It was last June 24 when me and my sister 
Self-reliance is the ability, commitment and effort to provide the spiritual and temporal necessities of life. Whatever causes us to be dependent on others or particular group for decisions and resources, which in the first place we could provide for ourselves, weakens us and retards our growth towards what the Gospel intends us to be.
How can we give if there is nothing there to take out from our pockets? Food for the jungry cannot com le from empty shelves. Money to assist and support the needy cannot come from an empty purse. Support and understanding cannot come from an emotionally starved. Teaching cannot come from the unlearned. Spiritual guidance cannot come from the spiritually weak.
The principle of self-reliance and the initiative to solve problems by ourselves is a way to hasten the Lord's work. It’s part of the work of salvation. We have to let go of apathy. Many times we become complacent and this destroys our progress. Every day is a day we can make progress if we decide to do something different to improve what we know we have done poorly in the past. If we exercise to have faith and hope in Jesus Christ that He is always there to help us, we will find a way to make progress in our temporal and spiritual problems.
Imagine yourself being complacent with what you earn from your daily routine and still feel like being unsuccessful in life. This kind of topic reminds me of the Mañana Habit I have learned when I was grade school. Mañana in Spanish, if I have not mistaken, means tomorrow. Yeah and it is about procrastination. We all know procrastination doesn't help us at all to be productive. Moreover, it doesn't remind us to exercise self-reliance.
I really love this picture so much, which I took myself. It reminds me so much of an independent person being motivated by poverty. This kid can go anywhere!