Beyond energy, shelter, food, and water, true self-reliance extends to several other critical aspects that ensure long-term sustainability, resilience, and overall well-being. Achieving true independence means integrating health, waste management, security, skills, community, communication, economic sustainability, and mental resilience into daily life. Each of these elements strengthens the foundation of self-sufficiency, allowing individuals and communities to thrive without reliance on centralized systems.
Tag: natural living
Water is the foundation of all life, directly tied to energy, shelter, and food security. A homestead or self-sufficient lifestyle cannot thrive without a clean, reliable water source. While modern infrastructure provides convenience, it also introduces dependency on centralized systems vulnerable to pollution, mismanagement, and scarcity.
By understanding water’s natural cycles and implementing sustainable collection, purification, and conservation methods, individuals and communities can gain independence from unreliable infrastructure while ensuring long-term resilience. Proper water management also supports food production, soil health, and even small-scale energy generation through hydro systems.
It seems to me that governments of modern Western nations have become a parody of their former selves. That being said, I don’t recall a time in my life where anyone spoke highly, fondly, nor respectfully of those enthroned at any level of public office. Or, it was so rare that it was retroactively drowned out. Regardless, our society hinges on a strange and entirely specious notion wherein we absolutely and without question need a centralized power in the form of government, much to our continued frustration, polarization, and sociocultural angst.
“Pfizer recorded 1,223 possible vaccine deaths during the first 90 days of covid vaccine rollout.” — The Pulse, Dec. 26, 2021 And nearly a…