i don't know who needs to hear this but in order to become a better person, you must first realize how horrible you really are. not in the dramatic sense, but in the quiet ways you sabotage yourself, repeat unhealthy patterns, hurt people who care about you, or tolerate what wounds you. you cannot grow if you keep pretending you’re innocent in the story you created
A small but valuable lesson learned at almost 59 years of age
I asked ChatGPT what these flowers are on our dining room table.
I thought they were foxgloves.
Turns out they’re snapdragons.
Then I learned something else.
Snapdragons shouldn’t be placed near ripening fruit.
Fruit releases ethylene gas.
It shortens their lifespan.
And suddenly it struck me.
Some people and environments do exactly the same thing to me.
They don’t destroy you.
They just quietly speed up the wilting 🤣
So the lesson is simple.
You don’t argue with the chemistry.
You just move the flowers. Or yourself 😉