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

Kahala, HI · between grateful and growing

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

And this is Kahala: a Honolulu-area community of strivers and settlers — very often the same person, on the same Tuesday Which means the question isn't hypothetical here — it has an address.

🎧 A note for Kahala readers (with audio)

“Gratitude and growth can coexist.” — There Is a Fine Line Between Gratefulness and Complacency

Three questions Kahala 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?

The two-column dinner question

At dinner this week, ask someone you trust: 'What am I better at than I was a year ago?' Sit with the pause before they answer.
Write the pause down. The topic of the pause is your next move in Kahala.

Gratitude looks backward with warmth. Growth looks forward with nerve. A full life uses both sets of eyes.

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.

Reader questions from Kahala

How long are the chapters? Short by design — most readers finish one in a commute or a lunch break. The book was built for real schedules, not hypothetical ones.

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.

Start with the free sample

Read the opening chapter on Amazon — no purchase needed. The Kindle edition is $0.99, and it's free with Kindle Unlimited.

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

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