Send us a text A quiet scroll can make a good life feel small. We open with a confession about the comparison loop—how shiny feeds and other people’s wins can drown out the steady gifts right in front of us—and then we pivot hard into stories that reset what matters. A chance encounter with an unhoused man, once a Boeing executive, becomes a mirror: grief, one drink, and then a domino of losses. It’s a sobering reminder that the things we chase often mask the ache for love, connection, and sa...