The Catalyst
It began with screaming media headlines – “Deadly pandemic here to kill!” In an instant, a tidal wave of dread swept across the globe as minds conformed to the singular pandemic narrative put forth by the authorities. To us, it felt like being plunged into a dystopian horror film where catastrophe loomed on the horizon.
Yet peering behind the curtain revealed inconsistencies in the presented storyline. Were supposed pandemic threats truly measured logically and acted upon rationally? Or were reasonable questions hushed amidst the madness? For skeptics like us, these unprecedented attacks on personal freedoms signaled that something suspicious was unfolding under the guise of an emergency response.
Drawing Realization – The Slow Burn
It took years to remove from the initial shock for the deeper impacts to fully surface. In quiet sessions of introspection so as in many discussions, we came to comprehend how profoundly those lockdowns made us want liberty and take control over our own lives, instead of being kept in control by some external narrative.
Eventually, it felt as if suddenly we put our minds into things. With that time, we were able to explore the obvious that we both faced everyday, yet were pushed aside to the level of trivial concerns due to our hectic lives. Even though, our paths to freedom began long before the pandemic’s arrival, yet were true freedom drive got unraveled thanks to those strange times.
Mine: Misfits in the System
In school I struggled as an unconventional child, branded with some learning difficulties, later closer to my adulthood labeled as dyslexia and ADHD. Those were the reasons that made me feel alienated and detached from learning. The rigid school systems were unable to nurture minds that deviated from the standard norms. Only later in adulthood did I grasp the power of choice and self-education. These realizations lit a spark that fueled my further journey, including my career choices.
Hers: When the System Fails
My partner’s path has been shaped by lifelong health challenges that conventional medicine failed to fully address. After years of minimal results and a lack of clear solutions, a simple diet change led to transformative improvements in her symptoms and outlook. This experience displayed the dramatic power of getting to the root causes behind superficial bandages. It illustrated how taking bold ownership over one’s life could erase years of frustration, once vested in ownership and self-drive.
Sparks of Freedom
These and many more lightbulb moments around claiming personal power ignited a fire within us. At present, we have placed a high priority on achieving independence in all aspects, including but not limited to financial, residential, educational, and philosophical aspects. Moreover, we already removed some reliance on “the system” in areas it had failed us. It seems as each step built upon another, to stoke our fires of freedom.
The more we dwelled on attaining those virtuous, the crazier the ideas we gathered: The commitment to healing chronic issues through alternative modalities where modern medicine hit dead ends. The decision to purchase land and build a dream home from the ground up. The exploration of entrepreneurship, self-education to achieve alternative income and deeper fulfillment, just to name a few.
While differing in specifics, each choice or idea shared a common theme — manifesting freedom on our own terms. No longer would external limitations constrain the possibilities. We decided to reclaim authority over our health, wealth, purpose, and our environment.
Sharing is Caring
Now in this new chapter, chapter of our lives, we want to share these sparks that have ignited our journey. Our blog’s mission is to provide tools and perspectives that empower your own liberty. We aim to inspire you to define life’s purpose for yourself, not by another’s prescribed path.
Through this endeavor, we hope to build a community rooted in ownership, responsibility, and heart-centered freedom. One that chooses personal growth across body, mind, and spirit over stagnation. That questions the status quo rather than blindly accepting it. And that defines the meaning of life based on its own philosophical values, not any pre-packaged worldview.
This blog represents our commitment to living freely and intentionally. We’ll chronicle our journey across categories like wellness, finance, society, and self-improvement.
Consider this your invitation to join us! We welcome you with open arms to walk with us towards a life defined by choice rather than happenstance. The adventure begins now!