Steve Houston BreakFree2Liberty - Burn The Cubicle
Is it Freedom or Liberty, many search for?
First, allow me to share a story with you,
"Once upon a time, there was a hard working girl who got up at dawn every morning and drove an hour to work. Her days were filled with deadlines and stress, and she arrived home each night after dark, exhausted. At the end of each week her reward was [almost] enough money to live on.
She thought this was how the world worked.
Then on day, disaster struck with her family. Her sister's house burned to the ground leaving her sister and two daughters homeless but that's not all. Her parents were both diagnosed with terminal illnesses and, with a limited fixed income, had no way to pay for their medial care. Worse still, her niece developed a severe seizure disorder that no one seemed to be able to figure out.
She needed money,
She needed flexibility,
She desperately needed to help her family,
So this girl took a giant leap of faith -- and quit her J.O.B. (Just over Broke)
She started her own Home Based Business, she jumped in head first, weathering the disbelief and derisive comments from those closest to her..she [closed her mind] to the negative inferences of those who feared for her and kept her eye on the goal.
As you may have guessed
She succeeded through all the trials, doubts, mockery, and fear, and many, many moments of self doubt, feelings of inadequacy, and yes, the many moments of tears
What does that success and Independence mean to her? It meant health care for her parents and her niece. It meant her family could pay her mortgage and household bills on time. It meant having the ability to step up to the plate and take care of her loved one's when they had no place else to turn, except family.
It meant being able to take that gut wrenching fear out of the eyes of her father. He was her hero, and that alone was worth all the above trials.
Looking back over the years, she almost settled with the standard, taking what life was willing to [give] her rather than taking what she wanted out of this life..
What did starting her own Business mean to her In the end it meant freedom and money to enjoy all the finer things in life, sure!, however, it was much more than that, it was a way of life. It was an integral part of who she was - it's not [just] something you do.
It's a way of giving yourself to others in a way nobody else can, believe me, she and I, know first hand, we live it everyday.
Thank God, we had the faith, even though at times scared to death, to just say, yes, now we can say.
Thank God I did, not I sure wish I had"
Many say, they are searching for Freedom, I recently learned that a change in wording would be more accurate.
Here's what I mean,
Freedom is usually what most people want, and is what most people chase after their whole lives. Freedom is seemingly so elusive due to the emphasis on not having it, when in reality, we ALL are free. We can say anything we want, do anything we want, and go anywhere we want, but not necessarily in an easy and stress free fashion.
What people are REALLY striving for related to Freedom is in
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Steve Houston BreakFree2Liberty - Burn The Cubicle
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