Back in 2019 I wrote about two additions to our home: a set of terrariums Maru and I made at a workshop.
I love terrariums because they’re a microcosm of our environmental ecosystem. The photosynthesis, respiration, and water cycle processes all take place within its glass walls—creating a habitable and healthy environment for the plants.
I’m pleased to say that our terrariums are still well and thriving, but when a plant’s leaves become withered, grow to the ceiling, or end up touching the sides of the terrarium, they need to be trimmed.
So today I got busy with the scissors and tweezers.
The pruning process—for both our plants and our own lives—can look and feel painful, but it’s necessary. Critically thinking about what needs to stay, and what needs to go, is what gives us the room to grow.