@jeremyct Thats why I continue to say, 2019 was the last good year. Living in the USA has been a complete cluster fuck every year past 2019. It's never going to get better either.
My wife and I were talking last night about groceries.
I went back into my Walmart app and pulled up an order from January 2020.
30 items. $70.20.
I added every single one back to the cart today.
$165.42.
Same 30 items. Same store. Same cart.
$95 more, In six years.
They told us inflation was temporary. They told us it was under control. They told us the economy was recovering.
My grocery bill didn’t get the memo.
135% increase in six years and nobody in Washington has missed a single meal.
That lesson applies to so much more than plants. Sometimes we smother people with love, overwhelm ourselves with ambition, or hold on too tightly to things we’re afraid to lose. The intention may be good, but life has a way of reminding us that growth often needs balance, patience, and space. Not everything thrives from having more—sometimes it thrives from having just enough.