You Are Already Free

Freedom.
Freedom to be you.

I often ask myself: How can I be free?
Free from prejudice.
Free from fear.
From dependence.
Bad habits.
Emotional baggage.
Past regrets.
Future anxieties.
Perfectionism.
Self-doubt.

Free to truly be myself.

The first step on this journey is understanding who your true self really is. No doubt, social norms, your birthplace, the way you grew up, they all shape your perception of “self.” But look deeper, my friend. You are not your past, nor your future. You are an incredible being of energy, something only you can truly feel, understand, and come to know.

There was a time I used to fixate on past mistakes, and I still do sometimes, until I remember… my failures do not define me.

And when we look to the past, we say: That was me, who got hurt. I was the one who should have done something differently. Because of that I'm who I am today. But the past isn't who you are now.

If you’re reading this, take a moment to pause.
Take a slow breath in… and let it go.
What do you feel inside?

Look deeper.
Find the stillness.
And deeper still, the emptiness.

You are a vessel. You carry energies, some you can control, others that move through you and affect you. And that’s okay.

So, remember to be free.
Free to be your true self.

And if we look deeply enough, I believe we’ll see that at our core, we are made of love, kindness, and compassion. Everything else, the tension, the masks, the weight, is just the husk waiting to be shed.

If I could give just one piece of advice:
It’s impossible to fix everything all at once. You solve one thing, and a dozen more seem to appear. That’s life.
Instead, try to focus on the light, your lighthouse in the mist, and keep walking toward it.

For me, that lighthouse is a quiet knowing.
A deep feeling that everything will be alright, a connection with my true self, the cosmos, and a higher power.

When I reach stillness, even briefly, I feel it in my body.
There’s clarity. Calm. Confidence. Hope.
A remembering.

We are already free.

Not because we fixed everything, but because we stopped running from ourselves.

You are not broken. There is nothing wrong with you that must be solved before you can rest, love, or be at peace.
When we notice something within, a reaction, a behavior, a fear, we can choose to accept it, work on it, or simply let it go. That freedom is always there.
It’s just easy to forget.

What helps me remember all this is stillness.
Even a few quiet minutes. A pause. A breath. A return. Brings me back.

So before we finish, if you’d like, take a moment with me:

Close your eyes.
Take a deep breath in… and slowly release.
Feel your body just as it is.
Let the swirl settle.

You don’t need to fight your way into peace.
You’re already on the Earth, already riding around the sun, already enough.

You are already free.

With warmth,
Sun

Written on July 4, 2025