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The Freedom to Think
The Archangels Encourage Us
I think we’re all very tired. Tired of working and never getting ahead, tired of being told what we can and cannot do, and tired of the status quo and people trying to control us. I think sometimes we’re so tired, we try not to think about our life too much, because it’s easy to believe there isn’t a whole lot to celebrate these days.
We talk about all kinds of people’s rights and the importance to have the freedom to make our own choices, which lately, seem to be under attack. We have freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom to bear arms (God help us), freedom of the press, etc. We also have the freedom to think our own thoughts, whether we voice them, or not. On the surface, that seems like simple common sense, but regardless of whether or not we have the freedom to think, do we use it?
Thinking is hard. It’s so much easier to walk the straight path of least resistance, rather than find another way that’s harder. It’s easier to escape from reality than to question it, but when we do that, nothing changes. I can think of many times in my life that I just didn’t want to think about whatever situation I found myself in, because that took energy that I just couldn’t muster.
Sometimes, I think we’re so focused on surviving, we don’t question whether or not life should be so hard…
