Different countries celebrate the dates they gained liberty from colonialism or tyranny. But there’s another kind of liberty that delivers an even greater feeling of well-being: freedom from dependence on external conditions for our own happiness. This freedom comes from understanding that we are the masters of our mood, the generals of our judgment and commanders of conscious decision making. When something doesn’t go according to our plan, we can embrace it with full acceptance and respond with a clear-headed resolve and equinimity. This freedom to be at peace with what-is, is self-generated, powerful and absolutely…
Liberating.
