being-free

When you lose your ego, you win. It really is that simple.

When enforcing our boundaries, first and foremost, we are caring for ourselves, but we are also helping others to have a clear understanding of what we consider acceptable behavior. We are reflecting back to them what is not acceptable and, therefore, providing them an opportunity to consider that information and make necessary changes.

I saw a lot of men die there. Most men. Do you know what killed them?___espair,_ said Finney. __hey believed themselves to be prisoners. I lived with those men, ate the same maggot-infested food, slept in the same beds, did the same back-breaking work. But they died and I lived. Do you know why?_ __ou were free._ __ was free. Milton was right_the mind is its own place. I was never a prisoner. Not then, not now.

Reading and writing dangerous books lets me be who I can't be and say what I can't say in everyday life.

Peace can only be achieved by a contrite spirit, open communication and tolerance.

Anyone can possess, anyone can profess, but it is an altogether different thing to confess.