05/01/2022
Happy Spring!
In a past life, I had a baking company. We specialized primarily in dough. The idea was you could keep the ready-made dough in your freezer and then throw it in the oven when you wanted a fresh, delicious treat.
This was one of my career pivots. My clients know I speak a lot about career pivots. A career pivot is a purposeful shift in a new direction. Internal and external motivators can prompt a pivot. You have likely experienced an internally motivated pivot. Perhaps you switched schools or changed jobs. Something, perhaps your inner voice, was sending you signs that a change was needed. You may have experienced feelings of discontent or boredom. These feelings tend to spur us in a new direction.
An externally motivated shift might have happened to you if you were laid off from a job or your significant other was offered a position in another state. These are circumstances outside of your control that force you to pivot.
After closing my business, I could not bake for a while. Not only was I sick of being in the kitchen, but nothing turned out. All of my formerly beautiful creations flopped or burned. I had lost my baking . Years later, I have returned to my love of baking, and things are turning out much better. I only bake now when inspired to do so. A dear friend of mine, Valaine, makes chicken soup when friends are sick. My kids love this soup. I make the same soup; however, they still swear that Valaine's soup is so much better. Why? She told me she puts love into it. So now I try only to bake when I can put love into it. Another way to look at this is inspired action. Inspired action aligns your essence with action. You are not doing it simply to get it done. Instead, there is thoughtful consideration and a feeling of "rightness" surrounding the actions you take.
To celebrate spring, I wanted to share my May Day Muffin recipe with you. I hope you enjoy it! Recipe in comments:
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