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Freedom to Choose What?

Created by Tomas Rodriguez

Freedom to Choose What?
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FREEDOM TO CHOOSE WHAT? 
That's the question I kept asking myself. Walking around in darkness, afraid to speak, and afraid to ask for help I became my own worst enemy 
THE BLIND LEADING THE BLIND 
I know exactly what that means 
Having eyes, but can't see. 
Worried what others might say or think. 
Scared of my own shadow. 
That's not living, that's existing. 

FREEDOM TO CHOOSE WHAT? 
There goes that question again. 
How did I get here, and who are these people? 
Two days isn't enough, I want more. 

CAN ALL YOU CAN GET, AND GET ALL YOU CAN THAT'S MY MOTTO 

Freedom to choose, is no longer a question to me. 
I finally get it. 
It's the freedom to choose my response in any situation. 
It's a freedom that no one can take from me. 
It's a freedom I didn't know I had. 
I was used to automatically responding. 
Now I understand and choose not to respond. 

Thank you for sharing this powerful tool with me. 

Inspired by my first freedom to choose moment.

About the Artist
Tomas Rodriguez

Tomás A. Rodriguez CDCR #: K69035 Incarcerated @ Valley State Prison Age: 48 Favorite football team: San Fransisco Forty Niners Favorite baseball team: San Fransisco Giants Associates Degree in Communications Studies Athletic, Softball, Handball Mexican/ American Very Intellectual, Optimistic, Open Minded, Christian, Positive, 28 years of sobriety/ 28 years of incarceration.....

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