Freedom is an interesting concept. It leads me to the challenge of finding personal fulfillment each day. Most of my life I have lived with many shoulds that control my decision making. I should mind my manners. I should keep family business private. I should get straight A’s. I should get an advanced degree. I should regard art only as a hobby. I should be practical in my work life. I should be bold. I should socialize. I should work for others first. I should get all my work done before I relax. I should put myself last, etc. etc. These notions may have some positive components, but they have led me to deferred goals and unfulfilled dreams. I spent many years taking every personality and career test/course I could find. I read a ton of career books. Most of the activity was an attempt to appease the shoulds. When I realized I was avoiding the decision to follow what I already knew down deep, I started on a path to personal freedom. Freedom is the release of the edicts and listening to my inner nature. Freedom is being who I was created to be.
No Shoulds
About Me
Indie author and self taught artist, creating for over fifty years, also a former corporate lawyer and systems manager … and other assorted vocations. Writing is my passion. I just released my first science fiction novel, Escape From Desolation, eBook and paperback. More information at my author page: http://escapefromdesolation.com
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