Tuesday, February 13, 2007

All in the family


So, all this talk about Changing Servant.. Servant Leadership and Change Management, understanding the Poor, God's Love and so much more.. But how does this apply to us, everyday in our lives.

Sure, I wanna do good things, but I wanna do more than just say it..

Well, picture this, you are there at work 70% of the time, and you start to incorporate these ideas of service leadership to the workplace, and things start to change for the better. Better work-life balance and good relations. Nothing perfect but much better.. then you go home.

now what? What about taking that same attitude home and applying it to your family, or taking it back to your date, your significant other. These are traits that God has given us, built in and ready to use.

sure, selfishly, serving others makes you feel good, but imagine the work that is done from this new found freedom. If you serve your wife or your husband with that intend, imagine what it does for the marriage.

Guys and Girls, imagine the work with your relationship. treat marriage as a sacrament and a vocation, treat your relationship with great respect and always look for ways to serve each other. This is women's and men's liberation. There is nothing sexist or demeaning in serving each other.

This is exactly what we learned from Jesus. Every time we are selfless, the better we become.
We need to recognize the difference this would make.

So start at work, live it, witness it, then bring it home, bring it to every relationship you have and witness it. This will in turn reap many rewards. Instead of thinking how will my wife make me happy, or what can she do for me. You should be thinking what can i do for her, how can I make her happy, not expecting anything in return, except for the joy you receive back from her joy and thankfulness. and sometimes it won't be easy, but it will pay off.

I'll get to more examples later, but for know we must think about it. We must start that change, the environment we work at, we live at and we play at. We are change agents and we are changing servants, I know I am.