Monday, March 26, 2007
The Seven Stages of Freedom
There are seven stages in the process of becoming free.
Freedom of Spirit.The first stage is to become free in spirit. This is our life and this is our opportunity to live an exciting and fulfilling life. It is too important to waste. The fear of death and bodily harm is probably the greatest obstacle to personal freedom. Because of this fear we don't even try to better ourselves and remain caught in a living death situation. We are alive but not alive. Our spirit has been broken.
It is better to die than go through life with a broken spirit. If we don't have our own souls what good are we? We can become free in spirit through the development of a strong ego and good self-esteem. This can be done through simple competency in life. Basic survival skills, basic self-defense and basic first aid skills will do wonders in this area. When we feel good about ourselves we also feel good about life and what we can do.
Freedom of Mind.The second stage is to become free in our minds. We are trapped within our thoughts and our personal belief system. It is hard to think outside the box and that is what we need to do. When we can't find a solution that does not mean there is no solution. It means that our minds will not go there. We act according to what we believe is real. When we have false or irrational beliefs our actions will be false or irrational. Our options in life are only as good as our thought processes.
It is even harder when common sense and experience says something is one way and society tells us we are wrong. Modern society is not rational and we are expected to believe things that are not true. It is hard to stand up and believe something that society does not validate. It is easy to say that we value things more highly that we have worked hard for. That is a self evident truth. But then offer someone the opportunity to learn through hard work or get something for nothing and they will most likely choose to take the free gift and pass on the hard work.
Self-evident truth can not be denied even by an irrational society. The most important truths are so simple anyone can sense their rightness. When life gets so complex and crazy that it no longer makes sense it is time to get back to the simple basics of self evident reality and take a stand. That is what I mean by modern survivalism.
Freedom to Live in the Present Moment.The next stage of freedom is the present moment. We live in the present moment but many people live in the past or in the future planning for some day that never comes. The present moment offers many life changing opportunities if we could only recognize them and take advantage of the right ones. What can we do right now to make tomorrow different?
Our immediate environment is the result of past actions. What we do right now will cause ripples of effect that will create what happens to us tomorrow. If we keep doing what we are doing we will continue to get the same results. If we want change in our lives we need to do something different and we need to do it now.
Freedom to Enjoy Life.Experiencing joy and pleasure is the next stage of freedom. Too many people don't know how to have fun and enjoy life. They take things too seriously. Work hard and play hard is the key to a rich and rewarding life. All work and no play is a form of self punishment. Work can be fun and it can also be a reason for living. The person is truely blessed that has found what their life's work is and doing it.
I wish everyone could find work that was satisfying and rewarding. Life is way too short to spend in a stressful work environment where you are not treated with respect and dignity. It has taken me many years before I realized that you don't need to settle for an abusive supervisor or degrading employment. There are good jobs out there that treat people right and there are even more bad jobs out there that treat people like animals. If you settle for being treated like an animal you can't expect to find something exciting and rewarding. It is not about money. It is about being treated right.
I work two jobs and am treated right in both of them. I am not drained of energy when I get home. There is enough of me left to contribute time and energy to my family and to Anarchist World. Could I ask for any more?
When you can look that abusive employer in the face and tell them to take their job and shove it you have found freedom. There is power in knowing that you can start over at any time. There is power in knowing that no matter what happens you will be able to survive and get through tough times. Your anger can help build determination and will power.
Freedom to Start Over.This is the next stage of freedom, knowing that you can survive and start over if you need to. It is only when you know this in your heart that you can feel free to move on to better things and take more risks. Life is not certain and if we are afraid we might never try for those things we dream of.
If you are afraid of loosing everything you can't take the needed risks to become successful. Roll up your sleeves and get out there and try it. We learn through trial and error. If we don't try and if we don't make mistakes we don't get anywhere. Many successful businessmen have gone bankrupt two or three times before making it big. They needed to learn what it takes to become successful. Learning the hard way was the only way. They wanted it badly enough to risk everything.
Freedom to Love.Meaningful love relationships are the next stage of personal freedom. It is in love relationships that we find the freedom to express who we really are at the most intimate levels to someone we love. If we can't do that we are never really free. The give and take within love relationships is some of the most powerful experiences that life has to offer and it is free.
If you have not found the above personal freedoms you will not find this one. Our romantic partners tend to lock us into relationships that reflect our current life position and circumstances and keep us there. If we are poor and enter into a love relationship the energy dynamic of the relationship will tend to keep us poor. Survival pressures will not allow us to give the time and energy to the relationship that it needs.
A free romantic love relationship means entering it as a free and self sufficient and self sustaining individual. Those same energy dynamics will keep us free.
Freedom To Live in a Supportive and Loving Family and Community. Believe it or not there are healthy families and communities out there and we can find them if we choose. If we hang out with unhealthy people we will not find a healthy path. We need to hang out with healthy people. They will act as role models and show us the way. There is nothing wrong with being ordinary.
Finding others of like mind and with similar values and beliefs is one of the most powerful things life has to offer. We can be mutually supportive of each other and gain inspiration to help us through the tough times.
Good friends watch our backs and we trust them to be there when we need them. That means we need to watch their backs and be there for them as well. A person can't have too many good friends.
Anarchist World Live Join the Revolution today! Online rss community of free men and free women. Let Freedom Ring!
