Open the Door to Self-Reliance

“Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph of principles.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self Reliance

Serenity is the peace of mind gained by living a life that is in line with your values. For Kent and I, this meant living a more natural and self-reliant lifestyle, but we had one major hurdle to doing this–we live in the city! Living in the city while trying to live life the way we imagined made us meticulous researchers and creative experimenters. Bottom line, we discovered that you can choose to what extent you provide for yourself or depend on society no matter where you live. Now we want to help you discover that–whether you find yourself in the city, suburbia, or the country–there are several actions (with tons of options) you can take to bring yourself closer to your ideal way of living. Aren’t options a wonderful thing?

We plan to share what we learn with you, starting with our city adventures in the Northeastern United States, and are here to help answer any questions you have along your own journey. We are all in this together! Over the next several weeks, we will be sharing the details of our three years of city self-reliance (in varying degrees). This includes composting, container gardening, rain water collection, and other city reliance adventures! You won’t want to miss out, so be sure to subscribe to our blog for all the FREE tips!

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Come April 2014, we will be finishing our segment on city self reliance as we prepare for our big move out west to the desserts of New Mexico! Once in New Mexico, you can learn with us as we share our journey for self reliance in a rural dessert climate.

And always remember…

“Its the not the Destination, It’s the journey.”― Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self-Reliance

This post is inspired by the theme serenity from the Weekly Photo Challenge. If you enjoyed this, please check out other fun interpretations of this theme!