True freedom is inseperable from responsibility.
Want freedom in your own mind? First accept that only you have sovereignty over the thoughts and feelings that arise there.
Want freedom from taxes and arbitrary rules? Know that you are ultimately responsible for protecting yourself from danger, taking care of yourself, and leading yourself in a direction of sustainable growth and well-being.
As soon as you let go of responsibility for the thoughts and the actions that led you to where you are now, you are no longer free. If your current reality is someone else's fault, then they have sovereignty over you.
That's the simple part.
As a free human, your reality also includes other humans. Their presence lets you have and accomplish much more than you could alone. More freedom, and more responsibility. Now, you'll want to consider how your actions affect others, and how this ripples back to affect you.You can't have sovereignty over others, though you might try. They may even try to give it to you. Responsibility can be exhausting. A thinker I like to follow named Charlie Gilkey talks about "freedom from" vs "freedom to". He is probably not the first to say it, just the first place I heard it.
I kind of made this into a mini - post, beneath yours. Hope you don't mind. Good brain - food to start off my morning, thanks @teamsteem and @karensuestudios!