“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 […]
“Insist on yourself; never imitate. Your own gift you can present every moment with the cumulative force of a whole life’s cultivation; but of the adopted talent of another you have only an extemporaneous, half possession.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self-Reliance
“Inner self-reliance comes when you surrender yourself as a work of art. It means allowing what you feel to be used as brushstrokes across the canvas of your life. You are not the canvas or the strokes or the painter. You are the work of art.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeño.com
“Inner self-reliance does not mean you do not need anyone. It means you care deeply for others, and so entirely that you do not blame them for things or smother them with your expectations.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeño.com
daily hot! quotes are commencing this week. In the interim, I recently read a quote on Facebook by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the LDS church, “Never check your religion at the door. Not ever.” Immediately, in my mind, I retorted… “Never check your mind at the door. Not ever.” I grew up a Mormon. […]
“Balance cannot be known unless you taste both extremes. You will dabble, struggle, even suffer until you muster up the extraordinary courage necessary for embracing all of your humanity” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com [edited 12/29/14)
“Freedom is the cause for all independence. Independence is the basis of authentic love. And love is the breath and nourishment of every living thing.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
To withdrawal, minimize, to downsize and focus on the more vital things (from financial to spiritual), this is the essence of self-reliance. It is the regeneration, so that the reserves will be there when it matters most. But we spread ourselves too thin, deplete time and attention from the quality we put into the things, […]
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