"Freedom is your true nature”

“Long ago, before you were chained down by human restrictions, you were free. Freedom is your true nature.”

What does being free feel like to you? It’s hard to observe a young child without being reminded of freedom. The purity of this limitless joy often seems to radiate from their innocent hearts. As we walk this earth, we accumulate narratives, or beliefs, that can separate us from the unconditional freedom of a child. The good news is that this childlike freedom is still yours, always has been. We can re-access this inner freedom by adjusting our dominant narratives; we can shift old thought patterns towards new liberating thoughts that focus on feeling expansive and without restrictive conditions attached. Test the difference for yourself by comparing how these two thoughts make you feel: 1) "I will only feel free when ____." VS  2) "Freedom is my nature. I am, already, free." Which thought activates a happier feeling state within you? Therein lies your freedom! 

Do you agree that freedom is our natural state? TAG a buddy to discuss this idea that freedom is a practice of the mind, rather than a conditional existence.

Think of a time when you felt free (perhaps it was a time when your inner-child came out to play!). What sensory evidence let you know that you were in this state of freedom: What did it look like, what did if feel like, what did it sound like? How accessible is that feeling of freeness to you at any given moment? How might you practice living in that state more?