Tip #39: Choose Freedom

Our freedom is based on our ability to rise above our feelings and to act based on our will.”
-Desmond Tutu

Perseverance and courage help you overcome obstacles as you meet them. Face these stumbling blocks, even when you have to say, “I’ll try again tomorrow.” Remember that you have the freedom to make mistakes. It’s okay to start over or take a few steps backwards.

If you’re not choosing freedom, you’re choosing fear. Your natural state is one of happiness, health, and abundance. If you are living without these, you are likely sacrificing your quality of life. Is a fear-driven life worth this sacrifice?

Now, choose to free yourself of old habits of thinking that no longer serve you. Write down something that you feel is beyond reach due to fear, a fear of failure, a fear of imperfect. Then, decide that you choose freedom. Free yourself of this fear and take one step towards that “something” you wrote down. Begin moving forward now!

Fear hinders self-acceptance, self-love, and freedom. You have the power to choose freedom, to choose whether or not fear and obstacles will control your path, your reality. Be committed to the path of freedom. Stop using old habits of thinking, interpreting, and responding to life that no longer serve you. Look at the world, your personal world, with fresh eyes.

Take Home Message:

You have the ability to choose freedom and make your dreams a reality.

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