July 4th Tribute

The Fourth of July is one of the highlights of summer in the U.S.A. Friends and families get together at poolside gatherings, backyard picnics, beach parties and fireworks displays to celebrate our nation's independence.

Isn't Independence Day wonderful? It's a celebration not only of our freedom from monarchal rule, but also of our free will. Free will is the most precious of our inalienable rights. We are free to pursue our own path to happiness in this country.

Independence is the opposite of following the herd or letting others dictate your actions. It requires snipping away the puppet strings of social expectations so that you can exercise free will. Free will requires access to your whole self.

This Independence Day, when you look around at all the flags flying and burgers flipping, remember what this holiday is really about. Remember what freedom is really about. And when you see all the bright-eyed American kids at your parties, consider that they are watching and learning from you. Will you teach them to follow the herd? Or will you reach for the next rung on the evolutionary spiral of human life and show them that there's more to freedom than social status and material gain?

 Happy Fourth! May you celebrate the highest good of human independence with fireworks in your heart!

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