“For in the end, freedom is a personal and lonely battle, and one faces down fears of today so that those of tomorrow might be engaged.”
—Alice Walker
What freedoms have you gained through facing down your fears?
Any Which Way
When you think of a bird soaring free, you might think of the great gliders, like the albatross who can stay aloft for a year at a time. But the tiny hummingbird is has perhaps the freest flight of all, since it can go in any direction, shifting paths in an instant.
How have you found freedom through being flexible about your path?
All the Room in the World
One version of freedom is to be free from obligation, open to anything because you have nothing to tie you down. Some people would describe this as loneliness.
How do you feel about the level of freedom vs. obligation in your life?
The Exercise of Freedom
“Freedom is something that dies unless it’s used.”
—Hunter S. Thompson
How do you deliberately choose to exercise your freedom?
Where the Wind Takes Us
The problem—and the joy—of a hot air balloon is that it has no means of steering. Once you’re up in that basket, you go wherever the wind takes you, whether you had expected to go there or not. Whether that’s a good thing or a bad thing depends entirely on your point of view.
What’s the most interesting place you have ended up without intending to go there?