<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Mar Rodriguez]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mar Rodriguez]]></description><link>https://marrodriguez333.substack.com</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4ZnK!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6f654935-f04e-4fd6-8a8d-11b00ad33605_96x96.jpeg</url><title>Mar Rodriguez</title><link>https://marrodriguez333.substack.com</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 02:32:57 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://marrodriguez333.substack.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Mar Rodriguez]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[marrodriguez333@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[marrodriguez333@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Mar Rodriguez]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Mar Rodriguez]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[marrodriguez333@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[marrodriguez333@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Mar Rodriguez]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[La Séptima Humanidad]]></title><description><![CDATA[Y no somos la primera&#8230;]]></description><link>https://marrodriguez333.substack.com/p/la-septima-humanidad</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://marrodriguez333.substack.com/p/la-septima-humanidad</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mar Rodriguez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 03:25:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8zsq!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3369ebad-6008-402c-92c4-50de494dbd99_1024x1536.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8zsq!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3369ebad-6008-402c-92c4-50de494dbd99_1024x1536.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8zsq!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3369ebad-6008-402c-92c4-50de494dbd99_1024x1536.png 424w, 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No las famosas que llenaban los libros de historia, sino aquellas que casi nadie quer&#237;a investigar. Estructuras enterradas demasiado profundo, restos de piedra que parec&#237;an fuera de lugar, artefactos que no encajaban en ninguna cronolog&#237;a aceptada.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Durante a&#241;os hab&#237;a aprendido una regla silenciosa dentro de la arqueolog&#237;a:</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong>Cuando algo contradice demasiado a la historia oficial&#8230; se guarda en silencio</strong></em>.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Por eso nadie quiso acompa&#241;arlo cuando el radar de penetraci&#243;n terrestre revel&#243; una c&#225;mara sellada bajo la pir&#225;mide de <em>Kefr&#233;n</em>.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">La profundidad era imposible.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Casi ochenta metros bajo la base de la pir&#225;mide.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Ninguna civilizaci&#243;n conocida de la antig&#252;edad ten&#237;a tecnolog&#237;a para excavar algo as&#237;. Pero ah&#237; estaba.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Una cavidad perfecta.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Mateo descendi&#243; con una peque&#241;a l&#225;mpara y un equipo m&#237;nimo. El t&#250;nel reci&#233;n abierto ol&#237;a a piedra antigua y aire inm&#243;vil. Cada paso levantaba polvo que llevaba miles de a&#241;os sin moverse.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Cuando finalmente lleg&#243; al fondo, encontr&#243; una puerta. No era de piedra. Era de metal. Un metal oscuro que no mostraba corrosi&#243;n.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!V-vP!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee4d10c9-79c9-4cad-9f32-68f62016a5e8_1024x1536.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!V-vP!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee4d10c9-79c9-4cad-9f32-68f62016a5e8_1024x1536.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!V-vP!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee4d10c9-79c9-4cad-9f32-68f62016a5e8_1024x1536.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!V-vP!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee4d10c9-79c9-4cad-9f32-68f62016a5e8_1024x1536.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!V-vP!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee4d10c9-79c9-4cad-9f32-68f62016a5e8_1024x1536.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!V-vP!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee4d10c9-79c9-4cad-9f32-68f62016a5e8_1024x1536.png" width="1024" height="1536" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ee4d10c9-79c9-4cad-9f32-68f62016a5e8_1024x1536.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1536,&quot;width&quot;:1024,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:2180491,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://marrodriguez333.substack.com/i/192376054?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee4d10c9-79c9-4cad-9f32-68f62016a5e8_1024x1536.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!V-vP!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee4d10c9-79c9-4cad-9f32-68f62016a5e8_1024x1536.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!V-vP!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee4d10c9-79c9-4cad-9f32-68f62016a5e8_1024x1536.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!V-vP!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee4d10c9-79c9-4cad-9f32-68f62016a5e8_1024x1536.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!V-vP!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee4d10c9-79c9-4cad-9f32-68f62016a5e8_1024x1536.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p style="text-align: justify;">La puerta ten&#237;a un solo s&#237;mbolo grabado en el centro; un c&#237;rculo atravesado por una l&#237;nea horizontal.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Mateo lo fotografi&#243; de inmediato.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">No lo reconoc&#237;a.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Con algo de esfuerzo logr&#243; mover la puerta. No ten&#237;a cerradura. Solo parec&#237;a&#8230; esperar.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Cuando se abri&#243;, el aire que sali&#243; del interior estaba sorprendentemente limpio.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Dentro encontr&#243; una sala rectangular iluminada por una tenue luz azul que no proven&#237;a de ninguna l&#225;mpara visible. Las paredes no estaban cubiertas de jerogl&#237;ficos, sino de placas met&#225;licas pulidas.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Y sobre ellas hab&#237;a grabados.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Mapas.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jYmt!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1c554893-24f1-4cc9-bc88-31455a0fa4e2_1024x1536.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jYmt!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1c554893-24f1-4cc9-bc88-31455a0fa4e2_1024x1536.png 424w, 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class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Mateo se acerc&#243; al primero.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Era la Tierra. Pero no era el mapa antiguo de los egipcios; era moderno. Los continentes estaban dibujados con precisi&#243;n satelital. Las corrientes oce&#225;nicas estaban marcadas con l&#237;neas finas. Y en la esquina inferior hab&#237;a algo a&#250;n m&#225;s inquietante&#8230; una fecha.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>12,800 a.C.</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Mateo sinti&#243; que el est&#243;mago se le contra&#237;a. Sigui&#243; avanzando.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">El siguiente panel mostraba muchas ciudades. Algunas reconocibles; otras no.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Hab&#237;a estructuras gigantescas en lugares donde hoy solo hab&#237;a desiertos.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">En la Ant&#225;rtida aparec&#237;a dibujada una enorme red de ciudades.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">El Sahara estaba lleno de r&#237;os.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">El nivel del mar era distinto.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Mateo comenz&#243; a respirar m&#225;s r&#225;pido.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Aquello no era un registro del pasado egipcio. Era algo mucho m&#225;s antiguo.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Entonces vio el tercer panel y todo cambi&#243;. Era una cronolog&#237;a.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">No de una civilizaci&#243;n. De muchas.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Cada l&#237;nea representaba una humanidad distinta. Civilizaciones enteras aparec&#237;an, prosperaban y&#8230; desaparec&#237;an.