FREEDOM TO LIVE

Written By Duane Nelson


2 IDEAS FROM ME

  • Gratitude is the spiritual compass required for the “Freedom to Live” portion of the “Return” phase of the Hero’s Journey. Gratitude creates inner peace connected with the present moment and eliminates the fear of death and failure. With gratitude, every hardship and emotional scar becomes sacred, part of the story that led to awakening.

  • Sharing insights motivated by gratitude, love, and service instead of ego are essential to healing and inspiration.

2 QUOTES FROM SAGES

  • “We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.“—Thornton Wilder

  • “The hero is the champion of things becoming, not of things become; the dragon to be slain by him is precisely the monster of the status quo.”— Joseph Campbell, The Hero with a Thousand Faces

1 QUESTION FOR YOU TO EXPLORE

  • When you peel the onion of your motivation for sharing insights with others, do you find gratitude at the core?

Namaste,

Duane Nelson

Duane Nelson

Ultrajourney Insight is an Anacortes Washington-based non-profit organization providing mindfulness & well-being services designed to ignite the adventure of a lifetime. The founder, Duane Nelson, is a writer, speaker, and teacher with four decades of parenting, wilderness, & international technology leadership. His professional insights come from chemical engineering and automation leadership at Philips, Intel, and Amazon. His adventure insights flow from ultramarathons, mountaineering, canyoneering, and adventure racing in Nepal, Alaska, Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Hawaii, Mexico, British Columbia and Alberta.

https://ultrajourneyinsight.org
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