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The Free Soul

“Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.”
~ Virginia Woolf

“Dare to think for yourself.”
~ Voltaire

“The most important kind of freedom is to be what you really are. You trade in your reality for a role. You trade in your sense for an act. You give up your ability to feel, and in exchange, put on a mask. There can’t be any large-scale revolution until there’s a personal revolution, on an individual level. It’s got to happen inside first.”
~ Jim Morrison

“There is freedom waiting for you,
On the breezes of the sky,
And you ask “What if I fall?”
Oh but my darling,
What if you fly?”
~ Erin Hanson

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Let Go of Judgment

“Imagine living your life without fear of being judged by others. You no longer rule your behavior according to what others think about you. You are no longer responsible for anyone’s opinion. You have no need to control anyone, and no one controls you, either.” ~ Miguel Ruiz, The Four Agreements

Judgment of others leads to a need to control others. “You must think, say, and do as I do, or you are not acceptable!” 

The bigger point may be, “If you do not think, say, or do as I do, I fear that I am not acceptable or have made a wrong choice.” When we become secure in ourselves, we release the need to judge and control others. Think of how much precious energy we all expend on this type of behavior, to one degree or another!  What a waste…

Letting go of judgment is one of the most expansive things we can do for ourselves and others.


© Susan L Hart | January 22, 2022 | HartInspirations.com | My ebooks

2021: Year of Division

Lately I witness division all around me, and I wonder, “How much worse will it get?” That question can only be answered by us! The enemy that ravages society is not a virus, but it has gone viral. The plan of division in place is brilliant, really. Introduce the most deadly fear in the human psyche, fear of death, and watch the humans consume each other.

Humanity suffers greatly from “my ego need to be right”. As long as we force each other to choose sides and then attack each other for those choices, there will never be any meeting ground for healing and building. We will constantly be stuck in a cycle of tearing down, doomed in a fatal downward spiral to a black void.

Imagine a time in future when aliens visit Earth, a beautiful place lush with flora and fauna, but strangely void of other life forms. In their exploration of this lovely planet, they come upon a huge headstone that reads,

“Here lies Humanity. Sadly, they killed each other with their need to be right.”

Personally this is not a future vision that I want to see manifest. As Rumi said,

“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing 
and rightdoing, there is a field.
 I’ll meet you there.
 When the soul lies down in that grass, 
the world is too full to talk about.”

Yes, we could make that choice to meet there, together. Imagine everyone on the same side, a unified commitment to constantly see, evaluate, and discuss many points of view, without judgement or a need to “have it all my way” or attack.

It would be a beginning… Let’s make it our intention for the New Year 2022.


2021: Year of Division © Susan L Hart 2021 HartInspirations.com | Photo courtesy thommas68, Pixabay | Friendly comments welcome

Our Beautiful Earth

Our Beautiful Earth compiles some of my own art from my 20-year career as a professional artist, along with stories, poems, haikus and anecdotes to make a visually rich and thoughtful collection.

Our deep and important connection with Earth and nature is a theme about which I write often in my Hart Inspirations blog. This book was created with the deep desire that the reader will feel a greater appreciation of the amazing planet we all share and call home.

Our Beautiful Earth book contains 44 visuals and 8,000+ words. There is a preview provided on the book listing page. It’s about a 40-minute read, one designed to inspire multiple revisits for contemplation.

There are still 2 days left to help me celebrate the official launch of my ebookstore, I am giving 15%-off the regular price of this ebook (normally $2.99 USD), using the coupon code: inspire15    (The coupon will give you the 15%-off discount on the other 2 new books in the store as well!)

For that price you get 3 different file formats of the book – EPUB. MOBI, and PDF – to guarantee that you have a good reading experience. I also provide an eBook Support page about various e-readers for the different formats.

Visit my ebookstore today to benefit from the savings.

And as always, thank you for following my writing! ~ Susan L Hart, HartInspirations.com

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Becoming Bigger

Do you live each day of your life fully? Do you appreciate the spectacular nature of your uniqueness and potential? Do you feel like you have personal power to change the world?

If “no” is your answer to any or all of these questions, Becoming Bigger: Realizations of Self & Humanity is designed to inspire you to start unlocking those doors. All it takes is one new thought to inspire change, and there are many thought-provoking ideas to unpack here.

This book contains: 10,000+ words plus colorful visuals. There is a preview provided on the book listing page. It’s about a 50-minute read, one designed to inspire revisits for contemplation and introspection.

This weekend to celebrate the official launch of my ebookstore, I am giving 15%-off the regular price of this ebook (normally $2.99 USD), using the coupon code: inspire15    (The coupon will give you the 15%-off discount on the other 2 new books in the store as well!)

For that price you get 3 different file formats of the book – EPUB. MOBI, and PDF – to guarantee that you have a good reading experience. I also provide an eBook Support page about various e-readers for the different formats.

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And as always, thank you for following my writing! ~ Susan L Hart, HartInspirations.com