Freedom is scary. To be truly free is to trust in ourselves, our abilities, to let go of the hands that hold us and walk along the beam of the bridge that sits so high above the water below. Freedom is to trust not only in ourselves, but in those who have gone before us, those who love us and those who watch over us. Freedom is scary, yes, but it is never attained alone.

When we release and let go of the human things we hold onto: others’ opinions, self-doubt, control, recognition and outside affirmation, we realize that we are already free enough to do whatever it is we desire to do. What do we have to hold us back? What amazing things can we accomplish? How far can we go when no one else is watching? Can we move to a place of not only freedom, but of flight? Can we move to a place where there is no longer a bridge under our feet that sits so high above the water, but instead be the raven in the sky who is watching it all? Freedom is not being bound, not being tied, trusting in your own wings and knowing that anything is possible.