Sling it!

 

Independence day – July 4, 1776.

Marks a time in history when men and women before us risked every inch of who they were for a vision that was bigger than their own personal future and family legacy. They woke up in fear every day not knowing if it was their last. They worked through the shadows behind closed doors, placed themselves and their family in the hands of their neighbor, stranger, and friend while they worked to establish a foundation for future generations to pursuit their own life goals. They gave us the freedom to choose who we are and how we live without the fear of death. They provided the ability to have our own set of beliefs without the fear of incarceration, public humiliation, or death. And they made it possible for us to wake up each and every day and go after what makes us happy.

 

Freedom is not free. There was a large initial cost and that growing cost is maintained daily with the interactions of our enemies and allies. It is a cost that many of us are greatly aware of which is why we stand for our beliefs to keep our freedoms in place against some of our very own who have grown up overly privileged and cannot connect with the everyday Joe or just forgot where they came from. There will always be a conflict of how to interpret our current laws and even our future ones. The key along the journey is to remember that we are on the same team so we stand fortified in solidarity against other countries who try and take that from us or create deceit within our nations structure to cast that out. Most of all we must remember the past.

 

Remember why it started and teach your children to do the same. This nation was built on our for-fathers backbone to rise up against a country that was much bigger and more efficient than we were at the time. We said no when we learned we would be taxed more than they would. We said no when they wanted us to surrender our weapons. And we said no when they used force to make us fall in line. Many people have died along the way ensuring our Nation’s Freedom. And yes sometimes we feel completely stupid watching a fellow American upload a post that goes viral across the world where they are screaming for change they don’t understand, standing in the middle of the street getting run over because they couldn’t think of a better way to draw people to their cause, or throwing a temper tantrum because the team or person they were backing didn’t win. We may be divided on some of our beliefs but we need to stay united when we address the world.

Freedom is not free.

Happy 4^th of July.

 

Bring it!