How was your 4th of July?Did you feel a sense of independence from the past achievements of all who have gone before to make this great country what it is today? Or do you feel that we still have a long way to go to be independent from all that worries us in this modern life...?
I had a great time as I have for the 4th year in a row going to see my sister in small town Kansas, where the worries are less and the family atmosphere is evident everywhere. I think it would serve a lot of people well to return to a simpler time, where the biggest news in town was the crops that season, or how the copy cat in the newspaper room made his pawprint on the news (seriously)...but here we are in the "big" city happy with our fast internet service and our fast paced way of life.
We tend to take for granted all of the advances that we enjoy now due to the sacrifices and achievements of those who made this country great...and we stand to give up some of those freedoms if we don't value what we now have.
What will you do to keep your freedoms? What do you value? For some, it is "security" in a 9-5 job and the freedom to have your family in a nice house and live a comfortable life. For others, they value the freedom of calling the shots in their life and having a vision of their future, even if that means years of uncertain finances until they attain their goal. For others, they just want their children to grow up in a safe environment or want to be free from their own addictions or their past...what will you fight for? How much do you want it?
Freedom isn't free - it is earned and it is kept only through vigilance to your ideals - so keep your vision for your future close to your heart and don't let anyone take it away...and celebrate independence in YOUR life.
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