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One of the greatest forms of freedom is freedom from ourselves. Not being held hostage by our own misconceptions or our own failures. Acceptance.
To understand and remind ourselves that we are human at the end of the day and we all make mistakes is a great step forward from what we see as failure. They are certainly not mistakes if we learn from them. The purpose of life is to find our purpose and this can take a lifetime to come to know so give yourself a break and begin to enjoy the ride along the way. Loosen up a little and enjoy the environment rather than always trying to get to somewhere else. We can get caught up in the chase, unknowingly, the chase itself can become what drives us rather than what we set out to achieve in the beginning... Happiness. We always seek to what we will think will make us happier but it is easy to forget what we started something for in the first place.
Our freedom comes at a price. If we want to have luxuries, or even necessities, then we have to pay for the cost of running a home or a car for example. That cost is not only paid for with money but more importantly, with our time, so one way or another we are not truly free because all of the things we need and want come with a certain price to pay. It all really depends on what we're willing to invest of ourselves in a particular thing and that depends on how much it means to us. What we give meaning to depends upon our value system and what we hold in the world as important. Of course, what one person sees as important could be irrelevant for the next person so we are all free to choose our own level of freedom. You can live in the world with material values and still be happy and free provided you are not attached to them. You can see how much attachment you have to a particular thing when you lose it. If you lose some expensive jewellery but are not phased by the loss then clearly you are not driven by needing it to be happy. Things merely come and go and this is they way life is. If it has sentimental value and you are upset with the loss then again, you can see your level of attachment by the level of meaning that it has for you. There's nothing wrong with having attachments although when you cannot get over the loss of something and it begins to cost your mental health and emotional balance then it's time to review the idea and start to cultivate acceptance if you want to be free from yourself.
​Freedom only comes when you choose to no longer pay the cost for whatever it is you are holding on to.
To understand and remind ourselves that we are human at the end of the day and we all make mistakes is a great step forward from what we see as failure. They are certainly not mistakes if we learn from them. The purpose of life is to find our purpose and this can take a lifetime to come to know so give yourself a break and begin to enjoy the ride along the way. Loosen up a little and enjoy the environment rather than always trying to get to somewhere else. We can get caught up in the chase, unknowingly, the chase itself can become what drives us rather than what we set out to achieve in the beginning... Happiness. We always seek to what we will think will make us happier but it is easy to forget what we started something for in the first place.
Our freedom comes at a price. If we want to have luxuries, or even necessities, then we have to pay for the cost of running a home or a car for example. That cost is not only paid for with money but more importantly, with our time, so one way or another we are not truly free because all of the things we need and want come with a certain price to pay. It all really depends on what we're willing to invest of ourselves in a particular thing and that depends on how much it means to us. What we give meaning to depends upon our value system and what we hold in the world as important. Of course, what one person sees as important could be irrelevant for the next person so we are all free to choose our own level of freedom. You can live in the world with material values and still be happy and free provided you are not attached to them. You can see how much attachment you have to a particular thing when you lose it. If you lose some expensive jewellery but are not phased by the loss then clearly you are not driven by needing it to be happy. Things merely come and go and this is they way life is. If it has sentimental value and you are upset with the loss then again, you can see your level of attachment by the level of meaning that it has for you. There's nothing wrong with having attachments although when you cannot get over the loss of something and it begins to cost your mental health and emotional balance then it's time to review the idea and start to cultivate acceptance if you want to be free from yourself.
​Freedom only comes when you choose to no longer pay the cost for whatever it is you are holding on to.