On Tuesday, September 13, I’m publishing to The Heart of What Matters a letter entitled, The Warrior’s Path of Self-Sufficiency.

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With love and Truth,
Nina

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Breathing in and out, I gazed forward at the brick wall leading up to a thin, wobbly railing on the side of the small town church in Three Oaks, Michigan.

The sky broke through the meandering clouds, and bits of sunshine landed on the smooth pavement which I stood upon.

I gathered myself, aimed straight ahead, and bolted at full speed, pebbles flying underneath the soles of my worn Converse sneakers.

Vertically climbing the wall, my right hand grasped onto the railing as I propelled myself upward and over.

I stood, smiling on the other side of the wall. I had successfully parkoured.

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A free runner, or parkour enthusiast, need not much in order to propel himself around the environment which he finds himself in.

These environments are wide, narrow, diverse, dangerous at times.

He needn’t much to run about, making the world around him his very own playground.

He is, in fact, self-sufficient.

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We can cultivate the beautiful art of self-sufficiency in our daily walk.

Rather than seek more, can we do with less?

Rather than eat more, can we be satiated with the minimal?

Rather than seek outside help, can we do for ourselves what we are asking others to do for us?

These are just some of the questions a self-sufficient individual proposes to herself.

These are some of the questions those cultivating self-sufficiency in their lives ought to genuinely ask.

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A life of self-sustenance, or self-sufficiency, needn’t be a trying battle.

When we ebb and flow with the changing panoramic walks of our world, we glean from these experiences what is necessary for us to grow, evolve, change.

The rest? We leave untouched, unneeded.

We don’t need any more when we have evolved to do with what we have.

Therefore, cultivating self-sufficiency begins in the mind.

Empty your mind. We cannot expect the gestation of self-sufficiency to thrive when we are mired in past experiences, people, places, things, thought approaches.