The day as arrived when all of us come together to celebrate our freedom, our independence, our liberty, our love of the red, white and blue. Celebrations are moments we embrace so that we can reach out to friends, family, acquaintances, neighbors or co-workers to gather for food, fun and frolic.
Yet just for a moment think of the words independence, liberty and freedom. These three powerful words have marched through our history to bring people together for more than just food, fun and frolic. Oh, I am not going to go off some soapbox tangent to drum loudly my beliefs..no not a soapbox yet a reflection on those three words.
Independence: not influenced by the actions or thoughts of others. synonyms are self-government, autonomy, liberty, freedom,separation, self-determination
Liberty: the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behavior and political views. synonyms include autonomy and freedom
Freedom; the power or right to act, or speak, or think without one's hindrance or restraint. synonyms self- government, self- determination, autonomy, democracy
I find the power of these words are all linked together through definitions and synonyms.
We, as a nation of people, live on a domestic soil to hopefully find common ground, common beliefs, respect, love, tolerance, acceptance, and love. Love....love of freedom, love of the country, love of liberty and independence. Love of men, women and children to come together to build a better community and world.
Celebrate whichever power word is in your heart. Remember....believe in yourself that you can enjoy the gifts given to us...
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