Freedom of Spirit.The first stage is to become free in spirit. This is our life and this is our opportunity to live an exciting and fulfilling life. It is too important to waste. The fear of death and bodily harm is probably the greatest obstacle to personal freedom. Because of this fear we don't even try to better ourselves and remain caught in a living death situation. We are alive but not alive. Our spirit has been broken.
It is better to die than go through life with a broken spirit. If we don't have our own souls what good are we? We can become free in spirit through the development of a strong ego and good self-esteem. This can be done through simple competency in life. Basic survival skills, basic self-defense and basic first aid skills will do wonders in this area. When we feel good about ourselves we also feel good about life and what we can do.
Freedom of Mind.The second stage is to become free in our minds. We are trapped within our thoughts and our personal belief system. It is hard to think outside the box and that is what we need to do. When we can't find a solution that does not mean there is no solution. It means that our minds will not go there. We act according to what we believe is real. When we have false or irrational beliefs our actions will be false or irrational. Our options in life are only as good as our thought processes.
It is even harder when common sense and experience says something is one way and society tells us we are wrong. Modern society is not rational and we are expected to believe things that are not true. It is hard to stand up and believe something that society does not validate. It is easy to say that we value things more highly that we have worked hard for. That is a self evident truth. But then offer someone the opportunity to learn through hard work or get something for nothing and they will most likely choose to take the free gift and pass on the hard work.
Self-evident truth can not be denied even by an irrational society. The most important truths are so simple anyone can sense their rightness. When life gets so complex and crazy that it no longer makes sense it is time to get back to the simple basics of self evident reality and take a stand. That is what I mean by modern survivalism.
Freedom to Live in the Present Moment.The next stage of freedom is the present moment. We live in the present moment but many people live in the past or in the future planning for some day that never comes. The present moment offers many life changing opportunities if we could only recognize them and take advantage of the right ones. What can we do right now to make tomorrow different?
Our immediate environment is the result of past actions. What we do right now will cause ripples of effect that will create what happens to us tomorrow. If we keep doing what we are doing we will continue to get the same results. If we want change in our lives we need to do something different and we need to do it now.
Freedom to Enjoy Life.Experiencing joy and pleasure is the next stage of freedom. Too many people don't know how to have fun and enjoy life. They take things too seriously. Work hard and play hard is the key to a rich and rewarding life. All work and no play is a form of self punishment. Work can be fun and it can also be a reason for living. The person is truely blessed that has found what their life's work is and doing it.
I wish everyone could find work that was satisfying and rewarding. Life is way too short to spend in a stressful work environment where you are not treated with respect and dignity. It has taken me many years before I realized that you don't need to settle for an abusive supervisor or degrading employment. There are good jobs out there that treat people right and there are even more bad jobs out there that treat people like animals. If you settle for being treated like an animal you can't expect to find something exciting and rewarding. It is not about money. It is about being treated right.
I work two jobs and am treated right in both of them. I am not drained of energy when I get home. There is enough of me left to contribute time and energy to my family and to Anarchist World. Could I ask for any more?
When you can look that abusive employer in the face and tell them to take their job and shove it you have found freedom. There is power in knowing that you can start over at any time. There is power in knowing that no matter what happens you will be able to survive and get through tough times. Your anger can help build determination and will power.
Freedom to Start Over.This is the next stage of freedom, knowing that you can survive and start over if you need to. It is only when you know this in your heart that you can feel free to move on to better things and take more risks. Life is not certain and if we are afraid we might never try for those things we dream of.
If you are afraid of loosing everything you can't take the needed risks to become successful. Roll up your sleeves and get out there and try it. We learn through trial and error. If we don't try and if we don't make mistakes we don't get anywhere. Many successful businessmen have gone bankrupt two or three times before making it big. They needed to learn what it takes to become successful. Learning the hard way was the only way. They wanted it badly enough to risk everything.
Freedom to Love.Meaningful love relationships are the next stage of personal freedom. It is in love relationships that we find the freedom to express who we really are at the most intimate levels to someone we love. If we can't do that we are never really free. The give and take within love relationships is some of the most powerful experiences that life has to offer and it is free.
If you have not found the above personal freedoms you will not find this one. Our romantic partners tend to lock us into relationships that reflect our current life position and circumstances and keep us there. If we are poor and enter into a love relationship the energy dynamic of the relationship will tend to keep us poor. Survival pressures will not allow us to give the time and energy to the relationship that it needs.
A free romantic love relationship means entering it as a free and self sufficient and self sustaining individual. Those same energy dynamics will keep us free.
Freedom To Live in a Supportive and Loving Family and Community. Believe it or not there are healthy families and communities out there and we can find them if we choose. If we hang out with unhealthy people we will not find a healthy path. We need to hang out with healthy people. They will act as role models and show us the way. There is nothing wrong with being ordinary.
Finding others of like mind and with similar values and beliefs is one of the most powerful things life has to offer. We can be mutually supportive of each other and gain inspiration to help us through the tough times.
Good friends watch our backs and we trust them to be there when we need them. That means we need to watch their backs and be there for them as well. A person can't have too many good friends.
Anarchist World Live Join the Revolution today! Online rss community of free men and free women. Let Freedom Ring!
Who knows why one person gives up and dies while another struggles on through overwhelming odds and comes out on top? We all want to survive. But are we willing to do what needs to be done?
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