Freedom Is The Oxygen Of The Soul

By on July 4, 2011 in Inspiration

This quote by Moshe Dayan reveals the essential nature of freedom in our lives. July is the month we celebrate our nation’s birthday and we celebrate our nation’s freedom.  It is also a time that invites us to become mindful of the freedom of your mind, body and soul. July is a powerful month for each of us on a spiritual level.

Take a moment to consider the concept of freedom in every facet of your own life. All of the great spiritual leaders came to free us from our bondages: power, money, status, fear, anger, jealousy, class, poverty, ignorance or addiction to name a few.

Some Questions To Ask

  • How free are do you feel to be your authentic self in this world, with your friends, at work and in your family?
  • Have you sold your freedom for security in some relationship or a job or career?
  • Do you encourage the people in your life to be free in your presence with their words and actions?

Some Tips Towards Liberation

  1. Freedom Scale. Get a piece of paper and list: friends, work, family.  On a 1-5 scale write rate how truly free and authentic you feel in each of these environments.
  2. Mindful Reflection. Practice mindfulness and you look at each number on your list.  If you put a number 3, with your friends.  What would it take for you to be a 5 with your friends?  Maybe sharing a hidden truth of your life or spending more time with a friend to get to know them better.
  3. Exploration. Go into your heart and explore your most personal relationships with your family.  Are you free to be your authentic self in your family and with your spouse or partner or are you pretending?

This July explore your life in mindful reflection as you inquire into the freedom of your own soul.  Are you really free?

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Dr. Kathleen Hall, internationally recognized stress and work-life balance expert, is the founder and CEO of The Stress Institute®, The Mindful Living Network® and Alter Your Life®. Dr. Hall’s life’s work is to teach others how to reduce stress by learning how to live a sustainable, balanced life of true happiness through mindful living. Combining research based medical models with universal spiritual practices, she has developed a life-altering stress reduction and lifestyle program she calls, “Where Science Meets the Soul®.”

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