A Surprising Delight This Week!
Something unexpected happened this week…
I think I’ve just become… a reader. Like, the kind of person who reads novels on vacation. Multiple. For fun.
This week I picked up my first ACOTAR book (if you know, you know), and something clicked. I used to think fiction wasn't for me —too slow, too indulgent, too unproductive. But this? This was pure pleasure.
It got me thinking: how often do we default to familiar patterns that quietly keep us wired and weary? And how disorienting—yet beautiful—it can be to choose something optimal that’s also pleasurable. Something that feels so good it almost startles us.
This isn't either or here (Non-Fiction/Fiction, To-Dos/Pleasure). We get to have it all.
As my nervous system expands so does its range! And that's pretty freaking cool. A new unexpected door has opened for me, at nearly 43 years old!
We don’t always know what will delight us. But simply asking the question, may open some unexpected doors. Curiosity alone activates the reticular activating system—the part of the brain that filters what we notice. When we simply ask the question and stay open, the answer often arrives quietly… and surprises us when we least expect it.
So, whether you’re diving into a fantasy novel or floating in a lake today, I hope you’re giving yourself a taste of something your body truly delights in—not just endures. Or perhaps you just start asking, what turns me on now?
With curiosity and pleasure,
Sarah
P.S. Don't judge the outfit. Sometimes I forget to look in the mirror before I go out the door😜. It's the vibe that's worth picking up on!