Let freedom ring!
Theme #2 "in the room" was freedom. Everywhere I looked throughout the week was the Liberty Bell. One of the facts I found interesting about the bell 🔔 was after the initial cracked it still rung; however, the 2nd crack split right through the word Liberty. & never rung again... kind of ominous, right? We'll return to this.
I was reading a quote argued not to be fully accurate but it doesn't negate its truth. Harriet Tubman concerning slaves was loosely quoted that she would have help to free many more enslaved had they known they weren't free. Referring to yesterday's HERspace Blog, similar to change, freedom begins in the mind. However, if you don't know you're bound - - the releasing won't be sought after.
Cycles...lack of progress...all indicators of being bound to something or someone.
"In the room" we began & ended with talking about the way we feel. This was an adjustment for me in a room filled with strangers. I was simultaneously trying to get the correlation to advancement in leadership & sharing how I feel...
During my assessment, I was told based on the results it's likely difficult for people to know how I'm truly feeling because I don't readily express it or wear my feelings on my sleeve.
Please do not misread this point. I'm naturally joyful...giving...all the things but per this test there was a blind spot in leading. As I talked with CEOs with multimillion dollar companies they encouraged me to make the mental change of shifting from head to heart ❤️. The most effective leaders with powerful teams don't forget vulnerability & do not neglect caring for the people they're endeavoring to help or lead. This lesson of head to heart came back to me in multiple forms in one week but I'll leave you with the aforementioned.
This made me think about LOVE. As Believers, love is an area to master. The Bible holds love as greater than hope even Faith. & you cannot please God without Faith; so, what happens if love is absent? The scriptures share without love, we are nothing. The Father often repeats to me, "you were created to love." & To lead in love.
May I submit that love heals? Loving, being & receiving love will eliminate many who are bound.
This all circles back to you know who...yep, God. His action plan works. He loved the world that He gave His only Son, Jesus. & through Salvation, we're free. Whom the Son sets free is free indeed.
Salvation. Trust in God. Loving God's way...this is true freedom.
Love well...receive & give it "freely." Pun intended. It will not only free you but many others.
Back to the cracked bell. If Tubman didn't love, she wouldn't have sacrificed life & limb 19 trips to help others in their freedom. At the time of the 2nd crack, this country still had slaves. How is this analogous to love & leadership?
To be successful personally & professionally, we must lead in love. Even if the love you give is not reciprocated fully or at all. Which in our human form isn't always an easy feat. However, there are no coincidences in God. I don't believe it was by happenstance in a country where slavery existed, the LIBERTY Bell cracked once (warning) then cracked a 2nd time through the word liberty (which was actually absent for some) and the freedom bell never rung again.
We cannot be in conflict privately in the area of love and try to lead publicly. This will cause cracks & possibly to the point of no return.
Acknowledge.
Heal.
Decide to lead in love.
Personally & professionally.
Let your freedom ring!
You are FREE to ❤️.
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Great post! In my observation, the secular world tends to favor head-driven leadership over heart-driven leadership. Even in the labeling/associating hard skills as with head-driven leadership and soft skills with heart-drive leadership. Personally, I align more with heart-driven leadership, despite initially hesitating to fully embrace it. However, Father has shown me that it’s a gift and leading with love is a Kingdom principle, not a sign of weakness as the secular world may suggest. One challenge I face is feeling personally affected when love is not reciprocated fully or at all, as you mentioned.