"Dare to live the life you have
dreamed for yourself. Go forward
and make your dreams come true."
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
I grew up in the tail end of the era
in which women were subservient
to men. I was incredibly fortunate
as my mother was college educated
and worked for the Atomic Energy
Commission for thirty odd years.
She didn't have a single subservient
bone in her body! My shero!
And thusly, self-reliance was born.
My mom would have crowned my
ass had she ever caught me doing
the whole bow down and worship
thing!
So, how does one instill said virtue
in our children and young people?
Comes to me that it must be through
positive role modeling. Example;
priceless!
I pray I can ever live in a self reliant
manner without being inappropriate
in any way. We owe it to our youth
to demonstrate standing on our own
two feet in the most positive of ways.
stand up with courage
must face life with backbone staunch
i can and i will
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