10.29.25
The line “We found that freedom from fear was more important than freedom from want” really hit me tonight. It sums up exactly where I am right now. For so long, I thought peace would come from finally having what I wanted — stability, security, control. But I’m realizing that it’s not about what I have or don’t have; it’s about being free from the fear that I’m not enough or that I’ll somehow lose what I’ve built. The last few pages of the reading spoke to the idea that spiritual growth comes when I stop trying to fill the empty spaces with things and instead allow trust to take their place.
I’m also in a new season of my life. My daughter doesn’t need me the way she did when she was little, not even the way she did a few years ago. That realization is both freeing and a little painful. So much of my identity for so long was wrapped up in being her mom, in always being needed. Now I’m learning to let her grow, to trust that I did my part, and to find purpose in other ways.
Filling my free time and my heart with service has become one of the greatest gifts of this stage of my life. Showing up for others, being part of something bigger than myself, has brought a sense of meaning and connection that I didn’t even know I was missing. The rewards are so great. Not in material ways, but in the quiet sense of peace that comes from knowing I’m useful, grounded, and living with intention. Each time I choose service over fear, I feel a little more free.
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