I love visiting my TCM doc. She’s so wise.

Today I visited her and asked if my Other Half needed to visit her.

She said, “Do not pressure or force others to do what they’re not ready to do. You do it yourself, you get better. Others will see you get better, then they will ask you what did you do. For example, you’re doing acupuncture. Slowly your body will get better, then you will look prettier. Your Other Half will notice that you look prettier and ask you what did you do.”

Facepalm.

This is exactly what I did when I resolve to reduce my usage of single-use plastic bags. I would keep bringing a spare cloth bag out with me to put groceries or whatnot inside. Initially, I would nag the Other Half to bring a spare cloth bag, then later on, I decided to stop nagging. Instead, I would always offer my cloth bag.

Later on (a year or so later), the Other Half started bringing his own cloth bag!

Girlfriends would ask me how did I convince my Other Half to bring a cloth bag along, because they couldn’t convince their Partners to do so. I explained that I had to start first, then he decided to do it later. Then I asked the girls, “Do you bring your own cloth bags?”

(๑ > ᴗ < ๑)

Anyhoo, I forgot my own advice and needed my TCM to remind me.

Onward! ₍^. .^₎⟆