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

Powell: the question behind the question

Somewhere in Powell tonight, someone will close the laptop on a full inbox, look around a house they truly love, and think: this is it, isn't it? That thought deserves an honest answer.

And this is Powell: part of greater Knoxville, full of people who built a good life on purpose and still feel the pull toward more It's also why 'someday' tends to get scheduled for never in places like this.

🎧 A note for Powell readers (audio note)

“Ambition is not ingratitude.” — There Is a Fine Line Between Gratefulness and Complacency

The pattern Powell knows by heart

Comfort arrives as a reward, stays as a routine, and leaves as a regret — usually in that order.
You keep upgrading the life and forgetting the liver of it.
You've outsourced wanting to the next purchase, the next trip, the next anything.

Try this tonight (5 minutes)

Write down one thing you're genuinely grateful for in Powell — 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.

Comfort will never fire you. It only ever sidelines you gently.

What it never does

It's the rare growth book that honors what you've already built. The argument isn't that your life is wrong; it's that your life is unfinished — and that the difference matters.

The honest FAQ — Powell

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

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.

Worth a dollar and one honest evening

Kindle $0.99, free with Kindle Unlimited, or the $14.99 paperback with Prime shipping. There Is a Fine Line Between Gratefulness and Complacency by Lindsey Nasser — written for exactly this moment.

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

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