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">La primera l&#237;nea comenzaba hace m&#225;s de <strong>100,000 a&#241;os</strong>. La segunda terminaba en una marca que coincid&#237;a con una extinci&#243;n masiva conocida. La tercera terminaba abruptamente con un s&#237;mbolo triangular. La cuarta&#8230; con otro.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Mateo recorri&#243; las l&#237;neas con el dedo.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Cada civilizaci&#243;n parec&#237;a alcanzar cierto nivel de desarrollo, despu&#233;s ocurr&#237;a algo; un colapso. Un reinicio.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">En el &#250;ltimo panel hab&#237;a un mensaje grabado en un idioma desconocido. Pero debajo, como si hubiera sido a&#241;adido mucho despu&#233;s, hab&#237;a una traducci&#243;n en varias lenguas. Entre ellas&#8230; ingl&#233;s.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Mateo ley&#243; en voz baja.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em>&#8220;A quienes encuentren este archivo:&#8221;</em></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em>&#8220;No son la primera humanidad.&#8221;</em></p><p style="text-align: justify;">El silencio de la c&#225;mara pareci&#243; hacerse m&#225;s pesado.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em>&#8220;Este registro fue creado por la sexta civilizaci&#243;n del mundo.&#8221;</em></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Mateo sinti&#243; que el coraz&#243;n le golpeaba el pecho.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Sexta.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Eso significaba&#8230;</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em>&#8220;Cada civilizaci&#243;n alcanza conocimiento, tecnolog&#237;a y dominio del planeta. Pero inevitablemente se aproxima al mismo umbral.&#8221;</em></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em>&#8220;El momento en que el conocimiento supera a la sabidur&#237;a.&#8221;</em></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Mateo trag&#243; saliva.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Continu&#243; leyendo.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em>&#8220;Cuando ese punto es alcanzado, el mundo se reinicia.&#8221;</em></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Sus manos comenzaron a temblar.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NkD0!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4f072440-4656-46bf-9d85-048846cd5452_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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La nuestra.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">La s&#233;ptima humanidad.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Mateo mir&#243; el &#250;ltimo panel. All&#237; no hab&#237;a mapas. Hab&#237;a una advertencia.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em>&#8220;Si est&#225;n leyendo esto, significa que su civilizaci&#243;n ha alcanzado nuevamente el umbral.&#8221;</em></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Debajo hab&#237;a una proyecci&#243;n del planeta.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Temperaturas elevadas, oc&#233;anos creciendo, ciudades marcadas con s&#237;mbolos rojos.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Mateo sinti&#243; un escalofr&#237;o recorrerle la espalda.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Cambio clim&#225;tico, colapso ecol&#243;gico, guerras tecnol&#243;gicas.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">El patr&#243;n. Siempre el mismo.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Un &#250;ltimo mensaje grabado al final.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em>&#8220;Las civilizaciones anteriores intentaron evitar el reinicio.&#8221;</em></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em>&#8220;Todas fallaron.&#8221;</em></p><p style="text-align: justify;">El &#250;ltimo p&#225;rrafo era a&#250;n m&#225;s inquietante.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em>&#8220;Pero dejamos este archivo para la siguiente humanidad.&#8221;</em></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em>&#8220;Para que comprendan algo que nosotros descubrimos demasiado tarde.&#8221;</em></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Mateo acerc&#243; la l&#225;mpara.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Las letras finales parec&#237;an casi nuevas.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em>&#8220;El reinicio no es un accidente.&#8221;</em></p><p style="text-align: justify;">El arque&#243;logo sinti&#243; que el aire se volv&#237;a fr&#237;o.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Termin&#243; de leer.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em>&#8220;El reinicio es un mecanismo.&#8221;</em></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em>&#8220;Una correcci&#243;n.&#8221;</em></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em>&#8220;Y no proviene de la Tierra.&#8221;</em></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Mateo levant&#243; lentamente la mirada hacia el techo de la c&#225;mara. En el centro hab&#237;a un peque&#241;o dispositivo met&#225;lico incrustado en la roca. Una esfera del tama&#241;o de una naranja. Su superficie ten&#237;a el mismo s&#237;mbolo que la puerta. El c&#237;rculo atravesado por la l&#237;nea.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">De repente&#8230; la esfera emiti&#243; un leve pulso de luz.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Mateo dio un paso atr&#225;s.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">La luz volvi&#243; a latir.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Una vez. Dos veces. Tres.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Entonces escuch&#243; un sonido que no ven&#237;a de la c&#225;mara. Ven&#237;a del cielo. Un ruido profundo, lejano&#8230; como si algo gigantesco se moviera m&#225;s all&#225; de la atm&#243;sfera.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">La esfera proyect&#243; una &#250;ltima frase sobre la pared.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em>&#8220;La s&#233;ptima civilizaci&#243;n ha sido registrada.&#8221;</em></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Mateo sinti&#243; que el suelo parec&#237;a inclinarse bajo sus pies.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">La &#250;ltima l&#237;nea apareci&#243; lentamente.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em>&#8220;Preparando el reinicio.&#8221;</em></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Mateo retrocedi&#243; lentamente.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">El eco del mensaje segu&#237;a flotando en la sala.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">&#8212;No&#8230; &#8212;susurr&#243;.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Entonces la esfera proyect&#243; una &#250;ltima l&#237;nea.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Una l&#237;nea que no estaba en los paneles antiguos.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Una l&#237;nea dirigida &#250;nicamente a &#233;l.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em>&#8220;Observador humano identificado.&#8221;</em></p><p style="text-align: justify;">El coraz&#243;n de Mateo comenz&#243; a latir con fuerza.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">La proyecci&#243;n cambi&#243;.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Ahora mostraba el planeta desde el espacio.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Pero no estaba solo.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3PNT!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F44183e7b-00a6-4046-ab39-4f2b0936f000_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Imagen creada con Chat Gpt</figcaption></figure></div><p>No se fue por enojo.</p><p>Se fue por claridad.</p><p>Porque aprendi&#243; que algunas ausencias duelen menos que ciertas presencias,</p><p>y que no todo lo que se dice bonito se sostiene con hechos.</p><p>No hubo gritos ni reproches.</p><p>Solo una despedida interna, silenciosa, donde entendi&#243; que amar tambi&#233;n implica saber retirarse.</p><p>Alejarse no fue un castigo.</p><p>Fue un acto de respeto propio.</p><p>Y aunque al principio el vac&#237;o pes&#243;, con el tiempo se volvi&#243; espacio.</p><p>Espacio para v&#237;nculos donde las palabras caminan al mismo ritmo que las acciones.</p><p>Ah&#237; comprendi&#243; algo definitivo;</p><p>quien te hiere con su forma de estar, tambi&#233;n te ense&#241;a la forma en que no quieres volver a quedarte.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Primero de Marzo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Una historia escrita del otro lado del tiempo]]></description><link>https://marrodriguez333.substack.com/p/primero-de-marzo</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://marrodriguez333.substack.com/p/primero-de-marzo</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mar Rodriguez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 02:23:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NkCO!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fad48fd47-4ac4-461b-b817-2191704de6b1_1024x1536.