Declaring our own Independence

On this July 4th holiday, we celebrate 130 years since the Declaration of Independence was signed. While posting the Declaration yesterday I began wondering: What should servant-leaders be declaring our independence from?

• We should be declaring our independence from all forms of egoism in our lives;
• We should be declaring our independence from the intential closing of our eyes to the needs of others around us;
• We should be declaring our independence from those flipant remarks that we know sometimes hurt others;
• We should be declaring our independence from only giving lip service to being a servant-leader;
• We should be declaring our independence from those vices which keep us from being a more effective servant.

These are some of the declarations that I need to tackle on my journey to being a better servant-leader....perhaps some of them are yours as well.

What declarations of independence do YOU need to make?