Finding Freedom

Friends,

A couple of weeks ago, my hometown of Nashville experienced a devastating tornado that resulted in 26 fatalities and left many of our neighbors homeless and feeling hopeless. Now, as a nation and world, we are facing a pandemic that is affecting lives globally. While times like these can leave people feeling scared and hopeless, I want to let you know that there is overwhelming joy and hope to be found amidst the uncertainties we are facing.

As I settle into the new reality brought on by the coronavirus, I continue to meet each new day with gratitude. I've been reflecting on what a gift it is to experience freedom—not just the freedom to act, think, and speak, but the inner freedom I feel in my heart and soul. This freedom allows me to choose joy instead of despair and faith over fear. Today, I wonder if you are experiencing inner freedom too. If you are, you know how deeply satisfying it is to be free from emotional shackles of fear and despair. But maybe you are not experiencing this. Maybe you feel trapped or stuck in your emotions, feeling hopeless and wondering why things seem so dark.

Whether you know the sweet peace of inner freedom or are desperately seeking to live outside of fear and despair, I want to introduce you to some friends of mine. If you have a few moments to spare, please watch the video below.

Every Monday morning for the past two years, I have helped facilitate a program called Academy of the Wild Ones. It is a nine-week program that helps incarcerated women in Nashville taste and savor the beauty of freedom while living behind prison bars.This video will take you into the world of darkness and powerfully reveal how much stronger the light is. I promise that no matter what you are feeling today, whether you’re afraid for your future or enjoying being home safe and sound on your couch, or if you are living behind the bars of despair—there is freedom to be found in every situation, in every place and in every season of life.

Joyfully:

Terry S. Smith
President & FounderCoaching: Life Matters™ 

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