Independence of spirit is something that has to be preserved if you have it, and achieved if you don't have it....
It must be without being hurtful to anyone.......................... Independence is not saying what you want or doing what you want or being what you want......first, the saying-doing-being has to be in tune and vibrate with your inner being...once that resonance starts, then it is living it. Being hurtful will put in a discordant note and cause the vibration rhythm to change...then it is not independence of spirit....
Independence of spirit will also not allow any hurtful barbs to spoil the inner rhythm or tune....
So, for all women
Here's cheers to preserving/achieving/striving to realize the independence of our spirit...