Tending Our Social Habits Like a Garden
I work with animals, and I’ve always been fascinated by how much training overlaps with gardening. Both require patience, observation, and a bit of careful pruning to encourage healthy growth. Lately, I’ve been wondering how we might apply that same idea to our own social habits.
We all have those little communication patterns that might not be serving us well maybe interrupting without meaning to, or defaulting to defensiveness during a disagreement. It feels a lot like a garden where unhelpful weeds can slowly take over if you don’t tend to it.
So, I’m curious: what’s one social “weed” you’ve identified in your own interactions, and what has helped you gently prune it back to make room for better connection? I’d love to hear what’s worked for others.