Balancing Act - Issue 7: Section 1

It has been awhile since I last wrote and this month I am focusing on a subject that although does not directly deal with health and fitness, is still relevant to well-being. It is about the right to personal freedom. I, along with many Californian's, are currently facing a legal battle which if lost will take away my rights to decide what is best for my children (you know the ones I have been raising since birth).

Anyway, I was born a fighter. I believe there are people born to be peacemakers and those born to be warriors and I am sure this will not be my last fight.

Many believe that time is our greatest gift but I disagree (ask someone sitting in prison if time is their friend). I believe the greatest earthly gift is freedom.

My son is getting ready to decide on college and he asked me, "Why do I even need to go?" And I told him that which my immigrant father told me... "Education allows you the freedom to choose". I told my son, "As long as you are happy and what you do benefits and not harms mankind, I don't care. You can flip McDonald's hamburgers if you choose to" (as long as they become organic and range-free) :-) But the operative word here is "choose". I told him that knowledge and education will give him the option to choose his future instead of having his future thrust upon him.

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