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NkCO!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fad48fd47-4ac4-461b-b817-2191704de6b1_1024x1536.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NkCO!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fad48fd47-4ac4-461b-b817-2191704de6b1_1024x1536.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NkCO!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fad48fd47-4ac4-461b-b817-2191704de6b1_1024x1536.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NkCO!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fad48fd47-4ac4-461b-b817-2191704de6b1_1024x1536.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NkCO!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fad48fd47-4ac4-461b-b817-2191704de6b1_1024x1536.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NkCO!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fad48fd47-4ac4-461b-b817-2191704de6b1_1024x1536.png" width="1024" height="1536" 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No supo decir qu&#233;, solo que le pertenec&#237;a.</p><p>Lo llev&#243; a su cuarto y lo coloc&#243; frente a la ventana.</p><p>D&#237;as despu&#233;s descubri&#243; que el espejo no reflejaba su habitaci&#243;n.<br>Mostraba otra.<br>Paredes antiguas, luz de velas&#8230; un silencio distinto.<br>Un lugar sostenido por un tiempo que no era el suyo.</p><p>Entonces apareci&#243; &#233;l.</p><p>No pod&#237;an o&#237;rse, pero aprendieron a comunicarse.<br>Ella escrib&#237;a con plumones sobre el cristal; &#233;l respond&#237;a con carb&#243;n, tinta o lo que tuviera a mano.<br>A veces, en el esfuerzo, lograban leerse los labios.<br>Fue suficiente.</p><p>Se enamoraron sin tocarse, sin prometerse nada que no pudieran cumplir.<br>Solo se eligieron cada d&#237;a.</p><p>Esperaban la hora exacta en que el espejo les conced&#237;a verse,<br>como si el tiempo tambi&#233;n hubiera aprendido a respetarlos.</p><p>Hasta que, un primero de marzo, el cristal desapareci&#243;.<br>No hubo preguntas.<br>Aprovecharon cada segundo para amarse como si el mundo, por fin, estuviera de acuerdo.</p><p>Al d&#237;a siguiente, el espejo volvi&#243; a reflejar su cuarto.</p><p>Ella no sinti&#243; p&#233;rdida.<br>Ahora sab&#237;a que el tiempo tambi&#233;n puede abrirse,<br>y que hay amores que no llegan para quedarse de inmediato,<br>sino para ense&#241;arnos a esperar sin miedo.</p><p>Desde entonces, cada primero de marzo, el espejo vuelve a abrirse.<br>Y ella sonr&#237;e, segura de que algunos amores no se pierden;<br>aprenden a cruzar los siglos.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soltar no fue fácil, pero fue necesario: cerrar ciclos y elegir el amor propio.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reflexiones &#237;ntimas sobre los v&#237;nculos que se rompen, las lecciones que duelen y la paz que llega despu&#233;s.]]></description><link>https://marrodriguez333.substack.com/p/soltar-no-fue-facil-pero-fue-necesario</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://marrodriguez333.substack.com/p/soltar-no-fue-facil-pero-fue-necesario</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mar Rodriguez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 05:32:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PVnd!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F172063af-e286-4a84-a63e-b35108757415_1536x1024.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PVnd!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F172063af-e286-4a84-a63e-b35108757415_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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Y aunque este n&#250;mero tiene muchos significados, en mi vida se manifest&#243;, sobre todo, a trav&#233;s de estos.</p><p>Algunos fueron sencillos. Simplemente tom&#233; distancia y segu&#237;. En otros casos, la vida y Dios se encargaron de alejarme poco a poco de ciertas personas. A&#250;n existe comunicaci&#243;n, s&#237;, pero ya no es como antes. Y entend&#237; que eso tambi&#233;n es un cierre, aunque no siempre sepamos ponerle nombre.</p><p>Pero hubo cierres que dolieron.  Y mucho.<br>Cierres donde aprend&#237; a la fuerza. Momentos en los que cayeron caretas y ver la realidad de algunas personas fue un golpe seco, dif&#237;cil de procesar. Me resist&#237;. Justifiqu&#233; actitudes, minimic&#233; se&#241;ales, trat&#233; de sostener v&#237;nculos que ya estaban quebrados. Hasta que no pude m&#225;s. Aceptar y tomar distancia fue lo &#250;nico verdaderamente sano.</p><p>Casi siempre, cuando me alejo de personas t&#243;xicas, no digo nada. Me retiro en silencio. Pero hubo dos casos en los que sent&#237; que necesitaba hablar.</p><p>En uno de ellos, expres&#233; c&#243;mo me sent&#237;a. No era la primera vez. No hubo respuesta. Solo silencio. Y ah&#237; entend&#237; que el silencio tambi&#233;n comunica. Como dice el dicho: <em><strong>&#8220;al buen entendedor, pocas palabras&#8221;</strong></em>. As&#237; que cerr&#233; ese ciclo sin m&#225;s explicaciones.</p><p>Ah&#237; aprend&#237; algo que me doli&#243; aceptar: el tiempo compartido no garantiza nada. Lo importante no es cu&#225;nto tiempo llevas con alguien, sino la <strong>calidad del v&#237;nculo y el inter&#233;s real</strong>. Cuando del otro lado no hay movimiento, no hay reciprocidad, insistir solo desgasta.<br>Doli&#243; porque se trataba de quien yo consideraba mi <em>&#8220;mejor amiga&#8221;</em>. Pero trabajar el desapego fue necesario. Necesitaba ese cierre para poder avanzar.</p><p>El otro caso fue distinto. S&#237; hab&#237;a una relaci&#243;n cercana, convivencia, inter&#233;s aparente. Sin embargo, comenzaron a aparecer banderas rojas: falta de empat&#237;a, actitudes que dol&#237;an, comportamientos que no solo me afectaron a m&#237;, sino tambi&#233;n a otras personas involucradas.<br>Quienes conoc&#237;an a esta persona nos advirtieron y no quisimos escuchar. Pensamos que pod&#237;an ser chismes. Le dimos el beneficio de la duda, abrimos la puerta, nos encari&#241;amos y, con el tiempo, <strong>la realidad se mostr&#243; tal cual era</strong>.</p><p>Tambi&#233;n habl&#233;. Tambi&#233;n me expres&#233;.<br>El resultado fue la victimizaci&#243;n, la distorsi&#243;n de la historia y el volteo de la narrativa. </p><p>Con el tiempo entendimos que no &#233;ramos los &#250;nicos que hab&#237;amos pasado por algo similar con esta persona.</p><p>De todo esto me llev&#233; lecciones muy claras, aunque no todas fueron f&#225;ciles de aprender:</p><blockquote><p>&#183; <strong>Poner l&#237;mites sanos</strong> es una forma de amor propio.</p><p>&#183; Aprender a decir <strong>NO</strong> cuando algo no se siente bien.</p><p>&#183; <strong>No exponer a mi familia </strong>por personas a quienes no les importa mi seguridad ni mi salud emocional.</p><p>&#183; Y entender que, si a alguien no le importa mi integridad, <strong>no tengo por qu&#233; anteponer la suya a la m&#237;a</strong>.</p></blockquote><p>Hoy s&#233; que no debo regalar ni mi tiempo ni mi energ&#237;a a quien no sabe cuidarlos. Tambi&#233;n comprend&#237; que <strong>todo tiene una fecha de caducidad</strong>, incluso las relaciones.<br>Algunas son para toda la vida, s&#237;, pero son pocas. La mayor&#237;a de las personas llegan para acompa&#241;arnos un tramo del camino. A veces se van sin conflicto, sin drama; la vida simplemente los coloca en otra direcci&#243;n. Y lo m&#225;s sano es aceptarlo, agradecer y desearles lo mejor.</p><p>En otros casos, como estos, habr&#237;a sido ideal poner l&#237;mites desde inicio de las se&#241;ale, pero no siempre reaccionamos a la primera . A veces necesitamos atravesar todo el proceso para entender la lecci&#243;n.</p><h4><strong>Para ti, que est&#225;s leyendo esto&#8230;</strong></h4><p>Si hoy est&#225;s cerrando un ciclo, quiero decirte algo: soltar no siempre es f&#225;cil, pero <strong>siempre es liberador</strong>.<br>Cerrar no significa odiar, ni confrontar, ni explicar una y otra vez. A veces, cerrar es <strong>elegirte</strong>. Es <strong>escucharte</strong>. <strong>Es respetar lo que tu cuerpo y tu intuici&#243;n ya saben</strong>.</p><p>Preg&#250;ntate con honestidad:<br><strong>&#191;Sigo aqu&#237; por amor&#8230; o por costumbre, miedo o culpa?</strong></p><p>Porque muchas veces, soltar no es perder a alguien.<br><strong>Es volver a ti</strong>.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Life Changes Course, the Soul Awakens ]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are moments when life surprises us with unexpected turns. Not because we&#8217;ve done something wrong, but because we&#8217;re ready to discover something new within ourselves.]]></description><link>https://marrodriguez333.substack.com/p/when-life-changes-course-the-soul</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://marrodriguez333.substack.com/p/when-life-changes-course-the-soul</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mar Rodriguez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 22:23:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iSVB!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F59a39925-c26b-4792-9475-48dcded0bdc5_1536x1024.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iSVB!