What does independence mean?
Dave’s mother taught all her kids to cook, clean, sew, do laundry, etc. so they could be independent in their daily needs.
My Dad taught us kids to be frugal so we could live independently without needing a lot of money.
My Mom taught us all people are equal so we neither looked up to nor down on people who were not like us so we had the freedom to befriend anyone.
I was raised in the Methodist religion because they don’t have a creed. You are allowed to believe what makes sense to you.
We taught our daughter it was OK to be different. She did not have to go along with the crowd. She was free to be her own self.
Dave did work he enjoyed and did it so well he got paid good money which allows us the freedom to make many choices about how we live now.
I never voted in a primary election because I refused to align myself with one particular party. I prefer the freedom of being able to vote for the person I think would best do the job.
What does independence mean to you?
TTYL,
Linda
oh my goodness.
i have nothing better to add. i just want to soak up such simple and beautiful eloquence about a big topic… one that you made into a lovely truth. would that everyone could have such independence.
to me it’s an inner strength. it’s what carries us through.
♥
Independence to me means being able to have the confidence to rely on ones self be it in our own life or for our country. I remember when I was in Salt Lake City going to Business School. My roommate and I were fighting and I didn’t have any money to move. I called my Dad crying and he offered his sympathy but told me that he couldn’t do anything to fix it for me but he knew I could do it myself. That is when I learned about how wonderful independence really is.
You are right. Independence has a lot of different meanings and those meanings vary from one individual to another. It’s one more thing to be thankful for.