Freedom 1: the Beginning

There is this secret that children know upon birth.

That regardless of what you say or think, “I am born free.”

And they believe it, and they act like it; Sometimes running wild in the house, always creative and imaginative, insatiably excited about all things new until…

…until that freedom is beat right out of them by circumstances, enemies, even family & ‘friends’ sometimes.

But I want to remind us of freedom. With it we can enjoy our lives for the long haul.

We can
dive back into the best of ourselves,
Scream, cry, holler and yell
feel alive again
or be silent and sit still
we can touch our own hearts and feel
our lungs rise and fall in our chest
our dreams dance in our bellies
our hopes walk tall in our souls
our hands lay hold of a desire and shape her into a reality that we can touch at last
freedom reminds us to fly
freedom allows us to rest
freedom demands our joy and expects our best
freedom won’t allow us to live a life that is less than the dream
freedom causes us to see our every day with eyes that find the beauty in things
so
just like a child, I commit to find things to be passionate about, to run wild and free over
and like a real man and a real woman should, I commit to make my adult dreams come true nmw (no matter what)

-MizJAI-

FREEDOM SERIES

Freedom 1: the Beginning
Freedom 2: The way I see it, freedom is . . .
Freedom 3: every letter counts in F-R-E-E-D-O-M
Freedom 4: F-Fearlessness
Freedom 5: R-Right Relationship with God
Freedom 6: E-Excitement & Passion
Freedom 7: E-EXAMPLE That We Can Follow
Freedom 8: D-Dreams & Desires that Burn in Your Chest
Freedom 9: O-Opportunity That You Are Prepared to Take Advantage of
Freedom 10: M-Money for the Mission
Freedom 11: my summary

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