Choice is the foundation of all Four Freedoms. You reclaim your freedom by making new choices and acting consistently to support those choices. Although you won’t get what you want if you don’t know what it is, you don’t have to know exactly what you want before you get started along your path. Your vision becomes clear and your purpose in life will reveal itself to you, if you are making choices, taking action, and learning from your mistakes. Your first step along the path to total freedom is to consciously embrace and reclaim your Four Freedoms. Rereading this book will help you, but doing the exercises will make a greater impact.

        Think carefully about what the Four Freedoms are, and then make a conscious choice to fully integrate them into your daily living. Write the names of the Four Freedoms on a sticky note and post it where you will see it. Every day repeat aloud one or more of the affirmations below (or your own versions) as a guide to help you manifest your freedom.