Today I had an, as some would call it, “aha” moment.. All of this sprung from my desire to revive my aloe vera plant. Ive had my aloe a long time and it wasnt until a few months ago I began seeing a change in the way it was growing. The aloe leaves always started out green but then sooned turned limp and brown. I blamed this on not getting enough sun and water so I began to water it more frequently, whenever it seemed dry.

Much like males, instead of searching the remedy, I tried my hand at it first. Today however, I decided enough is enough, theres obviously something im doing wrong. Upon much research I found that Aloe Vera plants don’t need a lot of water to thrive..as a matter of fact, to much can drown the roots & whats to much for an aloe is prob just enough for a regular plant. They actually like to be a little dry at times. I have identified this as the source of my problems, mainly bc, thats exactly what I was doing.

Now, that was not my epiphany…

 As you guys should know by now, im a thinker.. Everything is bigger than what it appears to be.. to me atleast. So I thought, how ironic..here I was thinking I was loving my plant, nurturing it abundantly, but I was hurting it. We’ve all heard the saying “less is more” but have we really thought abt what that means and why that saying is even relevant. The urban saying is “you doing to much, or you’re doing the most”… Sometimes we have to stop doing the most lol.

The harmful effects of overdoing things is usually never foreshadowed bc in American culture, more is always better.. mo’ money, mo’ food, mo’ love (mo’ blues subsequently.) Its like outdoing yourself during a workout. You run the risk of hurting yourself, your body, and maybe even others just by not moderating yourself. Or like using to much toothpaste when it clearly says pea sized amount & your teeth dont get any whiter & you run out of toothpaste faster which = spending more money.. I could go on and on w/ various examples but I think we all get the point.

To much nurture can kill. To much love can kill. Don’t give your love away. Let it thrive in its being. Measure need individually. Cautiously. Lovingly.

Notice: I have some new sprouts who are giving me a second chance…