Living Freedom Archive

Freedom to me, is the fundamental recognition that all human beings— indeed all of life—has innate value and has the right to a secure existence.
In other words, we all have the right to the resources nature has given us to clothe ourselves, eat and have shelter.
I believe resources should be collectively owned not acquired for [...]

Throughout my life I’ve believed many things. Some things, the dogma of church and country, I believed because I was told to. Other things I desperately wanted to believe.
Over time, I slowly began to examine my beliefs, picking up each one and holding it against my experience to see if it belonged, like testing colors [...]

The meaning of freedom is beyond the physical form.
It is the extension of the human spirit into this world.
To overcome its constraints:
Understanding that even if a person may appear incorrect according to our own viewpoint, we do not have to react to it. A reaction to a viewpoint with another viewpoint, merely escalates a whirlwind [...]

Oh freedom! What do you mean to me? More precious than precious, greater than any state can be. Without it, life is an anomaly, because we can not function properly.
Without freedom, I wouldn’t be living peacefully with a physical challenge which presently affects my freedom of movement. If I was living within oppression [...]

Lao Tsu said:
“To accept one’s destiny is to face life with open eyes. Not to accept one’s destiny is to face death blindfolded.”
How could one be free from something that one does not accept? How could the present or the future offer anything but suspicion and danger if one fears it?
It is apparent in life [...]