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What does freedom mean to you?

Freedom means different things to different people. We hear a lot about it today. Webster has a generic definition of “FREEDOM” which is, “The power or condition of acting without compulsion; the absence of constraint in choice or action; relief from lacking something unpleasant.” Do you consider yourself free today? They say that if you had enough money, you’d be free.

I was prompted to do this article when I saw a picture of $800 million found stacked in a room during a drug bust. What in the world would anyone do with $800 million?!

All it did for this drug dealer was to get him off the streets and give him permanent residence in jail. That is not my idea of freedom.

We all think that if we had a million dollars, we would enjoy freedom. It might help and it could be the worse thing that could happen to you. There’s no guarantee. I’m sure we all know of people who have acquired great wealth and live miserable lives. Similarly, we all know people who have limited funds and are the picture of joy and freedom.

Years ago, I felt I had so many problems and limitations that true happiness and freedom were mere abstract terms that applied to someone else, not me.

In this period of desperation I made an exciting discovery. I reasoned that, in “big picture” success, prosperity, freedom and harmonious life experiences was not dependent upon having a lot of money. The conditions that define freedom are as natural to you and me as wet is to water or heat and light are to the sun and readily available to anyone independent of one’s economic status. I reasoned that the only thing preventing us from experiencing these characteristics right now is because there are some un-solved problems in our lives that are NOT natural conditions.

This prompted me to search for those natural laws and principles that would not only resolve all my problems but prevent new ones from occurring in the future. It meant that would have to change a lot of habitual thinking and get in sync with natural laws and principles.

I did find my answers and subsequently, I wrote a pamphlet entitled, “FREEDOM is Knowing How to Solve Problems” which evolved into my current book, “The Science of LIVING BETTER FOREVER” (available through Amazon or downloaded in an expanded version from my webpage at www.livingbetterforever.com).

Over the years, my wife and I have had many opportunities to prove the principles embodied in my book. We have not only survived some tough situations but have prospered. For example, although Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans took everything we owned, today all our needs are abundantly met and we are freer today than at any other time in our 62 year marriage.

Today, I enjoy sharing my unique approach with others seeking success, prosperity, freedom and pressure-free life experiences in spite of their being victimized by a declining economy, unemployment and all the other world discords over which they have no control.

I know how abstract it sounds, but freedom is not found “out there” somewhere external to you. It is as Galileo said, you “find it within yourself.” When the science of this source is understood and properly implemented, the events and circumstances comprising your life experience, including a freedom from lack, will adjust to be in conformity with the mandated harmonious actions of the universe’s natural laws and principles.

As true as this is, it is totally academic until you are willing to access them and make them work for you. It was Aldus Huxley who said, “Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.”

Don’t give in to the temptation to ignore facts just because it is difficult for you to accept them and they differ from your preconceived ideas. When you can discipline yourself to accept the facts of every situation, your freedom will be assured.

A continuity of the universal natural laws and principles, defined by Webster as “the creative and controlling forces of the universe,” are outlined in my book “The Science of LIVING BETTER FOREVER.”