{"id":164,"date":"2013-02-04T21:20:02","date_gmt":"2013-02-04T21:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.wordpress.com\/?p=164"},"modified":"2013-02-04T21:20:02","modified_gmt":"2013-02-04T21:20:02","slug":"i-choose-to-be-happy-and-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/index.php\/2013\/02\/04\/i-choose-to-be-happy-and-free\/","title":{"rendered":"I choose to be Happy AND Free!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"anarcho\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cIf you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present.\u201d\u00a0 -Lao Tzu<\/p>\n

Are you free, Are you happy?<\/p>\n

The more I observe society the more I see how distracted we all are.\u00a0 In an age of instantaneous mass media it\u2019s difficult not to be.\u00a0 Distractions can be good from time to time,\u00a0 they provide us with a much needed outlet, and a little happiness.\u00a0 For many of us however, the trick seems to be achieving a balance between activism and happiness.\u00a0 Personally I believe that activism and happiness are not mutually exclusive.\u00a0 Those of us in the Liberty mission that engage in various forms of activism are informed.\u00a0 We tend to keep up with current events and the tyrannies creeping up on us.\u00a0 This can have the effect of making one very pessimistic, and often times negativity and hopelessness can set in.\u00a0 That doesn\u2019t have to be the case\u2026\u2026.Activism, no matter how small can and does produce positive change.\u00a0 Can you see it?\u00a0 Look for the subtle signs, \u201cordinary folks\u201d beginning to watch and comment on your posts more, those same folks starting to ask questions.\u00a0 Ideas that once seemed \u201ccrazy\u201d among your friends and family are not deemed so any more.\u00a0 Remember we\u2019re not out to \u201cconvert\u201d anyone, all I seek to do is water the flower of Liberty in other individuals and watch it grow.\u00a0 To me happiness can be derived from watching someone evolve from your indirect actions and ideas I\u2019ve tried to plant\u2026..remember that \u201cnagging thought\u201d? .<\/p>\n

Now what about personal happiness?\u00a0 Many of us in the Liberty mission get so wrapped up in what we do, that we forget to take part in a little fun from time to time, or if we do we feel \u201cguilty\u201d.\u00a0 This is ridiculous!\u00a0 How can you as an individual expect to inspire others if you\u2019re miserable, or if you\u2019re worn out from all the \u201cbad news\u201d?\u00a0 I believe that it\u2019s paramount to take some time to enjoy with friends and family\u2026..cherish that time.\u00a0 Not only does it feed the body and soul, but in the process friends and family my be inspired and learn a thing or two.\u00a0 The \u201celites\u201d, the state, or whatever you choose to call them, want us to be burned out\u2026..fearful, and miserable.\u00a0 They draw their power form those feelings, the more we do to increase our happiness, and independence, the more we deprive them of their power and control.\u00a0 I strive everyday to find balance.\u00a0 I have found that balance = peace, and I\u2019m more effective now because of that balance\u2026\u2026.are you?<\/p>\n

Be mindful the mistakes of the past, take steps to shape a positive future, and most importantly\u2026..Live for today, it could be your last!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cIf you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present.\u201d\u00a0 -Lao Tzu Are you free, Are you happy? The more I observe society the more I see how distracted we all are.\u00a0 In an […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-musings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=164"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}