Self-efficacy, Self-Trust and Fundamentals in Independence, Life Skills in Self-sufficiency
What kind of viable, registered, Red Seal Certified, licensed and permitted small business would I have in We'koqma'q community, or Eskasoni, if I didn't became a struggling addict for 25 years in Eskasoni? I had a small career in We'koqma'q community. I wonder what kind of accomplishments would I have in my life? I have a thriving life in We'koqma'q community, and every day my level of happiness, realizing where I am at, is growing and lasting longer almost each day. I am becoming the man I was supposed to be, considering what a complete Indigenous man is. Learning that respect is earned, I know that I am happy that I have been learning to be a sober man with distant cravings. But people don't want me to stand up for my beliefs and values because they don't want me to have that kind of power. In certain circles of Indigenous communities, I am told that I shouldn't really stand up for my beliefs and values because I always have to earn my respect...