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# Stepping back from a negative influence does not...
> Stepping back from a negative influence does not require cutting them off. Moving someone out a ring or two creates healthy distance without the harshness that offends most people's sense of fairness.
**Source:** [[livestreams/Relationship Boundaries and the Freedom to Create - Workbook|Relationship Boundaries and the Freedom to Create]]
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“Stepping back from a negative influence does not require cutting them off. Moving someone out a ring or two creates healthy distance without the harshness that offends most people's sense of fairness.”
— Bryant McGill
https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-stepping-back-negative-peoples-sense-fairness
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