Perhaps the proper balance between self-reliance and blind submission was best articulated by one whose life overlapped with all of those above: Rudyard Kipling. In his inspiring poem “If ...

and criticize the rest of society as being dependent and lacking in this self-reliance. It is morally superior, the story goes, to provide for yourself, take care of your own needs, and often ...

"The poems were inspired by my process of self-discovery in the wake of addictions, trauma, and disability, with writing and the natural world playing huge parts in my healing." ...

Good communication is an essential leadership skill that is enhanced and further developed when paired with personal agency and self-reliance. I recently spoke with my friend Maha Abouelenein ...

In “Self-Portrait With Father,” the speaker calls ... the imagery is simple and bare-boned. Even the form of the poem is in steely couplets. “You can stop,” the speaker says, toward ...