08/22/2026
Morning Moments
Saturday, August twenty-second, twenty twenty-six
I heard something the other day that stayed with me:
“If something is eating your garden, you must be doing something right.”
This morning, I found two snails helping themselves to the cabbage.
And looking around the garden, I could see the evidence everywhere. Holes in leaves. A damaged tomato. A pepper that didn’t escape untouched. Plants that have clearly become breakfast, lunch, and probably a midnight snack for something besides me.
At first, the thought seems simple.
Something is eating the garden because there is something here worth eating.
But this morning I realized there might be something deeper in it.
When something begins to grow, it also becomes exposed.
There is more to protect.
More that can be damaged.
More that can be lost.
And maybe that is true of us, too.
Adversity doesn’t necessarily come because we are doing something right. Hardship isn’t proof that we have chosen the correct path.
But neither is adversity proof that we are doing something wrong.
Sometimes we have simply grown enough to have something worth protecting.
And somewhere along the way, while we were growing what could be damaged, we were also growing what could survive it.
Roots became deeper.
Stems became stronger.
We learned when to hold on, when to let go, what needs protecting, and what can simply be allowed to heal.
The cabbage doesn’t stop growing because a snail took a bite.
The sunflower doesn’t question its purpose because something chewed a hole through one of its leaves.
Life continues around the wound.
Maybe that’s the part worth remembering.
We don’t have to see every difficult thing as punishment.
We don’t have to turn it into a sign.
Sometimes adversity is simply part of being alive and having something at stake.
And sometimes we discover that what we need to get through it has been growing quietly inside us all along.
Of course, I still removed the snails.
Growth may teach acceptance.
It doesn’t mean you have to provide the buffet. 😂
— G. Lynn Sharp
For me, I’m getting evicted. If you can please help with a donation. Any amount will help and be greatly appreciated. If not, please share the link below 👇🏻
www.gofundme.com/u/99d432d2-90e7-4aba-b978-b63fdba33d2e