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Freedom, it is freedom time now - Lauryn Hill

An evening listening to Lauryn Hill Unplugged. This song caught my ear I just wanted to share it with you. [Singing Chorus]  Everybody knows that they're guilty Everybody knows that they've lied Everybody knows that they're guilty Resting on their conscience eating their inside It's freedom, said it's freedom time now It's freedom, said it's freedom time now Time to get free, oh give us yourselves up now It's freedom, said it's freedom time [First and only verse] Yo, there's a war in the mind, over territory For the dominion Who will dominate the opinion Skisms and isms, keepin' us in forms of religion Conformin' our vision To the world churches decision Trapped in a section Submitted to committee election Moral infection Epidemic lies and deception Insurrection Of the highest possible order Destortin' our tape recorders From hearin' like under water Beyond the borders Fo

How might we inspire young people to cultivate their Creative Confidence

Tom and David Kelly asked on Open Ideo how might we inspire young people to cultivate their creative confidence. This was my answer As young children, we are all creative. We draw sing, build, and dream. Life is Easy. All we need is food (or fuel) and a space to express ourself and more significantly time to be with ourself. Yet somewhere along the way, we get lost and make life a little harder for ourself because we think with our head and eyes rather than with our heart .  Maybe we forgot the simple act of  breathing or  The joy of being  playing with our friends and  the sweet sound of laughing,  the meaning of freedom,  closing our eyes and sleeping in the middle of the afternoon with no feeling of guilt I do believe creative confidence develop itself through renunciation of the high perception we have of ourselves in the eyes of others. Renunciation is an expression of creativity. Creativity and innovation is an act of renunciation. It is by letting it go th