Revel in the Freedom
The sunlight is shining through the branches, the sprouting leaves still leaving enough space for the sun to reach my face. I close my eyes and breathe. "You are free", my inner voice tells me, "free at all times to say no". I know. I love this place. With my whole heart. And I am ready. "Yes", I whisper back. I know that I have the courage to leave this all behind. To end a life and, like the phoenix, rise up into a new life. The era of the hermit is ending. The era of the traveller is starting…