Personal freedom is about being who and what you are designed and destined to be and acceptance of that truth. In acceptance of that truth, old hurts, patterns and negative programming fall away.
I started this article intending to talk to and about you, the reader in the third person, but it soon became about me.  There is a saying, Speak Not Of Yourself, but what better way to talk about empowerment and freedom than to share my own story. So I am sharing my story rather than hide in the way I have in the past. 
For those of you who do not know me, I am a Zone Healer, a chiropractor, I believe, more importantly I know that true healing occurs on three levels: physically, mentally and spiritually. However it has been quite a long journey for me to get here. 
In my prior life I worked for The Legal Aid Society in Brooklyn, NY as a criminal defense attorney working on behalf of the indigent. I tried a lot of cases with a great deal of success, speaking on the behalf of those who could not speak up for themselves.  With each win I would lift a glass, too often more than one to celebrate and then I would lift a few to commensurate the losses. I thought I would be a Legal Aid lifer. I thought I was happy in court and in the bar afterwards, after all I was speaking on the behalf of others. But I was not speaking up for myself; I was not truly being myself, which is vital to personal empowerment and to achieving true freedom. I was hiding from life behind a mask. I wore a suit of armor, my ego to protect me from perceived past hurts.  I was carrying a bag full of emotions: fear, worry anger, prejudice, criticism, selfishness and so much more that I was not even aware of.  That is an awful lot of negative energy to carry. It affected my work, my health and my relationships. I did not know who I was or what I really wanted in my life, so I was living and constantly experiencing chaos and frustration, which was self created.
I asked myself a series of very important questions; What do I really want in my life?  What am I willing to Be and Do to get what I want?  Everything in my life was getting better or worse, based on my choices, beliefs, inner expectations and my self-image or a broader image.  I did not have an image, and did not know who I truly was or what I wanted. I had to make a lot of changes, not easy for me.

 I had to think and feel differently, make different choices. I wanted to be healthy, happy and I wanted to discover who I was. I discovered, I am a Soul, made in the image and likeness of God or Spirit within which is all knowing, is everywhere, and has all the power. And that power is within me, which is a truth, my truth.
Acceptance of this truth was the key to achieving whatever I wanted in life, and whatever you want in your life for you too are a Soul, made in the image and likeness of God or Spirit. I had to let go of those old hurts, fears, worries and anger; working instead with faith and hope which the expectation of positive results, what I truly wanted.  With this new shift in energy, understanding and awareness I started to change. As I changed my perception of and relationship to the people, places, situations and things in my life began to changed. 
Ask yourself, “What do I want?”  What do you believe in, have faith in, and have confidence in?  What do you expect from yourself, from Life? Allow yourself to open up to see the best within you, rise above your old hurts, fears, worries, and anger. Forgive yourself and others. Accept the goodness with in you. As a Soul made in the image and likeness of Spirit or God within, means that within the fabric of your being you are confident in who and what you are. You are vibrating courage and you are an expression of unconditional love. Know that you know this is a truth - your truth - accept it. Then embrace the change that will come, true personal freedom & true healing.

Dr.  Sharon Graddy is a Zone Healer, Chiropractor and Life Coach.  She uses metaphysical principles in her practice. Her office is at The Inner Space,
185 Allen Road, Atlanta GA 30328.
404-252-4540 www.dr-sharon.com or
www.drsharongraddy.com