Sunlight workspace with a white coffee mug, notebook, pen, and small potted plant. Text reads, "We buy what we haven't become yet," reflecting on growth, aspiration, and the desire to become who we hope to be.

We buy what we haven’t become yet

I wasn’t shopping. I was making promises to a future self I hadn’t yet shown up as. The object feels like a commitment. But objects can’t keep promises. Only you can.