The document is a collection of quotes and sayings about freedom and making choices. It encourages the reader to pursue their wishes, laugh, befriend others, think, learn, vote, change, speak, follow their heart, and make choices. Each section poses a question to the reader about what they will do that day in that particular area of freedom. The overall message is about empowering the reader to actively choose how they live and what impacts they make on the world each day.

1. Happy Birthday You are FREE to pursue your wishes not only on your birthday but every day of the year! Here are a few tips to remember . . .

2. You are FREE to do what you want to do. What will you do today? "What we are doing to the forests of the world is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and to one another.“ Gandhi

3. You are FREE to laugh. What will you laugh at today? Just look around; you can't help but laugh at something. Mike Ross

4. You are FREE to pick your friends. Who will you befriend today? "Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside a dog, it's too dark to read." Groucho Marx

5. You are FREE to be who you want to be. Who will you be today? The activist is not the man who says the river is dirty. The activist is the man who cleans up the river. Ross Perot

6. You are FREE to go where you want. Where will you go today? After a visit to the beach, it's hard to believe that we live in a material world. Pam Shaw

7. You are FREE to think. What will you think about today? "I think the environment should be put in the category of our national security. Defense of our resources is just as important as defense abroad. Otherwise what is there to defend?" Robert Redford

8. You are FREE to love. Who will you love today? “You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; in just the same way, you learn to love by loving.” Anatole France

9. You are FREE to choose your work. Where will you work today? "According to a survey in Time magazine, 85% of Americans think global warming is happening. The other 15% work for the White House.“ Jay Leno

10. You are FREE to learn. What will learn today? “Nature is man's teacher. She unfolds her treasures to his search, unseals his eye, illumes his mind, and purifies his heart; an influence breathes from all the sights and sounds of her existence. ” Alfred Billings Street

11. You are FREE to vote. What will you vote for today? "Every aspect of our lives is, in a sense, a vote for the kind of world we want to live in.” Frances Moore Lappe

12. You are FREE to change. What will you change today? "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." M. Gandhi

13. You are FREE to eat what you want. What will you eat today? “Worthless people live only to eat and drink; people of worth eat and drink only to live.” Socrates

14. You are FREE to make decisions. What decision will you make today? “In life, the first thing you must do is decide what you really want. Weigh the costs and the results. Are the results worthy of the costs? Then make up your mind completely and go after your goal with all your might.” Alfred A. Montapert

15. You are FREE to choose. What choice will you make today? “Every man builds his world in his own image. He has the power to choose, but no power to escape the necessity of choice.” Ayn Rand

16. You are FREE to speak. What will you say today? “If we say it long enough eventually we're going to reap a harvest. We're going to get exactly what we're saying.” Joel Osteen

17. You are FREE to follow your heart. Where will your heart take you today? “Be careful what you set your heart upon – for it will surely be yours.” James A. Baldwin

18. Dr. Lorraine is an author and speaker who inspires people to make eco-friendly decisions so that we can all be healthier through continuous improvement of our living spaces and work environments. If you have a birthday tip you would like to include in this presentation, please send your idea to Lorraine@DrLorraine.net. www.DrLorraine.net