What does freedom feel like when nothing from the past needs to be carried? I can love deeply, fall deeply, learn deeply—and still remain free. Lighter Than the Sky: The Day I Let Go of My Own Experiences A conversation with myself about wisdom, folly, freedom, and the beautiful art of becoming carefree After a long time, I spoke to myself today. I said, “Listen here, Happy Lady—you are happy and content now. Start using your common sense. It is time to become wise and learn from your past follies.” The moment I heard my own words, I began to laugh. There was something wonderfully absurd about it. Here I was, sitting with myself, giving myself advice as though I were two different people: one trying to become wise and the other refusing to take life too seriously. But as I laughed, my eyes slowly filled with tears. And somewhere between the laughter and the tears, I felt an overwhelming love for myself. I hugged myself. Then I said: “You love yourself deeply. You truly want to see...
My Experience: My Writing: After a long time, today I spoke to myself— 'Listen here, Happy Lady—you are happy and content now; start using your common sense. It’s time to be wise and learn from your past follies.' I began to laugh at my own words. Yet, with that laughter, my eyes welled up with tears. And then, I felt a deep sense of love for myself. I hugged myself and said, "You love yourself deeply; you want to see yourself truly happy. You know that the depth of wisdom comes only from profound experiences. Tell me, how many more deep experiences do you need? You don't even trust your own experiences—you crazy woman—so how could anyone else? Tell me." I answered myself with nonchalance and carefreeness: I needed to be wise for my own sake, not anyone else's. If I didn't trust my own experiences, it didn't matter; something was growing within me—something that gave me a feeling of freedom and a carefree spirit. Today, when I noticed that nonchalanc...