Choices

I have recently come to the realisation that true freedom comes when you have choices.  Real choices, without guilt or obligation.  From the simplest things like what am I going to wear today to big things like where do I want to live, what job do I want and how do I like to spend my time.

I think, all too often, people go through the motions of life without really assessing their choices.  I have made major life decisions based on what I think is expected of me.  I know others do too.  One particular friend went to uni after finishing school, married, travelled overseas and had child before she had a psychotic break and realised she didn't actually want any of those things. She has been through years of therapy and medication to try to cope with the choices that she made.

I realise that there are very few people  in the world that are truly free.  Everyone has obligations.  Everyone makes choices based on external factors.  But there is a balance.  I believe there is a way to have choice in life, ergo maintaining freedom, and not harm those around us.  I believe this is achievable if you surround yourself with people that accept you for who you are.  In that way, they will respect the choices that you make and give you the freedom to be. Just be.

There are nearly seven billion people on Earth.  I figure I can find twenty or so good ones that will accept my flaws, respect the things I love and support me through the crap that life dishes out on the way.  My aim is to find those people.