The rewards and risks of personal freedom

Written by Charlie Badenhop


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From that day on, wheneverrepparttar weather was good I would let him out early and he would fly around and be back before dark. This routine lasted for about two months and then suddenly Chico became ill. The vet said that he had contracted a disease fromrepparttar 122929 pigeons inrepparttar 122930 neighborhood. Within a few days he died, and I mourned his loss.

Just oncerepparttar 122931 thought crossed my mind that if I had not set him free to fly every day, he would still be alive. It was then that I realized thatrepparttar 122932 quality of one's life is much more important thanrepparttar 122933 number of years one lives. What sense is there in being a bird if you can't fly?

Chico made his initial break for freedom on a late Monday afternoon in April. When will you make yours? You too can take a chance whenrepparttar 122934 conditions are right, knowing you too in your own way, were built to fly. If you don't set yourself free, what will berepparttar 122935 purpose of your life?

I would suggest thatrepparttar 122936 quality of one's life is dependant on feeling one's essence, and livingrepparttar 122937 design that is you. If you are a fish, your life needs to be all about swimming. If you are a bird, your life needs to be all about flying and spreading your message to all that you meet alongrepparttar 122938 way. What sense is there in being you, if you don't really let yourself free and express your heart?

Charlie Badenhop is the originator of Seishindo, an Aikido instructor, NLP trainer, and Ericksonian Hypnotherapist. Benefit from his thought-provoking ideas and a new self-help Practice every two weeks, by subscribing to his complimentary newsletter "Pure Heart, Simple Mind" at http://www.seishindo.org/anger/index.html .


Life is not a hardship to be endured

Written by Charlie Badenhop


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This time around, needing hedge clippers to getrepparttar job done, I cutrepparttar 122928 weed-tree down as close torepparttar 122929 sidewalk as possible, and I must say that I had a sense of "Good riddance!" when I did so.

Well, I think it wasrepparttar 122930 very next morning, or two days atrepparttar 122931 most, when I went outside to findrepparttar 122932 bloody thing sprouting new growth. This time I quickly dug away at it with a small shovel, but I couldn't unearth it, and sure enough, new growth quickly answeredrepparttar 122933 call to arms.

At this point I was beginning to concede a shift inrepparttar 122934 balance of power. Regardless of my superior education and specialized negotiation skills,repparttar 122935 weed-tree was prevailing.

What to do?

I knew by now that there was only one viable course of action. First, I found a new place to park my bike. Next, I went out and purchased some plant food and liberally watered and fedrepparttar 122936 weed-tree every day. My little beauty grew gloriously and I soon began to lovingly trim it into a "bonsai" shape!

Some years later it is looking truly gorgeous!

Two questions come to my mind, and I wonder if they come to yours as well.

1. Can a weed-tree that is nurtured, praised, and pruned, still be considered to be a weed-tree? 2. Isn't life much grander once we realize that so much of what goes on is not under our control?

I only hope my spirit, can be half as strong asrepparttar 122937 tree that has offered itself to me.

Charlie Badenhop is the originator of Seishindo, an Aikido instructor, NLP trainer, and Ericksonian Hypnotherapist. Benefit from his thought-provoking ideas and a new self-help Practice every two weeks, by subscribing to his complimentary newsletter "Pure Heart, Simple Mind" at http://www.seishindo.org/anger/index.html .


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