[Soil & Land - XI]
Freedom is not merely a lack of captivity. That’s emancipation. Maybe liberty.
Freedom is not only volition, the ability to make your own decisions and assert your will. That’s part of what it means to have power. Perhaps prestige.
Freedom is not just having many options and access to resources. That’s privilege, which is part of freedom.
Freedom is also not just an optimistic state of mind, though that has become popular. That can be delusion, or a type of happiness addiction.
I'm learning that a big part of what it means to experience freedom is willingly accepting limitations. True freedom is participating in the way creation works. Here’s an example of the difference: Freedom is not necessarily having the wealth to deny gravity and shoot yourself into space in a rocket; rather, freedom is embracing gravity, and learning to walk, step by step, with gratitude.
Freedom is most poignant for me in the spring.
Freedom is building compost, creating my own germination mix, and propagating seeds.
Freedom is working within the limitations of nature as a productive participant.
Freedom is buying less and creating more.
True Freedom is staying put, growing, and sharing.
