Declare Your Independence

Our craving for validation holds us back

Egon Schiele, Seated Woman With Bent Knee, 1917 (Public Domain. Source: Wikimedia Commons)

What does independence mean to you? Freedom, right?

That freedom is long-coming and hard-won. As children, we’re defined as “dependents”. Children need the attention and love of adults to survive. We become self-sufficient in many aspects of our lives as we mature.…