For to be FREE is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.Quote by Nelson MandelaREFLECTION:Are you free?What chains do you need to cast off?How can you live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others?Happy 4Th of July! Enjoy your FREEDOM today and do what you can to enhance it.
JUST LIKE YOUWalk gently on this earth with purposeful steps You share this space with seven billion human beingsAnd countless other precious life formsJust like youThey all want to be happyJust like youThey all need loveWe're not going to survive unless we walk Gently upon this earth together,Until we touch something in others thatFeels just like the shards of our own pain,The fluttering warmth of our own joy,Until we sew their wounds into our heartsAnd seal it with our own skinPoem by Tara Brach - Inspired by the Dalai LamaREFLECTION:Just like you, others want to be happy... others need love.Do you engage in purposeful steps?Have you been able to touch something in another ... shards of pain or warmth of joy?How can you be more purposeful in your steps (actions) today to touch another?
Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it. Poem by RumiREFLECTION:What barriers have you built up against love?Examine your barriers.How can you begin to dismantle them and free yourself to love more fully?