The Personal Freedom Manifesto

Within you, is an untapped well of ideas, visions and urges, all pushing you in the direction of greater creativity, fun, love and enjoyment. Tap into these.

However, rather than protest this malaise, as Thoreau suggests, we suffer in silence. Why does this happen? Why won’t anyone speak out? The simple answer is that we believe we are wrong for feeling the way we do. Since childhood, we’ve been conditioned to accept the world as it is presented. This is ‘how the world works’ we are told,

if you’ve always been someone whose kept their true personality and opinion hidden behind the veil of societal acceptability, you need to learn about the power of embracing your individuality.

Your outlook must change. Your belief system must alter. Your self-talk must be radically different. This is the first step and true definition of what it means to break free.

Try as you might to be what other people want, there will always be a part of you longing to be itself.

What is the impact of living in a state of “quiet desperation?” Sadly, we shut ourselves down. We trade passion and meaning for security and comfort. As a result, all that we could have been goes to the grave without ever being expressed.