Independence Day at Do Tell

There was a country music song a few years back called Independence Day by Martina McBride. The chorus of the song goes:

“Let freedom ring. Let the white dove sing. Let the whole world know that Today is a day of reckoning. Let the weak be strong. Let the right be wrong. Roll the stone away. Let the guilty pay. It’s Independence Day.”

Now, if you listen to the rest of the song you realize it’s actually a tragic story about a mother who sent her daughter off to the fair and then burned the house down around herself and her drunken husband. Ouch! Not exactly the end of the story that any of us would want. So, we certainly don’t advocate that plan.

BUT, the idea of making our own Independence Day is a good one. Each of us have some kind of sticky situations in our families. They might have us feeling bound up inside and unable to connect with those we love. We can choose to make a revolution and create a startling change that will let our personal freedom ring.

At our Do Tell: The Relationship Game blog this month we’ve been talking about Breathing and how potent a tool it can be to help us reconnect and redirect our lives. This week take a deep breath and practice your own revolution.

As the United States celebrates its July 4^th Independence Day. Here, most of us will have some kind of activity planned, or we can take part in one if we choose. There will be a family picnics, fireworks displays, fairs and parades. Even if you aren’t patriotic, (or aren’t an American) it’s the perfect time to celebrate freedom, and the little victories you’ve found in your own life. The freedoms we have and the freedoms we hope to find.

If you’re still facing some kind of tyrant or tyranny, stop for just a moment and breathe. Breathe out the bad and breathe in the good. As you watch the fireworks, breathe in the celebration of your own Independence Day. Make it your personal celebration, and breathe in your own victory.

A July 4^th celebration is also a great time to get some conversations going with questions from Do Tell: The Relationship Game. If you find yourself camping, or sitting around watching fireworks, you can make new connections with friends and family by playing. Chances are you’ll be outside or someplace without electricity. So, a board game is perfect. You can still get it in time for the holiday if you order on Amazon.com or go to a retail outlet near you.

Have some fun family times this week. If you need to make it your own Independence Day.

Rock down to your favorite triumphant music. Be it Stars and Stripes Forever, I’m Proud to be an American, or These Boots are Made for Walking. Just choose something that gets your juices flowing and celebrate your own revolution.