My guest writer for today is my precious husband, Paul Davidson. Paul wrote this a few years back for a magazine I was writing for. It was never published, so I thought it was time to resurrect it and post it on the 4th of July.
Great thoughts Paul. I trust everyone will find something in this to relate to.
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Freedom is….For me
For you
For us
For them
For all life
Freedom is….Choice, in either right or wrong
Freedom is….Having one’s own beliefs, contrary to all others
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signing of the Declaration of Independence
Freedom is….Easy
Simple
Hard
Complicated
Freedom is….Being true to yourself and others without being judged
Freedom is….Lying naked in fresh cut grass on a summer’s day
Freedom is… Speech
Thought
Religion
Love
Acceptance
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Freedom is….My wife and I on our motorcycle
Freedom is….Five minutes of peace during a hectic day
Freedom is….Living
Breathing
Giving
Contagious
Sharing
Freedom is…. The ability to shed all prejudices, biases, and hatreds and
strive for acceptance and tolerance.
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Freedom is….Having the courage to express emotion without fear of rejection
or judgment
Freedom is….Free
Costly
Expensive
Never free
Thank you, Paul.
Today is a good day to contemplate on what freedom means to each of us. How about you? I invite you to leave a comment sharing your idea or thoughts on freedom.
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this was very good….
Paul is a wonderful writer ….I enjoyed his thoughts on Freedom…
which I agree with!
Thanks Brenda for sharing Paul with us!
Take Care.
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maryrose..
Paul says “thank you”, Mary Rose. And once again, I thank you for following me and leaving a comment. Hugs. Brenda
Well done Paul…I loved the laying in the grass and riding the motorcycle with YaYa the best
well thought out, well written and well received! Love Ya’ll (in my best US accent)
Paul says, “thanks, Jen.” Thanks for reading and leaving a comment. I got the US accent for sure. Love, love, and more love to you from both of us.
Thank you, Brenda, for sharing Paul’s thoughts. They are profound and should be reviewed every day. I would add: Freedom is being able to be myself, no matter what others may want me to be. It’s so important to live each life individually, while never forgetting we are part of the collective whole. Our actions affect others, whether it’s a smile that goes around the world in seconds, a frown that infects the driver next to us, the helping hand to a stranger when it’s too hot to think. We have so much to be grateful for on this holiday and every day. Much is wrong with our country today, but we will find a way to heal it. It takes time and patience and the willingness to name a problem and work to fix it. Thanks again to Paul for putting this so well.
Paul says, “thank you, Betsy.” We both agree with your thoughts on freedom and being part of a collective whole. Hugs, Brenda and Paul