Tiny Wisdom: What It Means to Be Free

“Freedom is the will to be responsible to ourselves.” -Friedrich Nietzsche

When you choose to forgive instead of seeing the world through bitter eyes, you are free.
When learn from your mistakes instead of letting them define or cripple you, you are free.
When you love yourself regardless of what other people think, you are free.
When you accept uncertainty instead of stressing about what you don’t know, you are free.
When you embrace chaos, instead of struggling for control, you are free.
When you recognize that we are all imperfect, and then resist the urge to fight that, you are free.
When you choose to appreciate what you have instead of lamenting what you’ve lost, you are free.
When you plant yourself in this moment, and do what you can to make the most of it, you are free.

Lori Deschene is the founder of Tiny Buddha. She started the site after struggling with depression, bulimia, c-PTSD, and toxic shame so she could recycle her former pain into something useful and inspire others to do the same. You can find her books, including Tiny Buddha’s Gratitude Journal and Tiny Buddha’s Worry Journal, here and learn more about her eCourse, Recreate Your Life Story, if you’re ready to transform your life and become the person you want to be.