4th of July – A Declaration of Independence

As I was thinking of The Declaration of Independence this weekend, I started to formulate my own Declaration of Independence.

What independence am I asserting for myself right now? What are my “grievances” that need to be formally adopted? Who do I need to tell?

The exciting part for me is that I don’t really need to tell anyone, and yet here I am telling you. 🙂

So in very rough-draft form, here is the beginning of my own personal Declaration of Independence. Really it is just the formative thoughts that will lead to my declaration. These are the areas of independence I am creating for myself: