🌿 SOUL WEALTH CHRONICLES ISSUE 78
No Reciprocity
There is a moment when you stop questioning yourself…
And start seeing things clearly.
You begin to notice the imbalance.
Where you are always the one giving.
Always the one adjusting.
Always the one showing up.
And slowly…
You realize something.
It’s not that you’re asking for too much.
It’s that you’re not receiving enough.
Reciprocity is not about keeping score.
It is about energy.
It is about mutual effort.
Mutual presence.
Mutual respect.
And when that is missing…
You feel it.
Not immediately.
But over time.
In the silence.
In the lack of consideration.
In the one-sided effort that slowly becomes exhausting.
For a long time, I explained it away.
I called it patience.
I called it understanding.
I called it being the bigger person.
But the truth?
It was imbalance.
And once you see it…
You cannot unsee it.
And once you accept it…
You begin to move differently.
You stop overgiving.
You stop overexplaining.
You stop trying to create something that requires two people… by yourself.
Because reciprocity…
Should not have to be taught.
It should be experienced.
And when it’s not…
The most powerful thing you can do…
Is step back.
Not in anger.
Not in frustration.
But in self-respect.
Because where your energy is not reciprocated…
It is no longer available.
That is not rejection.
That is alignment.
There is a quiet strength in recognizing where your energy is not being met and choosing not to offer it there anymore. Self-respect often looks like withdrawal before it ever looks like confrontation.
With grace,
Natalie
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