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Hello Hellllllo! I spent the holiday weekend with family back east, and it was awesome.😍🎇 Admittedly, for more than a few years now, celebrating the 4th of July has felt a little…janky. With everything going on in the world, it can feel complicated to wave a flag and root for ‘Murica. But this year, I decided to focus on what was right in front of me: my family, connection, laughter, memories, and the moments we get to share together. And in pure Buena Vida fashion, this idea popped up: What if we expanded what we celebrate in July? What if we took a moment to celebrate our own independence? Think back to the first time you moved out of your family home…or the courage it took for your parents or grandparents to leave their country and start somewhere new. The first bill you paid on your own. The car loan you finally paid off. The boundary you finally set. Or that moment you realized…“Oh…I can actually do this.” Big or small- these moments count. 🎉 We can measure independence in so many different ways, but at the root of it, independence is about remembering you have a say in your own life. And that’s a pretty incredible thing to 1) acknowledge and 2) celebrate the f out of. Of course, we can also hold space for the parts of us that are still tangled up, still learning, still finding our voice, and still figuring out where we end and the rest of the world begins…(but we’ll save that for another newsletter 😉) For now, let’s celebrate the ways we have already chosen ourselves. Your independence deserves some recognition too. Read on for more…. Abrazos,
♥️ Laura
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