Hey, it's your girl, simply Shanika, and you are now listening to The Goddess Confessions. the goddess confessions. Your relationships should lift you the higher planes.

They shouldn't drain you or depress you.

You should feel good being around the people that allow you to be yourself.

Each relationship is different with family, friends, coworkers, lovers, and I know sometimes, you know, I get asked a lot about family members.

This is the number one question that women are always asking me

about their mom, about their sister, or cousin, or whomever.

Like, well, they're my family, so, you know, I have to put up with it, I can't just cut them off. Yes you can. Yes you can.

Your relationships are supposed to lift you to hire planes, regardless if that is a lover, a friend, or a family member.

That doesn't hold any merit.

In my book, it doesn't hold any merit. In my book it doesn't. Family member or not. If you want to disrespect me,

neglect me, and not treat me the ways that I treat you, which are always good, then I

do not want you in my life. Family, blood bigger than water, all of that you guys, like seriously,

don't allow those things to have you being mistreated.

Like it, it doesn't hold any merit, as I've said.

You have to realize that at the end of the day people are people and people are going to do things

Sometimes people do things because

That's how they express their pain and their hurt.

And then sometimes people do things because they simply just don't know

and sometimes they don't care, regardless of the fact.

When someone does something you don't like, you shouldn't stick around

because of anything. Because of anything, it doesn't matter what it is. If someone does something you don't like,

nobody's gonna stick around. You know what I mean? Your relationship should always lift you higher and that

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