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The Art Of Self Reliance
“Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
Taking responsibility for whatever happens to you; knowing that you have consciously made the decisions that are now affecting you; knowing that what is happening know today is the direct result of your activity — what you did yesterday. Self reliance means counting on yourself, trusting yourself; being confident with yourself; being responsible to yourself; trusting your own instincts; trusting the conclusions you have developed from your study of experiences and philosophies; taking the credit that is do you; learning from the mistakes that you have made.
As human beings, we tend to cling to the narrative and story that we create for ourselves within any and every domain. This story that we create is really just an excuse for why certain things aren’t working out or didn’t happen the way you wanted them to happen. Maybe your story is:
“I didn’t have the time.”
“I didn’t have the money.”
“I didn’t have the connections.”
“This happened to me because…”
“It’s all because of this person.”
We have these external things that we blame and we create excuses and justifications for why our lives aren’t going well.