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F59a39925-c26b-4792-9475-48dcded0bdc5_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iSVB!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F59a39925-c26b-4792-9475-48dcded0bdc5_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iSVB!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F59a39925-c26b-4792-9475-48dcded0bdc5_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iSVB!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F59a39925-c26b-4792-9475-48dcded0bdc5_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iSVB!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F59a39925-c26b-4792-9475-48dcded0bdc5_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iSVB!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F59a39925-c26b-4792-9475-48dcded0bdc5_1536x1024.png" width="1456" height="971" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/59a39925-c26b-4792-9475-48dcded0bdc5_1536x1024.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:971,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:3191144,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://marrodriguez333.substack.com/i/171087971?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F59a39925-c26b-4792-9475-48dcded0bdc5_1536x1024.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iSVB!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F59a39925-c26b-4792-9475-48dcded0bdc5_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iSVB!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F59a39925-c26b-4792-9475-48dcded0bdc5_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iSVB!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F59a39925-c26b-4792-9475-48dcded0bdc5_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iSVB!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F59a39925-c26b-4792-9475-48dcded0bdc5_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Life is not easy&#8230; not at all.</p><p>Just when we think we&#8217;re on the right path,</p><p>when the goal feels within reach&#8230; something happens.</p><p>Life makes its move.</p><p>And suddenly, we find ourselves walking a path</p><p>we never imagined we&#8217;d take.</p><p>On that unexpected journey,</p><p>we discover parts of ourselves we didn&#8217;t even know existed.</p><p>The challenges and trials, though tough,</p><p>end up illuminating our being.</p><p>Hand in hand with the Creator,</p><p>and guided by the spark of intuition,</p><p>we keep moving forward, living each process.</p><p>We don&#8217;t know exactly how&#8230;</p><p>but something within us whispers that, in the end,</p><p>everything will be better.</p><p></p><p><strong>Thank you for reading</strong>.</p><p>If this reflection resonated with you, I&#8217;d love to know.</p><p>This piece was born from one of those moments</p><p>when the road becomes uncertain,</p><p>but intuition keeps whispering that there&#8217;s purpose in every step.</p><h4><strong>Have you ever experienced one of those turns</strong></h4><h4><strong>that revealed something profound?</strong></h4><p>Feel free to leave a comment or share this post</p><p>with someone going through a moment of change.</p><p><strong>We keep walking with faith and fire.</strong></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cuando la Vida Cambia el Rumbo, el Alma Despierta]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hay momentos en los que la vida nos sorprende con giros inesperados. No porque hayamos hecho algo mal, sino porque estamos listos para descubrir algo nuevo dentro de nosotros.]]></description><link>https://marrodriguez333.substack.com/p/cuando-la-vida-cambia-el-rumbo-el</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://marrodriguez333.substack.com/p/cuando-la-vida-cambia-el-rumbo-el</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mar Rodriguez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 21:42:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5UW0!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9bd7335e-c2cf-4123-a576-d890538c455a_1536x1024.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>La vida no es f&#225;cil&#8230; para nada.</p><p>Justo cuando creemos estar en el camino correcto, cuando sentimos que la meta est&#225; al alcance de la mano&#8230; algo sucede.</p><p>La movida de la vida aparece.</p><p>Y de pronto nos encontramos caminando por un sendero que jam&#225;s imaginamos recorrer.</p><p>En ese trayecto inesperado descubrimos partes de nosotros que ni sab&#237;amos que exist&#237;an.</p><p>Los retos y desaf&#237;os, aunque duros, terminan iluminando nuestro ser.</p><p>De la mano del Creador y guiados por la chispa de la intuici&#243;n, seguimos adelante, viviendo cada proceso.</p><p>No sabemos exactamente c&#243;mo&#8230; pero algo dentro de nosotros susurra que, al final, todo ser&#225; mejor.</p><p></p><p><strong>Gracias por leerme</strong>. Si este texto reson&#243; contigo, me encantar&#237;a saberlo. </p><p>Este texto naci&#243; de una de esas reflexiones que llegan cuando el camino se vuelve incierto, pero la intuici&#243;n sigue susurrando que hay prop&#243;sito en cada paso.</p><p><strong>&#191;Has vivido uno de esos giros que te revelaron algo profundo?</strong> Puedes dejar tu comentario o compartir esta publicaci&#243;n con alguien que est&#233; atravesando un momento de cambio.</p><p><strong>Seguimos caminando, con fe y con fuego</strong>.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Before the Glass Slipper]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive Sneak Peek]]></description><link>https://marrodriguez333.substack.com/p/before-the-glass-slipper</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://marrodriguez333.substack.com/p/before-the-glass-slipper</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mar Rodriguez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 20:14:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1ItW!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F02fd38ea-293e-4b11-ad5e-bf42b0aff615_1024x1536.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h5><em>A story about the light before the ashes, and the love that never fades.</em></h5><h2><strong>Coming soon to Amazon, Google Books and major platforms.</strong></h2><p></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1ItW!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F02fd38ea-293e-4b11-ad5e-bf42b0aff615_1024x1536.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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I&#8217;m just&#8230; transforming. Like butterflies when they realize they no longer need to crawl.&#8221;</em></h5><p></p><p>This tale doesn&#8217;t replicate the Cinderella myth. It gently dismantles it, reimagining Lucette&#8217;s childhood and the silenced origin of a story we thought we knew. Here, magic is memory, grief is transformation, and hope arrives wrapped in a celeste cloak.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Antes de la Zapatilla de Cristal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Adelanto exclusivo]]></description><link>https://marrodriguez333.substack.com/p/antes-de-la-zapatilla-de-cristal</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://marrodriguez333.substack.com/p/antes-de-la-zapatilla-de-cristal</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mar Rodriguez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 19:59:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!B1bN!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc6a2f40a-9ed8-4c46-beb2-002e8007386e_1024x1536.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h4><em>Una historia sobre la luz que precede a la ceniza y el amor que no se olvida.</em></h4><h2>Pr&#243;ximamente en EMXI, Amazon, Google Libros y otros. </h2><p></p><div 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Solo... me transformo. Como las mariposas cuando entienden que ya no necesitan arrastrarse.&#8221;</strong></em></p><p></p><p>Este cuento no busca replicar el mito de Cenicienta. Lo desarma con ternura, lo reconstruye desde la infancia de Lucette, y nos invita a mirar el origen silenciado de una historia que cre&#237;amos conocer. Aqu&#237;, la magia es memoria, el duelo es transformaci&#243;n, y la esperanza llega envuelta en una capa celeste.</p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zamni]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ficci&#243;n er&#243;tica con tintes filos&#243;ficos / Erotic fiction with philosophical overtones.]]></description><link>https://marrodriguez333.substack.com/p/zamni</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://marrodriguez333.substack.com/p/zamni</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mar Rodriguez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2025 03:14:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ex3O!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcecf66a4-dca2-45ec-a414-7d1bd7a2d85c_1536x1024.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h4>Introducci&#243;n</h4><p><strong>&#191;Qu&#233; sucede cuando el deseo no busca cuerpo, sino sentido?</strong><br>En este relato, Ricardo no solo llega tarde a una cita; llega tarde a s&#237; mismo. </p><p>Lo que comienza como una noche frustrada se transforma en un viaje sensorial, donde el cuerpo y la memoria se entrelazan en un ritual inesperado. <em><strong>Zanmi</strong></em><strong> </strong>&#8212;palabra haitiana que significa <em><strong>&#8220;amigo&#8221;</strong></em>&#8212; se convierte en el hilo invisible que conecta lo f&#237;sico con lo emocional, lo ef&#237;mero con lo eterno.</p><p>Este cuento explora el erotismo como umbral, como espacio de transformaci&#243;n. No hay nombres que se repitan, pero hay aromas que persisten. </p><p><strong>&#191;Puede un encuentro cambiarlo todo?</strong> </p><p><strong>&#191;Y si el deseo fuera tambi&#233;n una forma de recordar?</strong></p><p></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ex3O!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcecf66a4-dca2-45ec-a414-7d1bd7a2d85c_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ex3O!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcecf66a4-dca2-45ec-a414-7d1bd7a2d85c_1536x1024.png 424w, 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La lluvia incipiente perlaba sus cabellos plateados, como si el cielo quisiera recordarle su edad. En la barra ya no quedaba nadie; su cita se hab&#237;a marchado tras esperar el cuarto de hora reglamentario.</p><p><em>&#8212;Maldita sea&#8230; &#8212;</em>murmur&#243;, sabiendo que esa disculpa no tendr&#237;a segunda oportunidad.</p><p>No val&#237;a la pena insistir. Quiz&#225;s era mejor as&#237;. La noche era joven y llena de un aura alegre.</p><p>Subi&#243; a su Triumph Bonneville y condujo sin rumbo fijo, buscando algo que no sab&#237;a nombrar. Algunas calles m&#225;s all&#225;, divis&#243; un rinc&#243;n entre dos clubes iluminados. Un peque&#241;o local con est&#233;tica sobria y un s&#237;mbolo antiguo sobre una puerta negra lo detuvo. Algo en ese lugar le llam&#243;, como si lo hubiera estado esperando.</p><p>Aparc&#243; frente a la acera, cruz&#243; con paso decidido y toc&#243; la puerta.</p><p><em>&#8212;&#191;Clave? &#8212;</em>pregunt&#243; el portero, seco.</p><p>Ricardo dud&#243;. No ten&#237;a ninguna.</p><p><em>&#8212;&#191;Clave?</em></p><p>Neg&#243; con la cabeza y se dio la vuelta, decepcionado. Pero al girar, choc&#243; con un joven corpulento, de piel oscura y mirada intensa.</p><p><em>&#8212;Eskize zanmi &#8212;</em>dijo el joven con voz profunda.</p><p><em>&#8212;Oh, lo siento&#8230;&#8212; </em></p><p><em>&#8212;Pego, &#191;a d&#243;nde va as&#237; con esa cahga, zanmi?</em></p><p>Ricardo se detuvo. Esa palabra&#8230; <em>zanmi</em>. La hab&#237;a escuchado antes, en el hospital. Un paciente haitiano la usaba con afecto.</p><p><em>&#8212;Busco un trago. Parece que aqu&#237; se entra con invitaci&#243;n.&#8212; </em>respondi&#243; &#233;l.</p><p><em>&#8212;Oui, zanmi. Es con passe&#8230; &#8212;</em> lo observ&#243; con detenimiento&#8212;.</p><p><em>&#8212;Puedes venir conmigo si quieres</em>.&#8212; Soy Loveli&#233;.</p><p>Ricardo sonri&#243;, agradecido. Se present&#243; y acept&#243; la invitaci&#243;n. No buscaba nada concreto, solo soltar el peso del d&#237;a, del trabajo, de s&#237; mismo.</p><p><em>&#8212;&#191;Qu&#233; tipo de gente viene aqu&#237;? &#8212;</em>pregunt&#243; mientras caminaban hacia la puerta.</p><p><em>&#8212;Hombres, mujeres&#8230; algo en el medio &#8212;</em>respondi&#243; Loveli&#233; con una carcajada que parec&#237;a sacudir el aire.</p><p>Ricardo sonri&#243;, algo inc&#243;modo, pero curioso.</p><p>El portero volvi&#243; a preguntar por la contrase&#241;a. Loveli&#233; se inclin&#243; y susurr&#243;: &#8220;Donatien&#8221;.</p><p>La entrada no hac&#237;a justicia al interior. Tapicer&#237;a de terciopelo, luces suaves, m&#250;sica envolvente. Un pasillo largo con aroma a caf&#233; y s&#225;ndalo. Al fondo, cuerpos danzaban con una libertad que parec&#237;a ritual. Habitaciones abiertas como salones de una mansi&#243;n victoriana. Los est&#237;mulos eran tantos que su atenci&#243;n se perdi&#243; en el limbo de luces, aromas y m&#250;sica. Ricardo se sinti&#243; abrumado, como si el mundo se hubiera vuelto l&#237;quido.</p><p>Loveli&#233; se rio y se acerc&#243; a su o&#237;do.</p><p><em>&#8212;Anda y divi&#233;rtete, zanmi&#8230; Ah, y toma mi tarjeta. Por si me necesitas.</em></p><p>Ricardo la acept&#243; y se adentr&#243; en el sal&#243;n. Su cabello plateado atra&#237;a miradas curiosas, mezcla de deseo y picard&#237;a. La m&#250;sica se volvi&#243; m&#225;s intensa, tribal, con percusiones que le golpeaban el pecho. Sus sentidos se confundieron. Se alej&#243; del centro, buscando refugio en una de las habitaciones.</p><p>All&#237;, cuerpos desnudos se encontraban sin pudor. El aire estaba cargado de un aroma penetrante, excitante. Una mujer de unos treinta a&#241;os se acerc&#243;.</p><p><em>&#8212;Ven &#8212;</em>le dijo, con voz suave.</p><p>Ricardo no respondi&#243;. Algo en &#233;l se rompi&#243;, o se liber&#243;. Su animalidad emergi&#243; como un instinto dormido. Ella le toc&#243; el rostro, olfate&#243; su cuello como un felino que reconoce a otro. Las prendas comenzaron a caer sin que &#233;l supiera c&#243;mo. No se mov&#237;a, pero tampoco se resist&#237;a.</p><p>El beso fue el umbral. Algo despert&#243; en &#233;l. Le devolvi&#243; el gesto con ardor, y sus cuerpos se encontraron entre telas que desaparec&#237;an. El sabor de su piel, el olor de su cuerpo, la firmeza de sus caderas, la suavidad de sus pechos&#8230; todo lo invitaba a fundirse, a perderse.</p><p>Gem&#237;an al un&#237;sono, envueltos en luces, sudor y m&#250;sica. El placer fue un perfume &#250;nico, un &#233;xtasis prolongado, un delirio compartido. Despu&#233;s, se quedaron abrazados en un sof&#225;, cubiertos del aroma del otro.</p><p>Ambos estallaron en la exquisitez del acto, en el delirio de su encuentro. Se quedaron abrazados en uno de los sof&#225;s, recubiertos del aroma del otro.</p><p>Nada fue igual despu&#233;s. Ricardo la busc&#243; en cada pareja, en cada encuentro, pero era in&#250;til. Acept&#243; con el tiempo que aquello fue excepcional, irrepetible.</p><p>Hasta que un d&#237;a, caminando por el parque, el aire le trajo ese aroma. Su piel se eriz&#243;. Volte&#243;. Y all&#237; estaba&#8230; esa sonrisa particular, esa mirada que parec&#237;a decirle <em><strong>zanmi</strong></em><strong> </strong>sin palabras.</p><p></p><h5>Mar Rodr&#237;guez</h5><p></p><h3><strong>Zanmi (English Version)</strong></h3><p></p><h4>Introduction</h4><p><strong>What happens when desire seeks not a body, but meaning?</strong><br>In this story, Ricardo isn&#8217;t just late for a date; he&#8217;s late for himself. </p><p>What begins as a night of disappointment transforms into a sensory journey, where body and memory intertwine in an unexpected ritual. <em><strong>Zanmi</strong></em>&#8212;a Haitian word meaning <strong>&#8220;friend&#8221;</strong>&#8212;becomes the invisible thread connecting the physical to the emotional, the fleeting to the eternal.</p><p>This tale explores eroticism as a threshold, as a space of transformation. Names may fade, but scents linger. </p><p><strong>Can a single encounter change everything? </strong></p><p><strong>And&#8230; what if desire were also a way of remembering?</strong></p><p></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mw0V!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe093612a-4be2-47db-a0e5-041282634a64_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mw0V!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe093612a-4be2-47db-a0e5-041282634a64_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mw0V!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe093612a-4be2-47db-a0e5-041282634a64_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mw0V!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe093612a-4be2-47db-a0e5-041282634a64_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mw0V!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe093612a-4be2-47db-a0e5-041282634a64_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mw0V!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe093612a-4be2-47db-a0e5-041282634a64_1536x1024.png" width="1456" height="971" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e093612a-4be2-47db-a0e5-041282634a64_1536x1024.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:971,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:2215883,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://marrodriguez333.substack.com/i/170506399?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe093612a-4be2-47db-a0e5-041282634a64_1536x1024.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mw0V!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe093612a-4be2-47db-a0e5-041282634a64_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mw0V!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe093612a-4be2-47db-a0e5-041282634a64_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mw0V!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe093612a-4be2-47db-a0e5-041282634a64_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mw0V!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe093612a-4be2-47db-a0e5-041282634a64_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p></p><p>Ricardo was late again. The light rain beaded on his silver hair, as if the sky itself wanted to remind him of his age. There was no one left at the bar; his date had left after waiting the customary fifteen minutes.