I Thought I Was Done Discovering New Dreams. Then I Started Kneading Dough.
What if the dreams you think you've outgrown are actually just waiting for your nervous system to quiet down enough to hear them again? That's what happened to me. At 70. With a king cake and a memory
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One Thing Coherence Took Away That I Do Not Miss At All
I used to be in love with feeling clever.
If I came up with an idea and it felt clever in my head, I was already halfway in. It did not matter if it was sustainable or sensible, if it fit my life or matched my nervous system. If it felt like I had found a workaround, I was all in.
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