I have been reflecting about Independence Day ever since
this past July 4. Besides commemorating America’s independence from England,
for Joyce and me it is also a celebration of independence in general, our
personal freedom. Our personal independence allows us to choose our lives, live
them however we want, decide who we marry, what kind of work we do, if we want to
have children, and the religion or spiritual path we follow. Independence gives
us freedom of choice.
