I relate very much to your share here @kimamourette and the expansionary comment @dan2all.
For I am a Man of Independence and the biggest realization thus far within creating my life of Independence has been the Very "dependence" within and as "Independence"
I am reminded by a short-Life-enhancement-series-of-words that I've planted deep inside myself.
"It is Your Life" By Charles Bukowski
"All the Way" By Charles Bukowski