Declare Your Independence!

As we in the USA celebrate the 4th of July as Independence Day – when the American colonials declared their independence from Britain more than 200 years ago – Let’s take a look at what true freedom can mean in our lives today.

Now is the time for us to declare our own personal independence!  To free ourselves from whatever it is that is holding us back from being all that we truly want to be… To break the ties that bind us to old habits that keep us from reaching our potential.

Let’s break free to rejoice in all that is right, good and positive in our lives – let’s cultivate an attitude of gratitude – being thankful for all little things that bring a smile to our lips, give a warm feeling or a feeling of relief.

If we look, we can always find these bits of joy to focus on – feeling good through gratitude is our first step to true freedom.

Let’s let go off those thoughts and worries that drag us down – acknowledge them – take constructive action for a solution – then let them go!  Worry saps our energy and accomplishes nothing.  If it’s not within your power to change it, let it go!

Let’s steer our thoughts and ideas to those things that we can change – that we can affect directly.  Focus on solutions that you yourself can implement.  Letting go of all the rest is our next step to true freedom.

Let’s focus on our strengths – our “can dos.”  When we take a close look, we really can do a lot more than we often give ourselves credit for.  Let’s take an inventory of our skills and accomplishments and make a list. It’s quite a list, isn’t it?

Let’s pat ourselves on the back and see how we can apply what we know to where we are now.  How do these skills and strengths provide solutions to move us forward?  How can we repurpose our skills? Expanding our horizons is our next step to true freedom.

Let’s take a good hard look at what is really important to us.  If money were no object, what would we be doing with our lives?  What can we do now to move ourselves closer to where we would truly like to be?

Let’s take at least some small – major it you can do it – action toward our true passion in life.  Moving toward our true passion is our next step to true freedom. By taking these steps, we can all move that much closer to finding true freedom in our lives today.