How to want more without feeling guilty for new moms: honest answers for Cerrillos

Reading room · Cerrillos edition

Ask around Cerrillos and most people will tell you they're grateful. Ask them what they're building next and the room gets quieter. That silence is the whole subject of this page.

And this is Cerrillos: an established Santa Fe-area community where the houses are cared for, the calendars are full, and the question 'is this all?' shows up right on schedule That's the terrain — now for the honest line through it.

🎧 A note for Cerrillos readers (30 seconds, spoken)

“There is a fine line between gratefulness and complacency. One brings peace. The other slowly convinces you to settle.” — There Is a Fine Line Between Gratefulness and Complacency

Three questions Cerrillos readers dodge

What would you try if nobody would ever find out if you failed?
When did you last do something you weren't already good at?
What did you stop wanting — and was it a decision or a drift?

Try this tonight (5 minutes)

Write down one thing you're genuinely grateful for in Cerrillos — then write one thing you've been calling 'gratitude' that is actually fear of trying.
Set a 10-minute timer tomorrow morning and do one small thing your 'more' would do.

Rest is earned. Drift is borrowed. Cerrillos is full of people who never learned the difference — and one of them doesn't have to be you.

What reviewers notice first

Reviewers keep highlighting the same thing: this isn't another get-up-at-5am book. It's a mirror with a sense of humor — one that makes the difference between rest and drift visible without shaming you for either.

Common questions from Cerrillos

I'm in a good season. Should I skip it? Those are the readers it's most for. It's about keeping momentum through comfort, not waiting for a crisis to start growing.

Can I get it for free? Yes — it's free with Kindle Unlimited, free to sample on Amazon, and $0.99 to own on Kindle without a membership.

Take the ten-second decision

Kindle $0.99 is less than the coffee you'll read it over. Free on Kindle Unlimited, $14.99 in paperback with Prime — and the first chapter is free right now.

There Is a Fine Line Between Gratefulness and Complacency — book cover Kindle — $0.99 Paperback — $14.99

Kindle Unlimited readers: free · Paperbacks: Prime-fast · Club discussion: main site.