You are free … free to explore and discern—a free spirit, unencumbered by beliefs and misperceptions. It is the ego which does believe it needs to think and act a certain way. It is the ego which puffs itself up with names and titles and credits. The only reason one need join organizations is the fellowship, but never need you be told by another what to think or what to believe. Even these very words are but suggestions to open your mind to free thinking.
Succumb not to the group mentality. Always will there be those within groups in whom the ego dominates. Not always are they the most obvious—those who take the lead or beat the chest. Oft they are those who cling and appear the most needy, when in reality this is yet another of the ego’s ploys. If there are those truly in need of succor, then give it, but fall not into ego’s trap. Remain a free spirit. Discern truth and follow your heart. Give love freely, but give not your soul in support of the ego. You are free to fly, dream, and discover. This need not always be in a flock.