I got to thinking about what true freedom is as we stay focused on our dreams, wants and desires and, of course, our health. Who of us is aiming to be a hero/heroine and really fight for our beliefs?
It’s something to consider.
I took this paragraph from the New Yorker with the loss of Alexey Navalny.
“Alexey Navalny spent at least a decade standing up to the Kremlin when it seemed impossible. He was jailed and released. He was poisoned, and survived. He was warned to stay away from Russia and didn’t. He was arrested in front of dozens of cameras, with millions of people watching. In prison, he was defiant and consistently funny. For three years, his jailers put him in solitary confinement, cut off his access to and arrested his lawyers, piled on sentence after sentence, sent him all the way across the world’s largest country to serve out his time in the Arctic, and still, when he appeared on video in court, he laughed at his jailers. Year after year, he faced down the might of one of the world’s cruelest states and the vengeance of one of the world’s cruelest men. His promise was that he would outlive them and lead what he called the Beautiful Russia of the Future. They finally killed him. He was forty-seven years old.”
He was a true hero in all that he represented. Would we be so brave?
These days, the noisiness of the world seems to be increasing exponentially. In moments when everything may feel overwhelming, it becomes even more important for us to find our inner quiet. To meditate our way to clarity. To continue to find the inner answers when not even the questions feel obvious. These days, the more we can do to honor ourselves and others, from the places of the heart, are essential. Along the way, connect to ourselves and each other.
Juggling “all the things”… business/career, partner, relationships, finances, self-care, health, spirituality, etc. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed, exhausted, and burnt out.. questioning your soul’s purpose and deeper meaning.
As you navigate the ups and downs of life, finding a sanctuary of peace ~ a safe place to land ~ among all the chaos can feel like an elusive dream.
But, achieving a state of unshakable inner peace is possible. It’s why we try to make sense of the world around us and keep trying to make a difference.