What is freedom? What does it mean to live as 'myself'?

Hello, I am Kanae Takami.


Today, as the first installment of the series, "Declaration of Self-Liberation" and "Living Freely as Your True Self", I will be presenting on the theme, "What is freedom? What does it mean to live as 'myself'?".

The feeling that you "want to be free" is not selfish at all.

I also feel that since reaching middle age, the moments where I think, "Is it okay to stay like this?" or "I want to live more freely" have been increasing.

Perhaps you, too, have passed the midpoint of your life, your children have grown up, or you have become known as a veteran in the workplace, and while you are increasingly treated as a "composed adult" in a sense, deep down in your heart, you might feel as though you have been left behind somewhere.

Have you ever felt that way?

What is freedom?

What does it mean to "live true to yourself"?

Why don't we take a look at those questions together today?

Your 50s might be a time when you lose sight of yourself precisely because you have worked so hard for the sake of others.

Most of you have likely lived your lives so far "for someone else."

Working for your family, spending time for your children, and at the workplace, supporting junior staff or being caught between your superiors and subordinates...

At first glance, everything seems to be running without any problems, but when you suddenly look in the mirror, a sense of discomfort crosses your mind: "Was this my life?"

That is to be expected.

While it is wonderful to devote yourself to others, you often develop a habit of putting yourself last without even realizing it.

What do you like, what are you not good at, and what kind of life do you want to live?

What do you truly value, and what makes your heart happy?

Surprisingly, few people might be able to answer those questions immediately.

'Freedom' is not about your environment, but 'choices of the heart'

When we think 'I want to be free,' we tend to think 'I have to change my environment.'

- Should I quit my current job?

- Should I rethink my relationship with my partner?

- Do I need to start something big?

Of course, if you can change your environment or make big changes, I think you should.

In fact, I have changed my environment and way of life significantly.

Even so, when it comes to whether I felt free, it wasn't quite that simple.

Surely, true freedom is not just about 'changing something on the outside'—

"it's okay to choose your true feelings", I think it's that softness of heart that allows you to think that.

Yes, I think freedom is a state of our inner being.

In other words, giving yourself permission to say, "it's okay to quit", "it's okay to be lost", and "it's okay to start over".

Being that "self that can hold options" is freedom above all else.

Even if your environment doesn't change immediately, if your heart becomes softer, your days will strangely start to feel lighter.

I talk about this in more detail on YouTube below

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Thank you for reading this far.

See you in the next article!

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