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

A Hilliard edition · from the book

Comfort is not the enemy in Hilliard. Numbness dressed as comfort is — and they wear almost identical clothes.

And this is Hilliard: a Midwest community where comfort is well-earned — and where a comfortable routine can quietly become the whole story Which is why the smallest next step beats the biggest someday.

🎧 A note for Hilliard readers (a moment of audio)

“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

The line, as it appears most days

You're not waiting for permission — you're waiting for a crisis that never comes.
Everything is paid for except attention.
You call it contentment in public and 'ugh, is this it?' in traffic.

Steal 90 minutes back

Block ninety minutes this week labeled 'the thing I keep not doing.' Treat it like a dentist appointment — immovable.
Show up with the smallest possible version of the thing (one page, one call, one sketch). Momentum is the actual deliverable.

None of this means your life is broken. It means it's ready. Gratitude was never supposed to be the finish line — it's the fuel.

How book clubs use it

Book clubs keep reporting the same thing — the discussion questions in the back start arguments in the best way, and someone always confesses they've felt 'grateful and stuck' for years.

Fast facts for Hilliard readers

Is it preachy? No. It shares observations and stories more than instructions — and it openly rejects hustle-culture preaching along the way.

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.

Ready to stop settling?

Get There Is a Fine Line Between Gratefulness and Complacency tonight for less than a dollar on Kindle, or grab the $14.99 paperback with Prime shipping — and join readers across Midwest who are done coasting.

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Read it on Kindle Unlimited for free · paperback ships Prime · Questions for clubs on the main site.