We often think of freedom as something external; a political right, a cleared schedule, a plane ticket, or a chilled out day at the beach. But the deeper, lasting kind of freedom? That’s an inside job. Here’s why:
1. External Circumstances Always Change
You can’t control traffic, the economy, or how someone else treats you. If your sense of freedom is based on everything going right, you’re giving your peace (and power) away to things that shift like weather.
2. Mental Chains Are Stronger Than Physical Ones
You can be in a free country and still be imprisoned by fear, self-doubt, guilt, or the past. The mind can build its own walls, and transcending those, matters more than breaking out of any real prison.
3. You Can’t Outsource Inner Peace
No job, relationship, location, or lifestyle will do the inner work for you. You carry yourself into every situation. If you’re not free within, you’ll always find something to feel stuck about - even in so-called 'paradise.'
4. Reaction Is a Choice
When someone pushes your buttons, freedom looks like not reacting on autopilot. It’s choosing how to respond instead of reacting and letting your wounds or ego run the show. That choice? 100% internal.
5. Self-Awareness Is the Gatekeeper
The more you know yourself, the less you’re pulled by old patterns or people’s expectations. Self-awareness and personal ownership lets you move from survival mode to sovereign mode. That shift? It's inner freedom in action.
6. Authenticity Is Liberating
Trying to be someone you're not is its own kind of prison. When you drop the masks (alter egos) and show up real, you reclaim your time, energy, and truth. That’s the kind of freedom no one can take.
7. Gratitude Creates Space
It sounds cliché, but when you train your mind to see what’s good, you stop feeling trapped by what’s missing. Gratitude flips the script and it turns scarcity into spaciousness. Internally. It frees up space for the good stuff.
8. Forgiveness Sets You Free
Holding onto resentment is like chaining yourself to the past. Forgiveness isn’t saying what happened was okay, it’s saying you’re done carrying it. That release? Pure liberation.
9. Freedom Is a State of Being, Not a Destination
There’s no final arrival point. True freedom is moment-to-moment, showing up clear, conscious, and unencumbered. You don’t get there by escaping your life, but by shifting how you relate to it.
10. The Universe Mirrors Your Inner State
When you’re free inside and not ruled by fear, approval, or pressure — you show up differently. You speak more boldly. You love more openly and deeply. And you start seeing freedom everywhere.
Bottom Line: You can’t wait for life to hand you permission. Freedom begins the moment you decide to own your mind, your energy, and your choices. Start there. The rest unfolds from within.
*** THROW IT TO THE U® programme invites and inspires you' to experience freedom in every cell of your body and finally live into the Identity that's waited so long for you to reclaim.
Joan Bell
Joan is a Professional Certified Coach who thrives on a sense of freedom, whether it’s found in nature, the outdoors, or the simple pleasure of café culture. She feels most alive when walking, cycling, or laughing alongside her partner of 35 years. Originally from England, Joan has embraced Australia as her home for nearly 40 years, drawn by its open spaces and lifestyle that celebrates living freely and fully.
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