Yesterday's post was a setting of the context of Freedom (as I see it in this moment). Today's post is a personal issue I have about Freedom. Freedom has always been one of my most treasured values personally. One of my biggest issues with people/life, is when decisions are made that affect my life, in... Learn More

The other day, an email came my way regarding the consequences that were paid by some of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.  Those who were brave enough to stick their necks out to declare their independence from an oppressive, over-taxing government were men of substance – landowners, industry leaders. They had the material... Learn More

Some time ago, I got an email that said, "What if the sum total of your life is a warning to others." That sentence stuck in my mind. Even if I unconsciously choose to exist, rather than live; to withhold love, rather than give and receive it; to pretend I'm more/less than I really am,... Learn More

Free Will – I get to choose whether to be my bad self or my good self. My bad self has fun in a temporary way, causing long term Not-Fun. Freely choosing my Good Self, aka my Real Self, has a simplicity to it that is undeniable. It's easy to love and be loved –... Learn More

Free Will – it sounds delicious – I am free to do whatever I Will. And indeed, that is true. I am FREE. I can satisfy any whim or addiction I like, any time I like (and I have). Or I can choose the road less traveled and satisfy my soul. Sometimes both can be... Learn More

The other day Sylvia Hicks and I were talking about Free Will – the ability to choose behavior that lives in the light or behavior that lives in the dark. It started with an intellectual understanding that she was, at her core, loving and lovable. While she knows that is Reality, her stomach still tightened... Learn More