Join Premium! Ready for an ad-free meditation experience? Join Premium now and get every episode from ALL of our podcasts completely ad-free now! Just a few clicks makes it easy for you to listen on your favorite podcast player.  Become a PREMIUM member today by going to --> https://WomensMeditationNetwork.com/premium Quietly center yourself and breathe. Breathe into the depths of your core. PAUSE And, as you breathe, allow your mind to clear and open, as you prepare for meditation. PAUSE Now, breathe again, and imagine, if you can, opening the door to a room with a round table. Seated at the table  are Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, and Nelson Mandela. PAUSE As you enter the room, you notice there is a fourth chair at the table, a chair for you. You quietly slide into the chair. PAUSE As you sit down,  you realize that the three men are in a discussion about freedom. When they see you’re seated, they smile, nod, and turn their attention to you. PAUSE Martin Luther King speaks first, “I had a dream of peace and love for all,” he says. Now, it is your turn to smile and nod at Dr. King. PAUSE Then, Mahatma Gandhi speaks, “Violence is never the answer. Violence just begets violence.” Again, you nod and smile. PAUSE Then Nelson Mandela clears his throat and says, “Hatred has no place in this world.” You nod in agreement. PAUSE Pause for a moment, and think about why  you’ve been brought before these three men. “You all fought bravely for freedom.” PAUSE The three men nod, And then say, “But freedom is not free. There is a price to pay, whether it’s freedom for the whole world, or in your everyday life. There is a cost.” PAUSE You pause for a moment, sondering if what you heard was true. “Would you all have stopped  your fights if you knew the price.” The men all shake their heads no. “And neither should you,” they say. PAUSE Now, slowly come back to the present. and, as you do, think about your life. Are there areas where you want more freedom, but have been afraid to fight for it because of the cost? Really sit with this thought. Reflect on it. PAUSE Now, breathe again, and let the words of Gandhi, King, and Mandela sink into you. Acknowledge that you are being called to create more freedom in your life. To be who you really are. And that men like Gandhi, King, and Mandela wouldn’t have changed their minds just because there was a cost to freedom. The cost only makes your freedom more valuable. NAMASTE, BEAUTIFUL 💗💗💗 Check out all the deals from our incredible sponsors here! --> https://womensmeditationnetwork.com/sponsors 💗💗💗 Check out all of our other podcasts at https://womensmeditationnetwork.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices