Freedom
My greatest fear is being trapped. This quarantine has been padded with confining language like “isolation”, “stuck”, “stir crazy” and while the feelings are real, it is not the capital “T” Truth and quite frankly we all need to knock it off. Myself included.
I had a cagey day recently and needed to live out a few activities that remind me of my birthright to freedom. Many people are living in oppressed and unsafe situations where freedom feels impossible. I’ve had to remind myself of my privileges and blessings before finding ways to liberate myself within the guidelines of physical distancing.
AND CAN WE MAKE IT FUN PLEASE? 🕺
When I remember I AM FREE and “have more freedom than I’m using” (quote by artist Dan Attoe) I feel a provocative need to *fuck it upppp* on this magical playground we exist on. We are ALIVE and available for more play than we’re allowing. Let’s goOoOo 👏🏼👏🏼 get what’s ours!!
And no, your freedom doesn’t have to look like mine. Being topless just happens to be #1 on my list. Here are a few because IG will only let me ramble so long:
⚡️Standing on the shoreline
⚡️Loose clothing
⚡️A spontaneous “OOHHH” or “YEOOOW” in a public place for all to hear
⚡️leaving the phone at home
⚡️a run with no time limit
⚡️LOUD music
⚡️Swimming at night
⚡️Swimming naked
⚡️Swimming naked at night
⚡️A big fat NO
⚡️”the open road” (best stated in a southern drawl, best lived out in a long car ride with windows down)
⚡️sharing an honest opinion
⚡️waking up before the sun, before everybody else— silent mornings
⚡️leaving early
⚡️doing something weird while standing in line somewhere— challenging a social norm remembering I have free will
⚡️hiking a mountain
⚡️clearing out the closet, donating the clothes
⚡️looking into my own eyes
⚡️remembering no one *really* cares what I’m up to and how I’m spending my time. Do what the fuck you want.
I hope some of these inspire you to find your own pathways to freedom. I would love to get ideas from you too! What makes you feel free?
📷: @anishaspice
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