5 Quiet Signs You Are a Free Spirit
Free spirits are a rare breed. Are you one of them?
What adjectives come to your mind when hearing the phrase ‘free spirit’?
Wild? Adventurous? Reckless?
A free spirit is seen as someone who cannot be tied down and doesn’t live by the rules. Who follows his own, many times, lonely path.
While all the above fit the nature of a wild heart, a free spirit can also be an extrovert craving alone time or a family-oriented person who loves to explore the world. Free spirits are hard to define, and that is what makes them fascinating.
A free spirit doesn’t care what society demands but what the heart yearns for. To live by true freedom is to live with courage.
Nowadays, free spirits are a rare breed. Are you one of them?
What is the ‘why’ behind your lifestyle?
Do you seek comfort or growth?
In others words, why do you do what you do? Why do you write? Why do you work at this job despite having all the prospects in the world? Why do you invest energy in your romantic relationship?
Are your habits a form of protection from the world, or do they demand stepping outside your comfort zone?
Some of our most significant life choices are dictated by the preferences of our parents, spouses, or bosses. Uncovering the fuel behind your decisions allows you to change the course, correct it and follow true freedom.
Valuing growth more than warmth and comfort is a sign of a free spirit. External societal norms do not entice you, but an inner drive to live with meaning, joy, and fulfilment.
You accept challenges. They make you thrive. It is not that you aren’t scared of trying new things or facing rejection. You persist despite being afraid.
Growth is the main theme of your life. And growth is impossible without the challenges it brings.
If the prospect of growth excites you, it means you are a free spirit.
Do others find you weird?
Society teaches us that being an outsider is a terrible thing. But free spirits have no desire to fit in. They are not followers. Instead, they forge a unique path that inspires and motivates others.
Freedom requires going against society’s expectations. And forging a new path is lonely. It is the very reason people may turn on you or find you odd.
But being different isn’t bad. It makes you fascinating. Following the beaten path is boring. Success is anything but boring.
Being different isn’t bad. It makes you fascinating.
As you sing in tune with your heart, you fulfil your destiny. People who have failed to follow their dreams will resent you for the courage to chase yours.
Your bravery might be choosing family life over climbing the corporate ladder. It can stand for travelling the world while your father expects you to take over a family business. Courage comes in all shapes and sizes.
Remaining truthful to who you are, not who society wish for you to become, is a hallmark of truth. How can you be free when living a lie?
If people find it hard to put you in a box, it means you are a free spirit.
Do you fear rejection?
People who dream big have mastered the art of seeing rejection as a redirection.
When you have big ideas, others will find them intimidating, trying to talk you out of pursuing them. Being rejected for your grand vision is a sign you are walking a path others fear to travel.
Mistakes do not determine who you can become. Failures are your lessons and most precious guiding systems. The truth is, the Universe wants you to fail. Challenges make you a better person.
Rejection, if seen as a stepping stone to greatness, will make you fearless.
Free spirits don’t get discouraged by the prospect of rejection. They turn it into fuel.
Rejection is unavoidable. It is a part of the human experience. Instead of fearing rejection, embrace it. They way you handle rejection is how you command long-term success.
Rejection, if seen as a stepping stone to greatness, will make you fearless. One “no” cannot determine what you choose to say “yes” to. Free spirits don’t allow for rejection to influence their next steps.
When faced with a rejection, you keep going, keep believing in yourself, and dream bigger, it means you are a free spirit.
What is the relationship with your intuition?
Intuition is your inner compass. When you make it your priority, you navigate life according to your feelings, not the status quo.
“Do what you love” may seem like a cliché, but when you follow your intuition and nourish your passions, you will awaken the freedom within.
Following your inner guidance gives you freedom from any chains society imposes on you. Intuition is your superpower.
Free spirits rarely take into account the opinions of others. The only thing that matters is how alive they feel doing things that spark their fire. Having a mentor in your life is empowering, but you can become inspired by others and still adjust your life to what feels good to you.
When you follow your intuition and passion, whatever you do will turn out magnificently. We all possess our built-in GPS. Connecting to ourselves offers a life of wisdom, clarity, and happiness.
How can you distinguish intuition from fear? Fear and anxiety feel heavy. Intuition feels good. Fear and anxiety are loud. Intuition feels like a whisper either nudging you forward or cautioning against your next move.
If you rely on your intuition and treat it as wealth, it means you are a free spirit.
Do you recognize your limiting beliefs?
Being free does not necessarily mean being limitless.
Freedom comes with the territory of knowing your limitations and working on overcoming them. Instead of getting complacent with mental patterns that govern your behaviour, you seek to remove your limiting beliefs.
Free spirits are curious about their minds. They live by the rule: what you think about all day is what materializes the next.
We all carry traumas and unhealthy patterns into adulthood. Some people are oblivious to beliefs governing their lives, and others try to escape them through addictions, but free spirits always question their thinking patterns. Instead of being ruled by them, you work out the system that controls you to become the master of the machine.
When you shift your self-image and break limiting beliefs that made you doubt yourself, you uncover new talents, possibilities and unlimited potential.
Greatest discoveries cannot be narrowed down to exploring the world but to traversing the inner landscape of the mind and soul.
If you refuse to be mesmerized by limiting beliefs and work on creating new ones, it means you are a free spirit.
We are different. Everyone is unique. It is the point of the Universe.
But if you find comfort and complacency suffocating, you can choose to become a free spirit. You won’t lose. You will find yourself.
One day the pain of staying the same will conquer the urge to stay in comfort. This is the day your free spirit calls you.
Thank you for being here, — Kate