Good Morning!
My definition of liberal seems to differ from the perceived views of others.
Quite literally liberal: Open to new behavior or opinions and willing to discard traditional values.
In the political sense: Liberalism is a political philosophy or worldview founded on ideas of liberty and equality. Whereas classical liberalism emphasizes the role of liberty, social liberalism stresses the importance of equality. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally they support ideas and programs such as freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, free markets, civil rights, democratic societies, secular governments, gender equality, and international cooperation.
To adhere to these ideas one does not have to belong to any 'party'. As I've said in the past I did not support Hillary Clinton.
Not a difficult concept.
But quit literally I once tried to describe myself in this sense when 9/11 happened and my concerns. I started a blog and have since made all but one post there private as it all seemed redundant and a waste of time. But I did leave my about me page which was written some time ago. It's as true today as it was back then. Of course I am no longer retired and do work every day which is why I have so little time to devote to writing anymore. This is the liberal sense that describes me and nothing other than that comprises the perceived views of political dictations and perceptions.
https://paradiseandroses.wordpress.com/about/
Now back to the birds.
I have two spirit animals. The Monkey and the Falcon.
In Egypt the human headed falcon was the ba: soul ~ Spirit ~ Spiritual Manifestation.
the ba was a spiritual aspect of the human being which survived - or came into being - at death. It was endowed with the person's individuality and personality. The ba occasionally revisited the tomb of the deceased, for the dead body was its rightful home. Artemis my guide is a falcon headed human.
I leave you with a poem
A Tethered Falcon ~ Hafiz