I just read this beautiful post that lists the personal freedoms its author has achieved in her life.
So to honor today’s wonderful holiday, I will list my own recently acquired freedoms.
1. The freedom to be who I am and to hell with the fear that people might find me weird.
2. The freedom to seek psychological help without telling myself that it is too indulgent to do so.
3. The freedom to go outside without looking completely and absolutely perfect.
4. The freedom to be in a relationship without feeling locked down and deprived of choice.
5. The freedom to read Trollope as much as I want.
6. The freedom to decide that I do want a kiwano. My long-term readers will understand. 🙂 Mind you, I haven’t bought the kiwano yet, OK? So let’s all keep absolutely calm.
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I get the kiwano reference. Cute. 😉
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The freedom to say “no” to something, full stop. Without explaining or justifying my “no,” without apologizing for it, without trying to “make it up” to someone later.
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That’s a great one. I still fail to exercise this freedom often enough.
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An American writes about her relationship to her country:
http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2012/07/04/my-views-on-national-security-as-a-seventh-grader-and-how-it-took-a-social-movement-to-make-me-proud-to-be-an-american/
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