By: Gerald Rascoe

 Most people are happy doing what there told but the romantic era was all about being unique and being unique makes me happy.  Quote- Most people would rather be certain they're miserable, than risk being happy. ~Robert Anthony

 During my childhood my parents would fight a lot until one night it went to far and my older brother got hurt. Ever since he left I’ve had to hold my own. I’m self-reliant but I also have to be dependable cause I don’t want my younger brother taking on this kind of responsibility before his time.  Quote- Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else is doing. It is bad for the mind to continually be part of unanimity. ~Christopher Morley

 Throughout life there are family and friends but the only one you can really trust is yourself.  And remember, no matter where you go, there you are. ~Confucius

 There are some people who are open to constructive criticism and there are some who aren't, those that are, are simply trying to better themselves and those that aren't are self-reliant.  The promises of this world are, for the most part, vain phantoms; and to confide in one's self, and become something of worth and value is the best and safest course. ~Michelangelo

 Self reliance has always scared some people cause to some people self reliance means losing the ones you love. My life should be unique; it should be an alms, a battle, a conquest, a medicine. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self- Reliance

 Self reliance is standing on your own. Just like how a flower stand on its own.  Quote-A bud can be beautiful, a work of art even. But I'm finding it simply can't compare to the openness of the blossom. Looking for my sun. ~Jeb Dickerson

 We can only be the person we m3eant to be and never anyone else.  What we do flows from who we are. ~Paul Vitale

 Just be yourself and if your friends are really your friends they’ll understand the adjustment.  Do what you must, And your friends will adjust. ~Robert Brault

 You have to fully understand yourself before you commit to getting to know someone else.  We must be our own before we can be another's. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson