What makes you feel free? [Part two]
Oh, hi friends!
On Tuesday, I asked all of you what makes you feel free?
Your responses have been delightful, thought-provoking, poignant, funny, and more. Here’s a second batch. And feel free to hit “reply” and tell me what makes you feel free. I’d love to know.
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I feel free when I've finally finished a to-do that I've been putting off seemingly forever. The weight lifted from my shoulders is such a relief and it feels completely and utterly freeing. — Stephanie, Lower East Side, NYC
Having recently retired from almost 30 years at an 8-5 staff job at a university, what makes me feel free is not having to set an alarm and get up for work, especially on Mondays! I had to work long and hard to get here, but it is sweet. — Brenda, Winterville, GA
I feel free when…my airplane takes off and I’m thinking about my next destination. And usually, I can relax for a few hours on the flight. — Alison, New York City
I feel free when I am digging, watering, pruning, or just walking and looking at my garden. It seems to be the one consistent time in my life when I find myself spontaneously smiling—as though I’m listening to a very nice story that no one else can hear. I wonder if to others I look crazy. But I don’t wonder long. — Beth
I feel most free when I'm fully immersed in an acting role. Creating art. — Stacey R., Brooklyn
I feel free on the bow of a boat; breathing in salty air, feeling the wind in my hair. Also, in savasana "pose" and writing in my bathrobe or PJs. Oh, and Trader Joe's (or insert-normally-busy-store-here) at, like, 11am. — Sara
Ever since I went against my instincts and left my (dreadful) job without another one lined up, I've been trying to live my life in the words of Helen Keller: "Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing at all". It turned to be the greatest decision of my career and it's all thanks to the notion that security is a superstition. What makes me feel free is when I throw security to the wind and put real world value on diving head first into the unknown. — Chaya, Philadelphia
I feel free when I’m alone in my jacuzzi in the middle of a work day. — Mark, Aliso Viejo, CA
And here’s Aretha, “Someday We’ll All Be Free”
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Thanks, as always, for reading.
Love, Kara