Life in the United States has taken on a different meaning since 1776. Today its walking around with your iPhone, and checking the internet right on the street. Having a career your parents never heard of and they don’t understand what you do. Internet investing and/or dating. Driving a Hybrid and for some it is growing their own food and living green.
People around the world are in various stages of independence, some predating the kind Americans sought in 1776; freedom from over taxation and religious discrimination. In today's world–food, medical care, poverty, child and marital abuse, women’s rights, education, religious and spiritual misunderstandings and differences, are still unresolved issues.
What can we do about it? Start with yourself. Just as the Gottman Institute calls for five praises for one criticism for a healthy marital relationship, let’s use that five to one ratio in other ways.
Five steps of action for one neglect. Five amends for a mistake. Five good thoughts for one that doesn’t meet your standards. Five good words for someone you dislike. Five real smiles for a stranger.
Live your good intentions, now. That’s true independence– the independence from yourself to be yourself, right before your eyes!
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