Dear Humans,

I always have one or two overripe bananas on my kitchen counter. And before all of this, I’d often just throw them in the trash. Because I knew I could go buy another bunch at the store.

But now I hold on to those overripe bananas like gold. I use them to make banana bread. I freeze them for smoothies. I treat them with the respect they deserve.

I don’t know about you, but I’ve felt like an overripe banana sitting on a kitchen counter quite a bit over the past few weeks. But I’m lucky to have people around me who see my future in a loaf of banana bread, not the garbage. Let’s see that in one another as well.

Sincerely,

Mr. Heimbuck