</p><p><em>&#8212;&#8220;Damn it&#8230;&#8221;&#8212;</em> he muttered, knowing that apology wouldn&#8217;t get a second chance.</p><p>It wasn&#8217;t worth insisting. Maybe it was better this way. The night was still young, wrapped in a cheerful aura.</p><p>He climbed onto his Triumph Bonneville and drove aimlessly, searching for something he couldn&#8217;t name. A few streets away, he spotted a narrow space between two brightly lit clubs. A small venue with a sober aesthetic and an ancient symbol above a black door caught his eye. Something about the place called to him, as if it had been waiting.</p><p>He parked across the sidewalk, crossed the street with purpose, and knocked on the door.</p><p><em>&#8212;&#8220;Password?&#8221;&#8212;</em> asked the doorman, curtly.</p><p>Ricardo hesitated. He didn&#8217;t have one.</p><p><em>&#8212;&#8220;Password?&#8221;&#8212;</em></p><p>He shook his head and turned away, disappointed. But as he turned, he collided with a tall, broad-shouldered young man with dark skin and intense eyes.</p><p><em>&#8212;&#8220;Eskize zanmi,&#8221;&#8212;</em> said the young man in a deep voice.</p><p><em>&#8212;&#8220;Oh, I&#8217;m sorry&#8230;&#8221;&#8212;</em></p><p><em>&#8212;&#8220;Pego, where are you going with that cahga, zanmi?&#8221;&#8212;</em></p><p>Ricardo paused. That word&#8212;zanmi. He&#8217;d heard it before, at the hospital. A Haitian patient had used it affectionately.</p><p><em>&#8212;&#8220;I&#8217;m just looking for a drink. Seems like this place is invitation-only.&#8221;&#8212;</em></p><p><em>&#8212;&#8220;Oui, zanmi. It&#8217;s with a passe&#8230;&#8221;&#8212;</em> the young man studied him. &#8212;<em>&#8220;You can come with me if you&#8217;d like. I&#8217;m Loveli&#233;.&#8221;</em></p><p>Ricardo smiled, grateful. He introduced himself and accepted the invitation. He wasn&#8217;t looking for anything specific&#8212;just to shed the weight of the day, of work, of himself.</p><p><em>&#8212;&#8220;What kind of people come here?&#8221;&#8212; </em>he asked as they approached the door.</p><p><em>&#8212;&#8220;Men, women&#8230; something in between,&#8221;&#8212;</em> Loveli&#233; replied with a laugh that seemed to shake the air.</p><p>Ricardo smiled, slightly uneasy, but intrigued.</p><p>The doorman asked for the password again. Loveli&#233; leaned in and whispered, &#8220;Donatien.&#8221;</p><p>The entrance didn&#8217;t do justice to the interior. Velvet-covered walls, soft lighting, immersive music. A long hallway scented with coffee and sandalwood. At the far end, bodies danced with a freedom that felt ritualistic. Open rooms like salons in a Victorian mansion. The stimuli were overwhelming&#8212;lights, aromas, sounds. Ricardo felt disoriented, as if the world had turned liquid.</p><p>Loveli&#233; laughed and leaned toward his ear.</p><p><em>&#8212;&#8220;Go on and enjoy yourself, zanmi&#8230; Oh, and take my card. In case you need me.&#8221;&#8212;</em></p><p>Ricardo accepted it and stepped into the main hall. His silver hair drew curious glances, a mix of desire and mischief. The music grew louder, more tribal, with percussion that pounded in his chest. His senses blurred. He drifted away from the center, seeking refuge in one of the rooms.</p><p>Inside, naked bodies met without shame. The air was thick with a penetrating, intoxicating scent. A woman in her thirties approached.</p><p>&#8212;&#8220;Come,&#8221;&#8212; she said softly.</p><p>Ricardo didn&#8217;t respond. Something inside him broke or was set free. His animal instinct emerged like a dormant force. She touched his face, sniffed his neck like a feline recognizing its equal. Clothes began to fall away without him knowing how. He didn&#8217;t move, but he didn&#8217;t resist.</p><p>The kiss was the threshold. Something awakened in him. He returned it with fervor, and their bodies met between vanishing fabrics. The taste of her skin, the scent of her body, the firmness of her hips, the softness of her breasts&#8230; everything invited him to merge, to lose himself.</p><p>They moaned in unison, wrapped in light, sweat, and music. Pleasure became a singular perfume, a prolonged ecstasy, a shared delirium. Later, they lay embraced on a sofa, covered in each other&#8217;s scent.</p><p>They had burst into the exquisiteness of the act, into the delirium of their encounter. They remained entwined, wrapped in the aroma of the other.</p><p>Nothing was the same after that. Ricardo searched for that woman in every partner, in every encounter, but it was futile. In time, he accepted that it had been exceptional, unrepeatable.</p><p>Until one day, walking through the park, the air carried that familiar scent. His skin prickled. He turned. And there she was: that particular smile, that gaze that seemed to say zanmi without words.</p><p></p><h5>Mar Rodr&#237;guez</h5>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Primer Gran Milagro / First Great Miracle]]></title><description><![CDATA[De mi libro "Dios S&#237; Existe - Su Mano en Mi Vida"]]></description><link>https://marrodriguez333.substack.com/p/primer-gran-milagro-first-great-miracle</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://marrodriguez333.substack.com/p/primer-gran-milagro-first-great-miracle</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mar Rodriguez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2025 08:52:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!O2ty!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F059271d7-42e2-4aaa-9235-36744a5006e1_1024x1024.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!O2ty!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F059271d7-42e2-4aaa-9235-36744a5006e1_1024x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!O2ty!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F059271d7-42e2-4aaa-9235-36744a5006e1_1024x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!O2ty!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F059271d7-42e2-4aaa-9235-36744a5006e1_1024x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!O2ty!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F059271d7-42e2-4aaa-9235-36744a5006e1_1024x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!O2ty!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F059271d7-42e2-4aaa-9235-36744a5006e1_1024x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!O2ty!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F059271d7-42e2-4aaa-9235-36744a5006e1_1024x1024.png" width="1024" height="1024" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/059271d7-42e2-4aaa-9235-36744a5006e1_1024x1024.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1024,&quot;width&quot;:1024,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:2613305,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;IA Copilot image. &quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://marrodriguez333.substack.com/i/170158161?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F059271d7-42e2-4aaa-9235-36744a5006e1_1024x1024.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="IA Copilot image. 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" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!O2ty!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F059271d7-42e2-4aaa-9235-36744a5006e1_1024x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!O2ty!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F059271d7-42e2-4aaa-9235-36744a5006e1_1024x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!O2ty!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F059271d7-42e2-4aaa-9235-36744a5006e1_1024x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!O2ty!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F059271d7-42e2-4aaa-9235-36744a5006e1_1024x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"><em>&#8220;<strong>Los milagros existen </strong>y solo son posibles teniendo fe&#8221; -  Mar Rodr&#237;guez.</em></figcaption></figure></div><p></p><p><strong>E</strong>s complicado crecer y madurar cuando no tienes una buena gu&#237;a y las personas que se supone deben orientarte, simplemente est&#225;n ausentes. Pueden estar f&#237;sicamente presentes, pero sin una atenci&#243;n aut&#233;ntica, es como si no estuvieran.</p><p>Hay que tener en cuenta que estar no es solo educar, rega&#241;ar, castigar, reprender. Nuestros hijos necesitan que los escuchemos y les demostremos nuestro cari&#241;o, que conf&#237;en en nosotros. Puede que eso que nos cuentan no sea muy importante para nosotros, pero lo es para ellos y no debemos minimizarlos.</p><p><strong>La ni&#241;ez y mucho menos la adolescencia es f&#225;cil. Debemos estar ah&#237; realmente. </strong><br><br>Hoy, a mis 40, al regresar en el tiempo podr&#237;a decirte que hubiera esperado a terminar de estudiar o por lo menos tener una edad m&#225;s madura para casarme ya que no estaba preparada para ello, ni para ser madre.</p><p>Mi primer matrimonio fue a los 19 a&#241;os y me embarac&#233; enseguida. Apenas me enter&#233; de que estaba embarazada, le entregu&#233; mi beb&#233; a Dios. En cada oraci&#243;n y pl&#225;tica se lo volv&#237;a a entregar y a pedir por su salud y que sea guiado por &#201;l.