There is a place within each of us. A place where there is complete peace, and a connection to everything around us. Inside each and every one of us, hidden deep behind all the beliefs and ideas and perceptions of the world around us, there lays a spot that success lives. In this place, when we truly live there, everything flows as it needs to. Creativity connects with the world around us and understands all that it needs to understand. People who are successful at what they do live in this place. They breath this place. They are this place.

Freedom is a word that is often used by people. I am free. But I find myself wondering much of the time if people really understand what being free really is. Freedom has nothing to do with what someone else tells you that you can or cannot do. Freedom is about having options for a solution to different situations. Imagine pulling up to a four way stop sign, at that moment you have the freedom to go four directions. You can go straight, right, left, sitting still, or turning around. Now imagine traveling down a narrow alley. At this point, you only have two options, keep going, or stop and sit still. Learning to recognize where you limit yourself and narrow your options is key in developing freedom for yourself.

The path of the heart is the path of life itself, and all souls are on it whether they are conscious of this or not. If we are open to life's teachings, we will travel this path without difficulty and without confusion, for it will lead us from love to greater love both in terms of our understanding and in terms of our experience.

So often people get caught up in the place that they are going. Sure, you should focus on what the goal is. You should know where you want to go and exactly what that will look like when you get there. You should have a crystal clear picture of what the life of your dreams looks like. However, be sure not to miss the journey there as the journey is what makes the reward worth having. Imagine taking a vacation and keeping your eyes closed for the whole trip just so you could come back home and say you were there. It's not where you go that is the enjoyable part but the journey of the trip. It's not the beach you are going to, but the experience the beach has to offer that you go for.