Actually, today I celebrate my independence and all the travails in leaving systems of dominance and control, involving birth family and a marriage, and letting people go who do not support my well-being. I am independent, self-reliant, and engaged in exploring my fullest potential as a spiritual being having a human experience. I have to believe each step I have taken and will take for my freedom, to evolve and transcend limitations, beliefs or otherwise, helps mankind advance.