Freedom is a state of mind, not something that can be taken away from you, or that can be given to you. It requires you to first, be very clear on what you really and truly want, which is not necessarily what you say you want. Then establish your priorities and make the choices in life that are congruent with those priorities. Your surface priorities may often change, but the deeper ones, that have to do with life purpose and life path, rarely do. Be attached to your true priorities, not to the "wants "of the physical self.