Re: Self-Reliance Day 7, xiled@sdf (zaibatsu), 08/22/2019
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I've never considered self-reliance from the perspective of 
selflessness, as xiled brought to light in a recent post[1]. 
I really appreciate xiled's closing paragraph:

"Caring for my family helps me trust myself more because it 
puts me in a position for growth and gives me opportunities 
I would have never had if  I did not have them.  Being 
responsible in that capacity has not been easy for me, but 
it has helped me grow up. I think lot of me growing up was a 
direct result of me having to be responsible for people 
besides myself  Left to my own devices, I probably would not 
have gotten this far."

Recently my kids have been having some serious struggles. 
I'm realizing that I'd do anything to help them through, 
even to the point of hurting my own life path/plans. I think 
I always knew that, but the reality of it is something 
different that the feeling.

Thanks, xiled, for expanding my thinking in this area. As 
you stated, caring for others puts us in a position for 
growth, and gives us opportunites we couldn't otherwise 
have. Family is a profound experience.

[1] gopher://sdf.org:70/1/users/xiled/phlog/2019/20190821_s_r_d7