Happy Sunday, friends!
I’ve been sitting with a strange, almost uncomfortable realization today.
I think I'm afraid to feel too happy.
About six months ago, I moved to Utah. I’ve always had a deep soul-tie to this place. I used to joke that you could blindfold me on a long drive and I’d still feel the moment we crossed state lines...my body just knows. There’s a peace here, a groundedness that I haven’t been able to find anywhere else in the world.
So you’d think I’d be soaking it in. And I am!
But alongside the joy, something unsettling rose to the surface.
Most of the places I’ve lived before, I operated from a deficit. I was running on fumes, feeling incomplete, and using that gnawing sense of “not enough” as fuel. That hunger, that emptiness… it pushed me. It gave me a reason to move, build, and chase.
But here? I feel more whole than I ever have. And although I have moments when I still struggle, the demons that used to scream inside the walls of my mind have a newfound silence.
And it’s a little uncomfortable.
Part of me worries,“Without the void, will I lose my drive?"
Maybe you’ve felt this before too. The discomfort of peace. The unfamiliarity of contentment. The fear that happiness might dull your ambition instead of deepening it.
So I’m asking myself new questions, ones I’ve never really had to explore until now:
How do I continue to fuel my drive from a place of contentment rather than deficit? How do I pursue my dreams without needing to be cracked open to do it?
Here’s to embracing a new kind of motivation.
Below are 6 journal prompts for you to explore, one for each dimension of your perspective.
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Personal History
Looking back, what parts of your history still drive the way you show up today?
Environment
How have the environments you’ve lived in shaped what you desire and how you chase it?
Beliefs
What beliefs have fueled your motivation? Are there any new convictions you want to guide you?
Emotions
What emotions fuel your drive?
Relationships
Who in your life amplifies your sense of wholeness, and who reminds you of what feels missing?
Identity
Who are you when your cup is full? Who are you when it's not?
Until next week,
Sadie Sanchez
Author of DIMENSIONS