I found myself feeling particularly certain about something today. I didn’t just feel certain about it, I felt convicted.
And once ‘conviction’ was in my mind I couldn’t stop thinking about being found guilty and sent away to prison.
I realized that my convictions sometimes lead to self-incarceration. When I cross over from certainty to conviction I end up in a prison of my own making, so securely guarded that I can’t even find the key.
I’ve heard that parolees often have a difficult time adjusting to life outside of prison. The chaos of the “free” world is no picnic compared to the patterns of captivity.
When we normalize imprisonment, freedom is lost. And freedom is everything.
DAVID BERRY is the author of “A More Daring Life: Finding Voice at the Crossroads of Change” and the founder of RULE13 Learning. He speaks and writes about the complexity of leading in a changing world. Connect with him on Twitter at @berrydavid.
