For those of us who love to live outside of the box (because we know all the good stuff is there) the idea of a home based business that holds the promise of rewarding us with financial freedom is practically intoxicating. This may explain why so many people start this business. There are many theories why people do not stick it out to get what they came here for. I am going to suggest what might be a new spin on this. Let's call it "over shooting."
Freedom is not fancy. It means having a relaxed day that might include some of your favorite things to do. You might spend an extra hour after breakfast reading. You might not have to hurry home from the gym. You may have a friend drop something off and you end up sitting in your back yard sipping iced tea for an hour.
Freedom may be less about acquiring more things than we thought before we achieved it. What if freedom just meant waking up relaxed and happy. What if it meant feeling at peace with an unhurried lifestyle that allows plenty of rest.
My definition of freedom has changed over the 9 years I have been building this business. It has become refined. When it stopped being something I wanted to put my hands on -- like another thing to have -- and more about experiencing a delicious kind of security -- it appeared that more of this non-thing continued to appear in my life.
Freedom isn't fancy. Maybe if we stop looking for it in the wrong places, finding it will seem a whole lot easier.
As Abraham says, our lives are as good as we allow them to be. Make room in your life for authentic abundance, and freedom might just slip in the back door when you aren't out in front searching for it.
