01/07/2026
Perspective. To you, it might be an almost eaten plate of food...and it is, but hear me out. Since I was little, I was told what probably many people my age were told, "there are children starving in Africa,"or "you won't get dessert unless you eat all your dinner," or "don't you want to be a member of the clean plate club?" This was often told to me by my grandfather, who meant nothing wrong and had nothing but good intentions, but (crying as I type this) forever this has been in my head and I forced myself nearly always to finish what was on my plate. As I am now in the (hopefully) second half of my life, I realize this isn't something that serves me anymore and I need to reevaluate what I hear in my head. Sometimes you have to change your mindset to change. One step at a time. ❤️