Living Freedom Archive

Diminishing the fear that resides inside, engaging the shadows and demons of the unconscious mind and the ego, these are the first steps to liberating others, the world, and ourselves. From this place of compassion we can find the wisdom to live and act courageously in the world. Peace Activist Cindy Sheehan inspired me to [...]

When I was a young man and needed to believe that my service to my country meant something, I held closely words like “land of the free and home of the brave.” But after serving a year of front line combat in the jungles of Vietnam, I realized just how hollow those words were. I [...]

Once upon a time, rage lived in my heart — Craving revenge for crimes against women, Crimes against children, Crimes against Earth, Crimes against me. I used to think, “Man, you violate and hate, You conquer Beauty, Use it up, discard the carcass, Then find a new Trophy Queen.” I used to think “man” you’re [...]

I was seven or eight years old and the words above the water fountains in the old courthouse in my hometown in Arkansas read – ‘White’s Only’ – ‘Colored’s Only’. I had just gotten my first taste of what it meant to take another persons freedom. At that young age I didn’t understand, yet I [...]