Declare Your Independence from a Block Today
By Judith Parker Harris
July 6, 2010
Block: Dependence
Buster: Independence
Declare Your Independence from a Block Today
In my opinion, which I’m free to express because of the 4th of July, I believe the day is worth celebrating all month – make that all year! It was on the 4th of July in 1776 that a group of men "broadcast" a proposition about the nature and the rights of human beings. Propelled by the words of Thomas Jefferson, these men felt they were enunciating truths that would hold for all time, and, indeed we seek to embody its aspirations to this day, not only in the United States of America, but increasingly throughout the rest of the world.
I know you know the words. "That all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed."
These words can be applied in so many ways – as a group of citizens joined together by the country we love – and individually as we seek to live out best lives.
I often challenge my clients to declare their independence over whatever is oppressing them at this time of year. Is it a chemical, weight, lack of confidence, worry, laziness, health, love or lack thereof, greed, jealousy?
Whatever it is, find the inspiration to write your own Declaration of Independence. I’ll start:
I, Judith Parker Harris, declare my independence from the misconceptions of others and vow to live the best life I can for myself, my family, my community and my world. I will not be constrained by worry or vanity as I seek the highest good, give of my talent, nurture with my heart and remain thoughtful of those with whom I share this planet.
Your turn! Feel free to share your Declaration of Independence on my Blog.
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