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𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝘿𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝘾𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙇𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙀𝙭𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙄𝙩.
There’s something about November that makes people take inventory of their lives, whether they intend to or not. Maybe it’s the shorter days, the approaching holidays, or the sudden realization that another year is almost behind us. Whatever the reason, this time of year has a way of bringing our emotional lives into sharper focus. The things we’ve managed to tolerate for months begin to feel heavier, and the relationships we’ve convinced ourselves are fine become a little harder to ignore.
We just watched millions of Americans take inventory yesterday at the polls. Regardless of political affiliation, people were weighing what their lives look like against what they believe those lives should cost. Gas prices, groceries, property taxes, housing, insurance, inflation, and the growing difficulty of making an ordinary paycheck stretch far enough were among the concerns weighing on voters. People are tired of doing the math every time they walk into a grocery store, fill their gas tanks, or open another bill. And while we may disagree about who is responsible or how to fix it, the financial strain itself is something many households understand all too well.
Now, with Election Day behind us, we’re heading straight into the season when we’re…
