Dare to Live: Breaking Free (How to live the Solution)Freedom is just the extent of control you have over your own life Every day we despair at the atrocities we see going on in the world. We all have issues close to our hearts whether political, financial, scientific, health related, humanistic or other. We long for change. We can smell it in the air like dinner in the oven wafting through the room. All of us at the table have different tastes, choose different things from the menu, and we all want to like what were about to eat. So how can one restaurant satisfy us all? It cant! Thats why we have many restaurants and we each have our preferred ones. So why is it when it comes to any other decision, whether it is political party, financial policy, scientific theory, or diet we usually think one particular solution can serve us all? Freedom, like food, is all about personal preference or simply put; choice. In todays society we find ourselves eating in a bad restaurant because the majority voted it in. In a bad restaurant it doesnt matter what you choose from the menu youre not going to like what you get! So when the world picks a different choice to the one you wanted how can you be happy and what should you do about it? If the choice was as straightforward as a meal wed simply pick a different restaurant or if no options suited us then wed stick to cooking at home. With the bigger life and world issues, individually we simply dont have the influence to choose where we eat. This can leave us feeling frustrated, worried or even anxious to change things. Butfocusingon the things we cant control, will only lead to disappointment. Here are things you do control: When it comes to changing the world though, we typically think about changing things at the top. Do you envisage a great leader to swoop in and do things right making all the best choices? Do you know of any man who can always be right and never make a mistake or who can keep everyone happy? I dont believe any of us are perfect. If you are basing your happiness in the idea that someone or something outside yourself can make it all right you are sure to be let down and feel unhappy. In doing such a thing you are out of control and actively giving up your freedom. Freedom is just the extent of control you have over your own life. How can you be in control when your happiness rests in someone elses hands like a leader? Therefore its up to you to take control of your life and your actions. Do you think there is nothing you can do? I tell you the truth when I say you just dont realise the power of one person. Many agree that the government, banking and corporate fat cats are working to serve only themselves. We sit reading websites like this one judging peoples bad deeds and their failings. But if you think you can change the world by having your idea be the chosen one and making everyone follow it then think again. Others will simply be in the position you are in now and you will have become just like the oppressors you hate. You cant always change other peoples minds. No matter how right you may be, sometimes, like you and I, people just dont want to hear it. The truth is; to be the solution the change needed is in YOU not outside you. The old saying goes if you cant beat em join em. This doesnt mean join in what they do and make the same choices as them, it means stop seeing them as the enemy! Join their side and help them as an individual. When we see someone with an alternative view to ours as the enemy, we have a tendency to attack them, and their response is toattackback. You must stop resenting and judging people for their mistakes. You are a flawed just like everyone else, so treat them as you would wish to be treated. Whatever you decide you can do in your sphere of influence, dont expect it to be easy. You may say there is nothing you can do, and think people will not change their minds. But I can promise that its easier for you to change the minds of your fellow people rather than change those at the top. You may not be able to change everyones opinion but even just changing one mind you will feel a lot happier. You will see a better return for the efforts you make when you focus locally, and will hold an attitude of here let me help you rather than I hate you. This helpful attitude gets much more positive responses. When enough of the population have experienced better options and decided its right for them through their own free will, the pressure on those at the top will be too great. We must first strive to become a fee thinking and free willed society as individuals for change to take effect as a whole. To find your own truth, search for Roy Masters on blogtalkradio.com . The writer is not affiliated to this site, but has found the advice invaluable in her own life. If you like this article, please share it. The winner is decided by total page views. linkwithin_text=Related Articles: 