“Having inner self-reliance does not mean you do everything on your own or that you are superior to any higher power. It is simply living with a  sense of inner-independence and holding your connection with God (Buddha, the Universe, The Field, or whatever moves you) at the forefront – that you do not let anyone or anything define what that means to you personally – that you hold it sacred and that you honor it as yours alone to experience, explore, and be in wonder of.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com