
It makes no matter if you’re painting, running a business, planting seeds, doing the laundry, reading a text
What matters is how consciously you made that choice
THAT is the exercise of freedom
It makes no matter if you’re painting paintings, running a business, tending plants in the garden, cleaning houses, reading books all day
What matters is how consciously you made those choice
THAT is the exercise of freedom
Doing “whatever” is merely replacing external compulsion (external force telling you what to do) for internal compulsion (habit, routine, distraction, desire, need)
There’s nothing “free” about it
Let go of false freedom
Let go of pursuing false freedom
The true freedom is within
It’s not what you have — it’s HOW YOU LIVE
True freedom is how you LIVE EVERY DAY
Everything else is a distraction, a false token of freedom
Get rid of it
Be free