Support for women ripening into their second bite of life.

Dear Reader,

Today I'm bringing you a few journaling prompts — and a blessing — for those of us who are waiting until it's perfect to begin.

Your journaling prompts:

What did you love to make as a girl? A young woman?

What creative act have you been postponing — and what's the story you've been telling yourself about why?

What creative process have you always wanted to try?

If you knew your first attempt would be mediocre and no one would see it, what would you make?

And now, your blessing:

Beauty is part of inner work too, so here's a gorgeous song to listen to while you journal.

To your second bite,

Brooke

P.S. And if you missed Tuesday's letter on creativity and the long way back, you can read it here.​

P.P.S. One reader told me she prints these blessings and puts them by her bedside, especially the ones that are hardest for her to believe. I loved that idea and wanted to share it with you.

I'm Brooke Hofsess—Midlife Midwife for women living their messy, holy second bite of life. Through coaching, creativity, and ritual, I guide women back to the parts of themselves they were taught to tamp down—their wild, their creativity, their intuition. The women I work with are hungry for depth, meaning, and the relief of not doing life alone anymore.

You'll find me in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, where I live with my husband Dustin, our daughter Thea, two clever border collies, and an ever-growing collection of handmade mugs for Egyptian Licorice Mint tea.