SELF-SUFFICIENT
Definitions: (1) able to maintain oneself without outside aid; capable of providing for one’s own needs; self-realizing; (2) having confidence in one’s own resources or powers; self-reliant; autarky <a country, state, or society which is economically independent>
Balancing Qualities: Open-hearted, Open-minded
Quote: The snow itself is lonely or, if you prefer, self-sufficient. There is no other time when the whole world seems composed of one thing and one thing only. — Joseph Wood Krutch (1893-1970) American author & naturalist
Comment: One of God’s sweetest (and hardest) gifts is the freewill to believe we are self-sufficient, individually and collectively. Yet that freedom may prevent the selfish person from realizing there is a conduit to the Infinite designed only to enhance our appreciation, creativity, and freedom.
How to Live This Quality Today: Wash the dishes. Sweep the floor. Vacuum the rug.
STURDY
Definitions: (1) strength derived from vigorous growth, determination of spirit, or solidity of constitution <a person of sturdy stock>; robust; hardy; (2) courageous; indomitable; resolute
Quotes: Your desires are being held in the hand of the cosmos with incredibly sturdy care. Life is not testing you. She is rooting for you. — Danielle LaPorte (1969-) Canadian author & inspirational speaker
The key to every man is his thought. Sturdy and defying though he look, he has a helm which he obeys, which is the idea after which all his facts are classified. He can only be reformed by showing him a new idea which commands his own. — Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) American poet
Observation: Even if a person is as sturdy as an oak, you can tell by their smile if they have a gentle spirit.