20/07/2025
🪷 Back to the Roots Moment
Clarity. Awareness. Integrity.
Manipulation
We all have experienced manipulation on some level in our life.
Maybe our parents tried to coax us to eat certain foods or promised rewards for tasks well done or behaviours they favored.
Not all manipulation is bad, some is to help us grow, make good choices, avoid heartache or pain.
Teachers, friends, co-workers, partners, bosses – they all have their own ways of manipulation.
Some for our good and some only for their good.
We ourselves use tactics or methods of manipulation without realizing it.
The things we need to be aware of more are the times we are manipulated for someone else's good or profit.
It is hard to differentiate because there is no label saying,
"this is for your own good"
and
"this is for someone else’s profit."
How do we figure out the difference then?
We check with our heart.
Can we feel the love behind the “manipulation” –
or does it all feel like pressure or uncomfortable?
Use your love to “see” the future.
If you follow the “manipulation” –
where does it lead you today?
Tomorrow?
A month from now?
A year from now?
If it feels right even in the future, we can call it support and input.
If it does not align with our love, we call it manipulation – and step away from it.
Be vigilant, be aware.
Do not let the world consume you.
Fill your life with love and joy –
and live unabashedly, joyfully and passionately.
With Love,
MaRa and Deborah
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