MORE ON FREEDOM

I have been concerned about my five week old chicks. They look droopy. Similar to how they look if their too cold, but not as fluffed up; more saggy. I don't know when it started, I hope it is not related to the expensive organic feed I bought. The timing seems to fit; but that is hard to believe. I am still using a heat lamp, although it is raised very high. I don't think their either too cold or hot. I had Jamie come out and look at them with me. She concurred with me that perhaps we should let them free range. They have eliminated all the greenery they had in their little pen. I was planning on keeping them penned up until they were six weeks old.

They immediately perked up on being let out of the pen. They have a whole world of grass, weeds and bugs to feed on; hopefully, they will find what they need, to stay perked up. I feel better about it after seeing how they responded to being free.

Usually, that last sentence would give me a segue into a discussion about freedom. I am not sure I am qualified to have the discussion. On one hand, I can't think of any thing I would be doing, if I knew, I could do anything I want. I don't want to do anything I am not doing. Well........................ it is hard to say; in any case freedom of the body is not my biggest concern.

Freedom of the mind. Now that is a horse of a different color. I want freedom of the mind. I want to be free of fear. I want to be free of anxiety. I don't want any darkness in my mind. I don't want to be angry, ever. I never want to feel depressed. I don't want to worry!

I know how to have that freedom. I have it when I feel loved. I have it when I feel loving. Why can't that be constant? It could be, if we could rid ourselves, of all the old programming, that alludes to our worthiness. I am getting better and better; but why does it have to be gradual? Why can't I realize I am a loving being, once and for all? I do catch myself when I am feeling miserable about something, and I can bring myself out of it, by reminding myself, that I am a loving member of a loving universe. I know one of these days I will realize, “Hey! I am happy and I can't remember being unhappy.”

When I am free in my mind, I can ask myself if I am free in my body [behavior], I think I am.

I have to keep an eye on those chicks, on their first day of freedom.

Love and Peace, Gregg