Ahh, summer… longer days,☀️hammocks, beach trips,🏖 cookouts, and fireworks! 🎆 Summer also means celebrating American independence. With July 4 around the corner, we’ve brought together some thoughts on what freedom and independence really mean. For Robert Frost, it’s a chance to be bold. For Einstein, it’s about being empowered to create great things. For Aristotle, it’s about overcoming fears.
That’s the great thing about freedom, though: You can define it any way you choose.
1. freedom is innate![](https://www.illumy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/freedom_1.png)
2. freedom is honesty![](https://www.illumy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/freedom_2.png)
3. freedom is inspiration![](https://www.illumy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/freedom_3.png)
4. freedom is courage![](https://www.illumy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/freedom_4.png)
5. freedom is action and thought![](https://www.illumy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/freedom_5.png)
6. freedom is boldness![](https://www.illumy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/freedom_6.png)
7. freedom is fearless![](https://www.illumy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/freedom_7.png)
Which of these quotes resonates the most with you? Tell us what freedom means to you, wherever you might be at the moment: @illumyinc on all platforms.
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