A Vow of Independence

As we celebrate Independence Day here in the United States, I find my thoughts once again dwelling on the concepts of freedom and independence. And through a series of connections, I came to this: Debbie Ford’s powerful Vow of Independence.

“When you have emotional independence, you want for nothing because you have everything.” – Debbie Ford

So, as Debbie shares, today is the day to join me and millions of others in taking a vow of emotional independence. Emotional independence will give you the freedom to love and be loved, to give freely and to receive abundantly, to expand rather than contract, to move forward rather than stay stuck, to live in joy rather than misery, to be in control rather than to be controlled, and to be nourished by faith rather than diminished by fear.

I encourage you to take the vow now.

The Vow of Emotional Independence

This vow’s proclamation says I, ______________, will no longer be bound by the slavery of my past.

I will never again give my power away to some food, substance or disempowering craving.

I will stop allowing others to define who I am and I will stand for my highest expression.

I will stop trying to please others and instead please myself.

I will stop listening to the voice of my critical internal mother and father and I will listen to the voice of my most supportive and loving self.

I will break free from the strangulating grip of my self-defeating behaviors and choose powerfully each and every moment to make choices that leave me feeling great about myself and my life.

I take this vow NOW as a positive stand for my soul’s highest expression and for every man, woman, and child on this planet today.

As I set myself free, I am freeing all others from the violence of my darkest thoughts and my negative projections.

And now, as I close my eyes, I ask all the powers that be to support me in living this vow each and every moment of each and every day.

And it shall be.

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Debbie Ford’s life’s work has been to support others in freeing themselves from the grips of their limited self. And today, as we approach Independence Day in America Ishe is proud to share her film with you that is already freeing people from the bonds of their past and changing the lives of others around the world.

The Shadow Effect guarantees that you take a quantum leap toward emotional freedom. Without this priceless information and without understanding the mechanism of your humanity you will forever stay trapped inside the confines of your limited egoic self.

As she stands for your emotional independence today, she invites you to take this profound step into your light, with love and respect.

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I am blessed to include Rochelle Schwartz, Master Certified Integrative Coach, from the Ford Institute, among the amazing women who are a part of the Wise Well Women Inner Circle. If you would like to further explore the work of Debbie Ford, as I have, through the guidance of this compassionate woman, please reach out to connect to Rochelle at coachrochelle@rochelleschwartz.com.

To hear the Wise Well Women’s Expert Series Conversation with Rochelle, entitled “You Can Use Your Divorce as a Catalyst for Healing Your Heart” click here.

“The Secret to Freedom Revealed – Let’s Celebrate!”

Picnics, pool parties, barbecues and fireworks are the symbols of annual 4th of July celebrations for most people I know. And this year, July 4th fell on a Saturday, making it all the more possible for everyone to celebrate in style.

Yet, how many of us really stop to think about what we are celebrating?

Heck, it’s been how many years? 233, if I did the math correctly.

July 4th is the celebration of our nation’s Independence Day. On that day, our Founding Father’s declared they were fighting for Freedom.

Thomas Jefferson said in the “Declaration of The Rights of Man and The Citizen”:

“Liberty consists in the freedom to do everything which injures no one else; hence the exercise of the natural rights of each man has no limits except those which assure to the other members of the society the enjoyment of the same rights.”

And in the Declaration of Independence the Founding Father’s proclaimed:

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. “

And we live the lives we choose because we’ve been blessed by their gift.

As I relaxed for a few minutes on Saturday, enjoying my morning journaling ritual, this first list of freedoms came to mind:

Freedom from emotional pain
Freedom from fear
Freedom from doubt
Freedom from worry
Freedom from stress
Freedom from guilt

Can you tell I spent part of my weekend re-reading pieces of Louise L. Hay’s You Can Heal Your Life (Gift Edition)?

Funny, these aren’t what most would define as the 4th of July freedoms we are celebrating. The traditional, governmental, historic freedoms we celebrate look more like:

Freedom from oppression
Freedom from war
Freedom from bondage
Freedom from slavery
Freedom from tyranny

Not these:

Freedom from lack of sleep
Freedom from anxiety
Freedom from depression
Freedom from addiction

This fun website I found, called, www.ibeatyou.com, held a contest over the weekend asking participants to define freedom in 6 words or less.
And the winner was:
Power to think for yourself

Followed closely by:
Having the choice to make decisions

And:
The absence of external obligations
Doing whatever you want to do
Being able to walk around naked!

So I wondered, what would my life look like if I could free myself of all the things I don’t want in it anymore, and attract more of what I do want?

The answer is another few pages of journalling…and many more to come, I’m sure, so I won’t share that with you today.

More importantly, how do I free myself?

And that answer is simply, the ibeatyou.com winning definition of freedom:

By using the power to think for myself and choosing to make decisions, my life will look exactly as I create it to be.

Louise L Hay writes: “Every thought we think is creating our future. Each one of us creates our experiences by our thoughts and our feelings. The thoughts we think and the words we speak create our experiences.”

And Will Smith tells us: “We are who we choose to be!”

Freedom gives me the power to think for myself. My thoughts create my reality.

I can choose my reality to be the things I want in my life, not the ones I don’t want, simply by thinking differently.

Now that’s something to celebrate! Woohoo! Are you with me?

In the spirit of wisdom, wellness and prosperity–
Nanette