</p><p>No ten&#237;a una buena relaci&#243;n con m&#237;, entonces pareja, ya que creci&#243; dentro de una familia disfuncional, al igual que yo. Sus padres segu&#237;an casados, pero su padre maltrataba mucho a su madre. Creci&#243; en una familia con el machismo muy marcado.</p><p>No estaba contenta en esa relaci&#243;n, pero s&#237; ilusionada por &#233;l beb&#233; que ven&#237;a en camino.</p><p>El embaraz&#243; transcurri&#243; de lo m&#225;s normal, sin problema alguno. Mi hija se estaba desarrollando perfectamente.</p><p>Al ser primeriza, no sab&#237;a de los riesgos que pod&#237;an haber ni en que deb&#237;a fijarme.</p><p>Mi ginec&#243;logo se fue de vacaciones y cuando tuve 40 semanas ya con algunas molestias al llamar al consultorio, la secretaria me dec&#237;a que el Dr. segu&#237;a de vacaciones, pero que no me preocupara porque como era mi primer embarazo era normal los s&#237;ntomas. Pod&#237;a seguir esperando.</p><p>Cuando vi que ya pasaban las 42 semanas volv&#237; a llamar y lo mismo me dijeron. No pude ir hasta la semana 45 que mi doctor ya estaba de regreso.</p><p><strong>Yo no estaba informada de que no deb&#237; haber esperado m&#225;s porque mi beb&#233; corr&#237;a peligro.</strong></p><p>Al llegar al hospital me llevaron a la sala de partos e inici&#243; una larga espera para intentar de forma natural. Tuvieron que hacerme episiotom&#237;a porque ven&#237;a muy grande, pero hubo un detalle que al doctor lo preocup&#243; mucho, pero aun as&#237; siguieron con el proceso. Despu&#233;s de 24 horas de intentar me llevaron a sala de operaciones para realizarme la ces&#225;rea. En el momento que rompieron la bolsa y sali&#243; el l&#237;quido, se dieron cuenta que ten&#237;a un muy mal olor y esperaron mucho tiempo para realizarme la operaci&#243;n.</p><p>Aqu&#237; hubo negligencia m&#233;dica y lo entend&#237; a&#241;os m&#225;s tarde. Ya no pod&#237;a hacer nada.</p><p>El coraz&#243;n de la beb&#233; estaba latiendo muy r&#225;pido. Llevaba d&#237;as lista para nacer y ya se hab&#237;a hecho pop&#243; dentro de m&#237;. Tanto ella como yo estuvimos muy graves en cuidados intensivos porque ten&#237;amos una infecci&#243;n muy fuerte. Yo por dentro y ella en los ojos, pulmones y cerebro.</p><p>Los estudios y radiograf&#237;as que le hicieron salieron muy desalentadores. Mi doctor ni siquiera me iba a ver al cuarto. No pudo darme la cara. En vez de &#233;l iba otra doctora que no conoc&#237;a.</p><p>Al haber tardado m&#225;s del tiempo aceptable en el vientre, la beb&#233; estaba m&#225;s que lista para nacer. Ya hab&#237;a defecado dentro de m&#237; y tanto esto como el l&#237;quido amni&#243;tico lleg&#243; a sus pulmones y cerebro.</p><p>Yo me encontraba no tan grave como ella, pero no pod&#237;a ir a verla a su incubadora.</p><p>El tiempo ah&#237; transcurr&#237;a sin darme cuenta. No recuerdo cu&#225;nto tiempo estuve ah&#237;. Creo que, a los dos d&#237;as, fue a verme la doctora y me dijo: <em><strong>- &#8220;Se&#241;ora, necesita ser muy fuerte porque la ni&#241;a est&#225; muy grave. No ha logrado respirar sin la m&#225;quina de ox&#237;geno. No la hemos podido desconectar. Lo m&#225;s seguro es que no sobreviva y, si logra sobrevivir va a quedar en condiciones no muy buenas&#8221;-</strong></em></p><p>No le daban ni la m&#225;s m&#237;nima esperanza de vida. Ellos ya hab&#237;an hecho todo para salvarla y, me hab&#237;an recomendado no dejarla conectada m&#225;s de un d&#237;a despu&#233;s de eso porque era mucho sufrimiento.</p><p>La imagen que me dieron, si sobreviv&#237;a, era una ni&#241;a en silla de ruedas, vegetal, con tubos para poder alimentarse y posiblemente no durar&#237;a mucho tiempo con vida.</p><p>Al escuchar a la doctora sent&#237; que se me quebraban las rodillas. Estuve sola en ese espantoso momento.</p><p>Lo &#250;nico que se me ocurri&#243; fue, ah&#237; mismo en la cama, orar.</p><p>Le dije a Dios <em><strong>- &#8220;Padre, no es justo para la beb&#233; vivir en condiciones en las que no podr&#225; disfrutar ni valerse por s&#237; misma. Si tienes una misi&#243;n para ella en este mundo s&#225;nala para que si yo le llego a faltar pueda moverse por s&#237; misma. No lo hagas por m&#237;, hazlo por ella&#8221;-</strong></em></p><p>Enseguida terminando la oraci&#243;n le llam&#233; a los misioneros de la iglesia y les ped&#237; que fueran a darle una unci&#243;n. Estos no tardaron en acudir. Tambi&#233;n estuvo una amiga, que los acompa&#241;&#243; a realizar la bendici&#243;n.</p><p>No pude estar, pero me sent&#237;a en paz.</p><p>Como yo segu&#237;a en cuidados intensivos, nadie pod&#237;a entrar a verme y tanto los misioneros como mi amiga no pudieron despedirse de m&#237;, pero me mandaron un recado con las enfermeras. <strong>-</strong><em><strong> &#8220;La unci&#243;n ya est&#225;, lo dem&#225;s ser&#225; la voluntad de Dios. No pierdas la fe y acepta si se la lleva&#8221;</strong></em></p><p>Nadie sab&#237;a que iba a pasar. Todo estaba ya en las manos de Nuestro Padre.</p><p>En la noche de ese mismo d&#237;a me llevaron &#161;por fin! a ver a mi hija. Al entrar pude verla a&#250;n con vida, con miles de cables que no sab&#237;a por d&#243;nde tocarla. Ten&#237;a miedo de lastimarla.</p><p>Una de las chicas que la cuidaba se acerc&#243; a m&#237; al saber que yo era la madre de uno de los beb&#233;s que estaban muy graves ah&#237;. No solo mi hija estaba al borde de la muerte.</p><p><em><strong>- &#8220;Disculpe. Stephanie se est&#225; recuperando despu&#233;s de la bendici&#243;n que le dieron. Se supone que no debo decirle a&#250;n porque hay que hacerle estudios, pero era la m&#225;s grave y de un momento a otro empez&#243; a mejorar sorprendentemente&#8221;-</strong></em></p><p>En ese momento sent&#237; un gran alivio y dije <strong>-</strong><em><strong> &#8220;Fue Dios&#8221;-</strong></em><strong> </strong>y la enfermera, con l&#225;grimas en los ojos, asinti&#243; con la cabeza.</p><p>Estuve un rato con mi beb&#233; y despu&#233;s me llevaron de regreso al cuarto.</p><p>Al d&#237;a siguiente entr&#243; la doctora y me confirm&#243; su milagrosa mejor&#237;a. Me ense&#241;&#243; los estudios y radiograf&#237;as y, aunque no les entend&#237;a, me explic&#243; que ya no hab&#237;a l&#237;quido ni en los pulmones ni en el cerebro y que la sangre ya estaba limpia. Termin&#243; con un <strong>-</strong><em><strong> &#8220;Lo logramos&#8221;-</strong></em></p><p>Enseguida le dije <em><strong>- &#8220;S&#233; que hicieron su trabajo y se los agradezco, pero hay que reconocer que aqu&#237; hubo mano de Dios&#8221;-</strong></em></p><p>Cuando regres&#233; a las incubadoras a ver a mi hija ya no ten&#237;a cables y ya estaba respirando por s&#237; misma, sin embargo, a&#250;n estaba en observaci&#243;n.</p><p>Mientras la ten&#237;a en mis brazos, se me acerc&#243; otra de las enfermeras que la cuidaba y con voz muy quebrada y los ojos mojados me dijo <em><strong>- &#8220;A las dos horas, despu&#233;s de la bendici&#243;n, empez&#243; su mejor&#237;a. Estoy segura de que fue Dios&#8221;-</strong></em></p><p>Hoy en d&#237;a, Stephanie tiene ya 21 a&#241;os y es una mujer muy inteligente y sana.</p><p>Si quieres leer un poco m&#225;s, te invito a adquirir mi libro <em><strong><a href="https://soyescritor.com/mar-rodriguez/">&#8220;Dios S&#237; Existe - Su Mano en Mi Vida&#8221;</a></strong></em>. </p><p></p><h3>English version. </h3><p>It&#8217;s hard to grow and mature when you don&#8217;t have proper guidance, and the people who are supposed to lead you are simply absent. They may be physically present, but without genuine attention, it&#8217;s as if they&#8217;re not really there.</p><p>It&#8217;s important to understand that being present isn&#8217;t just about educating, scolding, punishing, or reprimanding. Our children need us to listen to them, show them love, and earn their trust. What they tell us may not seem important to us, but it matters to them&#8212;and we must not belittle it.</p><p>Childhood&#8212;and especially adolescence&#8212;isn&#8217;t easy. We have to truly be there. Now, at 40, looking back in time, I can tell you I wish I had waited to finish studying or at least had been more mature before getting married, because I wasn&#8217;t ready for it&#8212;or to be a mother.</p><p>I got married for the first time at 19 and became pregnant right away. The moment I found out I was expecting, I entrusted my baby to God. In every prayer and conversation, I gave her back to Him, asking for her health and guidance.</p><p>I didn&#8217;t have a healthy relationship with my then-partner, since he had grown up in a dysfunctional family&#8212;just like I had. His parents were still married, but his father abused his mother. He grew up in a household steeped in toxic masculinity.</p><p>I wasn&#8217;t happy in that relationship, but I was filled with hope for the baby on the way.</p><p>My pregnancy progressed normally, without any issues. My daughter was developing perfectly.</p><p>As a first-time mother, I didn&#8217;t know the risks or what to watch for.