Thoughts that Illuminate
Let Freedom Ring
Many years ago I had become frustrated and unhappy with my life. I had spent years trying to teach
others how to behave toward me, how they could change to better our relationship and taught
myself how to be resilient to life’s many challenges. After years of this “learning” I found myself
feeling hopeless that I would ever find the magic key that would change others or make the outside
world meet my need for happiness and peace. Seeking a new direction to go, now that I had dried
up all of my own resources, I entered into a counseling relationship. During a session there was a
pivotal moment that would forever change my life.
Up until this moment, I believed I could only be free; happy and at peace when others responded or
behaved in a certain way; when nothing serious was going on, or my day went smoothly without
mishaps or uncomfortable feelings. After years of living this way, I had a sudden epiphany in the
counselor’s office that day. This never works! I had said to the counselor, “I am realizing that
‘they’ may never be able to change, or the world may never be able to give me what I need. I don’t
want to fight this battle anymore.” The counselor, shifting in his chair asked the question that would
turn my seeking in a whole new direction. He asked, “What is it that you do want then?” Without
hesitation but said through the tears of someone who had come to the end of her rope, I
responded, “I just want to be free!”
What I meant by these words was that I wanted to be free of being at the mercy of the world and
others. I wanted to be free to love no matter what the other person was doing or experiencing. I
wanted to be free to be at peace no matter what happens. At the time I made this declaration, I
didn’t realize that wanting freedom above all else would lead me inward to my mind that held its
false beliefs and fantasies. I was so use to fixing the world “out there” that I thought freedom would
come from the outside in. Instead it came from the inside out. Our path to true freedom takes on
many different forms. Although the form may be different there is one thing that is the same about
every path that leads to the mountain top. It points the traveler in the only direction that leads to
freedom….not outward to the world, but inward to the inner Light.
Since this moment I have learned that true freedom can only come by traveling into the depths of
my own mind. I have learned that the path of the spiritual warrior is to see that the battle is not ‘out
there’ but going on inside the mind. It is the battle of identity, the split between believing I am a body
and knowing I am Light. I am learning to discover and release all the thoughts and beliefs that are
imprisoning my mind. I am learning of a Self that was there all along. I am learning of the glory of
this Self and have found a treasure house full of peace and happiness. All because of a call for
freedom I made that day in the counselor’s office.
Are you growing weary of the ego’s way of trying to find happiness and peace outside in the world?
Are you feeling the call to be free rising into your awareness? If so, ring the bell for freedom by
letting go of the need for the world “out there” to set you free and go within to the only place where
you will find true freedom. It’s not “the world will set you free”, nor “others will set you free”, but “The
truth will set you free”. When you discover this one truth about your Self, you will be free forever;
You are not a body, but a holy Son of God, a child of Pure Light. “There is nothing else that I could
ever really want to find. Let me remember You. What else could I desire but the truth about
myself?” (W.#231.3)
What I was calling for that day in the counselor’s office was the freedom to be happy and at peace
without the world dictating to me when and if that happened. Isn’t that what the 4th of July is? The
declaration that All have the right to Life, liberty (freedom) and the pursuit of happiness? We can
make any day, the day of our independence….the day we no longer depend on the world for our
happiness but on the truth to set us free.
Ring the bell for freedom by making the statement that you do want to accept and know this truth
about yourself. The Holy Spirit always hears the ringing of the bell and He knows exactly how to
respond to your call. Listen and let Him Guide your footsteps to where you need to go to be free.
Give your journey into His Loving Care and He will lead you away from the world, inward to True
Life, Liberty and happiness.
Written by: Patti Fields pattifields.com pifields@frontiernet.net
Many years ago I had become frustrated and unhappy with my life. I had spent years trying to teach
others how to behave toward me, how they could change to better our relationship and taught
myself how to be resilient to life’s many challenges. After years of this “learning” I found myself
feeling hopeless that I would ever find the magic key that would change others or make the outside
world meet my need for happiness and peace. Seeking a new direction to go, now that I had dried
up all of my own resources, I entered into a counseling relationship. During a session there was a
pivotal moment that would forever change my life.
Up until this moment, I believed I could only be free; happy and at peace when others responded or
behaved in a certain way; when nothing serious was going on, or my day went smoothly without
mishaps or uncomfortable feelings. After years of living this way, I had a sudden epiphany in the
counselor’s office that day. This never works! I had said to the counselor, “I am realizing that
‘they’ may never be able to change, or the world may never be able to give me what I need. I don’t
want to fight this battle anymore.” The counselor, shifting in his chair asked the question that would
turn my seeking in a whole new direction. He asked, “What is it that you do want then?” Without
hesitation but said through the tears of someone who had come to the end of her rope, I
responded, “I just want to be free!”
What I meant by these words was that I wanted to be free of being at the mercy of the world and
others. I wanted to be free to love no matter what the other person was doing or experiencing. I
wanted to be free to be at peace no matter what happens. At the time I made this declaration, I
didn’t realize that wanting freedom above all else would lead me inward to my mind that held its
false beliefs and fantasies. I was so use to fixing the world “out there” that I thought freedom would
come from the outside in. Instead it came from the inside out. Our path to true freedom takes on
many different forms. Although the form may be different there is one thing that is the same about
every path that leads to the mountain top. It points the traveler in the only direction that leads to
freedom….not outward to the world, but inward to the inner Light.
Since this moment I have learned that true freedom can only come by traveling into the depths of
my own mind. I have learned that the path of the spiritual warrior is to see that the battle is not ‘out
there’ but going on inside the mind. It is the battle of identity, the split between believing I am a body
and knowing I am Light. I am learning to discover and release all the thoughts and beliefs that are
imprisoning my mind. I am learning of a Self that was there all along. I am learning of the glory of
this Self and have found a treasure house full of peace and happiness. All because of a call for
freedom I made that day in the counselor’s office.
Are you growing weary of the ego’s way of trying to find happiness and peace outside in the world?
Are you feeling the call to be free rising into your awareness? If so, ring the bell for freedom by
letting go of the need for the world “out there” to set you free and go within to the only place where
you will find true freedom. It’s not “the world will set you free”, nor “others will set you free”, but “The
truth will set you free”. When you discover this one truth about your Self, you will be free forever;
You are not a body, but a holy Son of God, a child of Pure Light. “There is nothing else that I could
ever really want to find. Let me remember You. What else could I desire but the truth about
myself?” (W.#231.3)
What I was calling for that day in the counselor’s office was the freedom to be happy and at peace
without the world dictating to me when and if that happened. Isn’t that what the 4th of July is? The
declaration that All have the right to Life, liberty (freedom) and the pursuit of happiness? We can
make any day, the day of our independence….the day we no longer depend on the world for our
happiness but on the truth to set us free.
Ring the bell for freedom by making the statement that you do want to accept and know this truth
about yourself. The Holy Spirit always hears the ringing of the bell and He knows exactly how to
respond to your call. Listen and let Him Guide your footsteps to where you need to go to be free.
Give your journey into His Loving Care and He will lead you away from the world, inward to True
Life, Liberty and happiness.
Written by: Patti Fields pattifields.com pifields@frontiernet.net
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