self-sufficiency

i've never imagined myself quoting from the papers but yea, here goes.

Sumiko Tan on TheSundayTimes.
[Reflect]
"No man's an island, that's true. But the thing is, you really can't depend on others to make you happy"
"Far safer and saner for one to be self-sufficient first, and to be the source of one's own happiness" (than to depend on others)
"...and the key to that (self-sufficiency), I reckon, must be to respect yourself more - to find ways to be at peace with yourself and content with what you are and have. It is also finding a happy place within yourself you can retreat to, our own safe haven, if you like."
"i experienced a moment of that recently"

i have experienced that alot recently.