Working through the long, tedious steps of growth

This past weekend I felt inspired to bake peanut butter chocolate chip cookies. I have a recipe I love - the cookies are a little dry, but they are great for dunking in my coffee or tea.

However, I can start feeling really impatient when I make them because, like a lot of things you bake, it can be a process. And I have to chill the dough for 40 minutes. This can be frustrating, especially when my inner child parts and tummy just want cookies!! 😉 And chilling the dough is an important step because it helps the fat integrate into the cookies so they become what they are meant to be….delicious!

Hmmm…..I feel an analogy/metaphor coming on.

Sometimes working through stuff or working toward something can seem frustratingly long. Or it can feel like there are a lot of steps. And most of us want to just get to the end result (mmm…cookies!), without having to go through all the tedious, crunchy, small steps to get there.

AND….those tedious, crunchy, small steps are necessary to create something beautifully delicious. Sometimes it’s good to take a step back and chill our metaphorical dough to integrate all the good stuff and then let it bake so we can enjoy what we’ve done.

What cookies are you currently baking in your life? What parts need to set and chill? What parts need to be combined and integrated? What parts need a nice bake? What do you want your life cookies to taste like and what ingredients and steps will take to make them tasty?

Do you need compassionate support with your metaphorical cookie baking ? Schedule a coaching session with me. Let’s work together to make the steps fun for a delicious outcome!