Betting on You

It all begins with an idea. Sometimes that idea comes to you in a dream, sometimes it comes to you in the midst of your day, and sometimes it comes to you as intuition. However it comes to you, don’t ignore it.

For me, cooking and baking has been an important part of expression. Having a crummy day? Take it to the kitchen. Inspired to make a new dish? Take it to the kitchen. Want to give a gift to a loved one? Yep, take it to the kitchen. I’d be lying if I said the idea came to me naturally.

Man oh man, have I had some cooking and baking fails (just ask my Husband). But to me, that is really where the beauty in growth happens. Test, fail, repeat until that pattern becomes test, re-test, recreate. Eventually, you will discover your rhythm, your minds response to your hands, your minds response to your taste buds, all interwoven. You’ll begin to form your foundation, the platform from which all new ideas will start.

So, when do the ideas become “good enough”? In a society where there is competition, it is easy to fall into self doubt. But I implore you to bet on yourself. Trust the path that you have been on. Trust the circle of people God has placed in your life. I have been baking for almost 15 years, and sure the growth is documented through pictures, events, profit growth etc. But the real growth, the growth that matters, isn’t just physical, it’s mental. If you genuinely love what you are creating, if it has been healing to your inner child, if the journey has been the best gift to you mentally that right there is the “good enough”. Any other blessings that come out of it, are the extra icing.