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Spirituality and leadership: a life of service
Originally appeared on spirituality.com
The leadership contest between Tony Blair, the Prime Minster of the United Kingdom, who is stepping down after 10 years in office, and Gordon Brown, his Chancellor of Exchequer, has been headline news here in London. In fact headlines about leaders around the world seem to be big news recently.
Our leaders are important to us, because their decisions directly affect our lives, but have you ever thought of yourself as a leader? You are, you know, and your leadership decisions matter to you and to those around you.
Each of us in a small or large way is a leader through the tasks we do and the decisions we make. When that leadership starts from a spiritual basis, it has a totally different meaning and tone. Instead of relying on one’s personal will, one learns to lead by serving. I love what that great world leader Mahatma Gandhi said: “Be the change you want to see in the world.” All good leaders have taken the first step to be that change.
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Marta Greenwood is a practitioner and teacher of Christian Science in London, England.