</p><p>My OB-GYN went on vacation, and at 40 weeks, feeling some discomfort, I called the clinic. The secretary said he was still away, but assured me that my symptoms were typical for a first pregnancy. I could wait.</p><p>When I saw I&#8217;d reached 42 weeks, I called again and got the same response. I couldn&#8217;t go until week 45, when my doctor finally returned.</p><p><strong>I didn&#8217;t know I shouldn&#8217;t have waited past 42 weeks because it put my baby at risk.</strong></p><p>When I arrived at the hospital, I was taken to the delivery room for a long wait to try for a natural birth. They had to perform an episiotomy because she was very large, and the doctor was very concerned about one detail, but they continued anyway. After 24 hours of trying, I was taken to the operating room for a C-section. When they broke my water, the liquid had a strong, foul odor&#8212;but they still delayed the procedure.</p><p>There was medical negligence&#8212;something I understood years later. By then, it was too late.</p><p>My baby&#8217;s heart was beating very fast. She had been ready to be born for days and had defecated inside me. We were both in serious condition in intensive care with a severe infection. I had it internally, and she had it in her eyes, lungs, and brain.</p><p>The tests and x-rays they performed were very discouraging. My doctor didn&#8217;t even come to see me&#8212;he couldn&#8217;t face me. Instead, another doctor I didn&#8217;t know came.</p><p>Because my baby had stayed in the womb well past the acceptable time, she had already defecated inside me, and both the feces and amniotic fluid reached her lungs and brain.</p><p>I wasn&#8217;t as critical as she was, but I couldn&#8217;t go see her in the incubator.</p><p>Time blurred&#8212;I have no clear memory of how long I was there. I think two days later the doctor came to see me and said, <em><strong>&#8220;Ma&#8217;am, you need to be very strong. The baby is in critical condition. She hasn&#8217;t been able to breathe without the oxygen machine. We haven&#8217;t been able to disconnect her. It&#8217;s very likely she won&#8217;t survive, and if she does, it won&#8217;t be in good condition.&#8221;</strong></em></p><p>They gave me no hope at all. They&#8217;d done everything possible, and they recommended not keeping her connected more than one day past that point because it would be too much suffering.</p><p>The image they gave me if she survived was of a child in a wheelchair, in a vegetative state, with feeding tubes&#8212;unlikely to live very long.</p><p>Hearing this shattered me. I was alone in that terrifying moment.</p><p>The only thing I could do was pray, right there in the bed.</p><p>I told God, <em><strong>&#8220;Father, it&#8217;s not fair for her to live in conditions where she won&#8217;t be able to enjoy life or care for herself. If You have a purpose for her in this world, heal her so she can be independent if I am ever gone. Don&#8217;t do it for me&#8212;do it for her.&#8221;</strong></em></p><p>Right after that prayer, I called the church missionaries and asked them to give her a blessing. They came right away, accompanied by a friend who helped with the prayer.</p><p>I couldn&#8217;t be there, but I felt at peace.</p><p>Since I was still in intensive care, no one could come see me, and neither the missionaries nor my friend could say goodbye. But they sent me a message through the nurses: <em><strong>&#8220;The blessing has been given. The rest is God&#8217;s will. Don&#8217;t lose faith, and accept it if He takes her.&#8221;</strong></em></p><p>No one knew what would happen. Everything was in our Father&#8217;s hands.</p><p>That same night, they finally took me to see my daughter. When I entered, I saw she was still alive&#8212;covered in wires, unsure where I could touch her without hurting her.</p><p>One of the caregivers approached me, having learned I was the mother of one of the critically ill babies. My daughter wasn&#8217;t the only one near death.</p><p><em><strong>&#8220;Excuse me. Stephanie has been recovering since the blessing. I&#8217;m not really supposed to tell you yet because we need to run tests, but she was the most critical case&#8212;and suddenly, she started improving astonishingly.&#8221;</strong></em></p><p>At that moment, I felt a huge sense of relief and said, &#8220;<em><strong>It was God.&#8221;</strong></em> The nurse nodded with tears in her eyes.</p><p>I spent some time with my baby, and then they took me back to my room.</p><p>The next day, the doctor came in to confirm her miraculous recovery. She showed me the x-rays and tests&#8212;though I didn&#8217;t understand them, she explained that there was no longer fluid in her lungs or brain and that her blood was clean. She ended with, <em><strong>&#8220;We did it.&#8221;</strong></em></p><p>I said, <em><strong>&#8220;I know you did your job, and I thank you&#8212;but we have to acknowledge that this was God&#8217;s hand.&#8221;</strong></em></p><p>When I returned to the incubator to see my daughter, she no longer had wires and was breathing on her own, though still under observation.</p><p>As I held her in my arms, another nurse came to me, visibly moved, and said, <em><strong>&#8220;Two hours after the blessing, her recovery began. I&#8217;m sure it was God.&#8221;</strong></em></p><p>Today, Stephanie is 21 years old&#8212;healthy and incredibly intelligent.</p><p>If you'd like to read more, I invite you to get a copy of my book <em><strong><a href="https://soyescritor.com/mar-rodriguez/">&#8220;God Does Exist &#8211; His Hand in My Life&#8221;</a></strong></em>.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introducción / Introduction ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Present&#225;ndome / Introducing myself]]></description><link>https://marrodriguez333.substack.com/p/introduccion-introduction</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://marrodriguez333.substack.com/p/introduccion-introduction</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mar Rodriguez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2025 08:22:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/205c7fc0-a232-463d-bee5-de98e46e513d_3120x4208.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Antes de comenzar a publicar, quiero presentarme y compartir un poco de qui&#233;n soy y lo que hago.</p><p>Soy una mujer con sue&#241;os y metas, que camina por la vida tomada de la mano de Dios. Hubo un tiempo en que me solt&#233;, lo confieso, pero recientemente he vuelto a aferrarme con fe renovada.</p><p>S&#237;, soy creyente. Aunque en mi familia hay una mezcla de creencias (cat&#243;licos, mormones y otros colores del cristianismo), yo me defino como cristiana; no por pertenecer a una religi&#243;n, sino por seguir a Cristo, a Dios y al Esp&#237;ritu Santo desde hace ya muchos a&#241;os.</p><p>Tambi&#233;n soy madre y esposa. Mi vida, como la de cualquiera, tiene altos y bajos. As&#237; es la vida, &#191;verdad?</p><p>Este espacio es mi intento de abrir el coraz&#243;n y la mente, de compartir lo que brota de ellos. </p><p>Aqu&#237; compartir&#233; un poco de mi libro <a href="https://soyescritor.com/mar-rodriguez/">&#8220;Dios S&#237; Existe &#8211; Su Mano en Mi Vida&#8221;</a>, publicado el a&#241;o pasado, y de otros textos: reflexiones, escritos sobre crecimiento personal y tambi&#233;n peque&#241;os cuentos. </p><p>Vamos viendo qu&#233; trae el camino. Estoy comenzando este viaje y me emociona compartirlo con ustedes.</p><p>No olvides nunca que&#8230; <em><strong>&#8220;El poder lo tienes t&#250;; la magia est&#225; en ti&#8221;</strong></em>.</p><p>Yo soy Mar Rodr&#237;guez.</p><p>Te deseo mucho &#233;xito en todo lo que hagas.</p><p>Bendiciones en t&#250; camino. </p><p>Hasta pronto. </p><h1>English version.</h1><p>Before I begin publishing, I&#8217;d like to introduce myself and share a bit about who I am and what I do.</p><p>I&#8217;m a woman with dreams and goals, walking through life hand in hand with God. There was a time when I let go, I admit, but recently I&#8217;ve returned with renewed faith.</p><p>Yes, I&#8217;m a believer. My family carries a blend of faith (Catholics, Mormons, and other vibrant shades of Christianity), but I define myself as Christian; not because I belong to a religion, but because I follow Christ, God, and the Holy Spirit and have done so for many years.</p><p>I&#8217;m also a mother and wife. My life, like anyone&#8217;s, has its ups and downs. That&#8217;s just life, isn&#8217;t it?</p><p>This space is my way of opening both heart and mind to share whatever flows from them.</p><p>Here, I&#8217;ll share parts of my book <em><strong><a href="https://soyescritor.com/mar-rodriguez/">&#8220;God Does Exist &#8211; His Hand in My Life&#8221;</a>,</strong></em> which I published last year, along with other writings: reflections, personal growth pieces, and also short stories.</p><p>Let&#8217;s see what this path brings. I&#8217;m just beginning this journey, and I&#8217;m excited to share it with you.</p><p>Never forget&#8230; <em><strong>&#8220;The power is yours; the magic is within you&#8221;.</strong></em></p><p>I am Mar Rodr&#237;guez.</p><p>I wish you much success in everything you do.</p><p>Blessings on your path.</p><p>See you soon.</p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>