At Last….I get what freedom means to me!

Summary

The author, after years of balancing personal aspirations with life roles, has found freedom in pursuing her passion for writing and aligning with her unique destiny.

Abstract

The author shares a personal journey of reconciling her dream of being a writer with the realities of life, including being a wife, mother, and model employee. Despite fulfilling societal expectations, she felt incomplete until she returned to writing fiction, engaging with the writing community, and finding success. Through listening to various podcasts on health, success, and Christian teachings, she realized the importance of pursuing her innate talents and aligning her soul, body, and spirit. For her, freedom is the ability to write without constraints, to explore and express herself, and to serve others through her work, leading to personal fulfillment and open doors.

Opinions

The author believes that personal fulfillment comes from aligning with one's unique destiny and God-given talents.
She expresses that freedom is the capacity to pursue one's passions without being tied down by external expectations.
The author suggests that personal success, such as being shortlisted for a writing prize, can be accompanied by feelings of guilt, indicating a struggle with societal norms.
She emphasizes the importance of self-expression and service to others as key components of personal growth and success.
The author's perspective on freedom includes the ability to reach out to mentors and influencers, like Arianna Huffington, and to leverage opportunities that arise from genuine self-expression.

At Last….I get what freedom means to me!

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I have always had dreams of being a writer. Always strived towards this… then I became a wife, mother and a model employee, was a God fearing person and a good citizen. Yet it was not enough for me! I did not write for the first 10 years of being a mother. I was miserable and did not understand why. I hankered after my writing for a long time and then started writing fiction again. Shared highs and lows with fellow writers. Got shortlisted for a prize. Felt guilty for feeling happy!

Then I started to listen to podcasts on health and wellbeing, on success, on christian teachings and it started to come together. We are created for a purpose and that is to achieve our unique destiny. As long as we align ourselves with this then we are on the right path as soul, body and spirit comes together. Sadly, it is not so for most us. For different reasons and circumstances not everyone can achieve their God given innate talent.

Freedom means different things to different people. To me it means I can soar and explore what I love. That I am not tied to any form of writing. That I could listen to Arianna on a Podcast one day, reach out to her and be writing on this platform the next. It means that as I delve into self and express this, sincerely give of myself to serve others then more doors could open. Not everyone will agree with this. And some might imagine it to be simplistic but for me, at last, I get it!