Personal Meditation No. 86

“You can’t outsource freedom.”

Embrace the Within.

I don’t tend to government or politics on this page because this is a philosophy and get your life together page. This is a page where I type out my changes in the hopes that you will read along and maybe decide you want to make some changes in your life as well. But this isn’t a page where I force you to make the change or mandate that you do anything. I’m just here to provide my perspective on the changes I am making.

On the opposing side of that mindset are people mandating and forcing you with threats of violence, cages, poverty, and death. That’s not cool. That’s very uncool to not only tell folks what to do but then threaten them. As I repeat a lot, good ideas never require force.

When someone tells you exactly what type of leader they are, “it’s not about freedom, or personal choice”, then you have to take their word for what they are . . . A bully. And historically, bullies aren’t something that people adore or admire. Bullies are something we teach our kids about. Bullies are something we try to prevent. Bullies aren’t the people we look to for guidance. Bullies aren’t the people we look to for leadership. Bullies aren’t the people we look to protect us. Because they’re bullies.

So, I am getting concerned about the bullying that is going on in this country today and that you’re letting them take your lunch money. You’re finding a new way home from school. You’re avoiding the playground. You’re not standing up to the bullies . . . You’re acquiescing. You’re giving up. You’re packing it in. You’re folding like a lean chair.

As often as I’ve said that good ideas never require force, I have also said voting is violence. And voting for a bully to lead you is wrong headed violence. You’re voting to give bullies your power? You’re voting to give bullies your freedom? You’re voting to give bullies your life? You voted for this?

I don’t vote and I don’t force people. I don’t hurt people and I don’t take their things. I don’t outsource my freedom either. I don’t give it away to bullies. The bullies take enough without me giving them consent. But the bullies will vilify me. They will vilify you for believing that you own your body. Because the bullies know they own you. They get to make the choices and all you can do is keep giving them control.

And maybe the bullies will beat me too. Maybe the bullies will take everything away from me as well. Maybe the bullies are going to win? Maybe all the education we do about bullying prevention is pointless? Maybe, just maybe, it’s all over.

We had a good run. It was nice to pretend there was some freedom, some opportunity, some liberty in this world. But, after all, it was just a dream. The American Dream that has slowly slipped into a terror that may become a nightmare.

But, I’m not giving in today. I’m not giving up today. I am going to keep working on getting free. I am going to keep making the right choices in spite of being surrounded by evil choices. I am going to live my life principled in a sea of the oppressed. I hope you make good choices today too.

Have the day you want. I hope you find whatever you’re looking for.

#ThinkBetter #BeBetter #MyBodyMyChoice #MakeYourselfGreatAgain

Personal Meditation No. 52

"I am only the choices I make. My past, my present, and my future depend on what character I choose to embrace and what narrative I choose to tell."

Embrace the Within.

I am the choices I make. You are the choices you make. You are not what other people say or said. You are not what other people do or did. You are not what other people think or thought. You are what you choose to say, do, and think. Most important are the things you think.

I am constantly focused on what I allow into my mind and body because that affects my mental health which is ultimately the problem. Remember, “It’s not all in your mind but if you don’t control your mind, then the rest doesn’t matter.”

I never feel good about being part of someone else’s battle. I will leave negotiations. I will leave situations. I will end relationships because I am not going to allow myself to enter into their battle. Sometimes I waste a lot of time trying to reason folks out of their battles but, eventually, I leave them to their internal war. It is not worth my peace to enter someone else’s war.

Remember that you get to choose your actions. Are you enslaved to someone else’s thoughts, feelings, actions, or words? Are you free?

I hope you find whatever you’re looking for. Have the day you want.

#ThinkBetter #BeBetter #NoGodsNoMasters #MyBodyMyChoice #MakeYourselfGreatAgain