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Apr 2021
NO
How do you raise a strong being
with a resilient spirit

you raise them knowing they are cherished
and just as divine as the plants and the animals and everyone around them

they will carry it with them throughout their entire life


and when someone tries consciously or unconsciously to grasp for control and power at they expense of their opinion, authenticity and their light

they spirit you helped raise will feel
the drastic shift in intention
they will feel the thickness of manipulation
and rest on their anchor of self in that  love and cherishment you showed them abides eternally with them

And having arrived at that open never ending space they will calmly
turn towards the words of control and say “no”
simply and confidently “NO”
I get to analyze things with my brilliant friend and each time they peel back a layer of a situation with me

How do we arrive at boundaries how were we taught boundaries

which are really necessary
and we need to not violate our own boundaries
my saying yes to others expectations of us

Or even by constantly betraying our own hearts
Guadalupe S Partida
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Guadalupe S Partida  31/Clovis, CA
(31/Clovis, CA)   
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