🌍 You Can’t Block Half the World and Stay Whole

✍️By Oralia Acosta | WBN News | 25 Aug 2025 | Click HERE for your FREE Subscription to WBN News and/or to be a Contributor.

In our hyper-digital world, blocking and unfriending have become common survival tactics. But here’s the paradox: you can block people, but you can’t block the emotions they trigger inside of you. The conflict stays, echoing until you face it.

Cutting out half the world to feel safe may bring temporary relief, but it doesn’t solve the real issue. Growth doesn’t come from shrinking your circle — it comes from expanding your capacity to handle differences.

For business owners, this matters more than ever. Imagine blocking every client, partner, or colleague who challenged you. Opportunities vanish. Innovation dries up. Leadership requires navigating conflict, not deleting it.

The real power comes when you ask: Why does this person trigger me? What can I learn here? Suddenly, the “enemy” becomes a mirror, reflecting what you still need to heal or strengthen.

In life and business, resilience grows when we choose engagement over avoidance. You don’t have to agree with everyone — but you do have to learn to coexist, collaborate, and lead.

Blocking half the world doesn’t make you whole. Facing yourself does.

Let's get to work on ourselves! I personally invite you. It may not be easy, but it's so worth it, and SO are you!

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