Not Every Recipe Needs to Be Doubled

There’s this quiet assumption we carry around that more is better.

But is it?
More effort.
More output.
More proof.
More doing.

Even in the kitchen.

We make bigger meals. We double recipes. And that doesn’t always work out.

This past Christmas, I wanted to bake cookies with my partner’s grandson.
I used to bake cookies with my son all the time—it was our thing—and somewhere along the way, that tradition slipped quietly into the past. When the opportunity came up again, it felt tender. Familiar. Important.

A girlfriend had just posted a tried and true recipe, and I thought, what the heck.
I even have one of those fancy stand-up mixers, so in my mind this was going to be easy.

We’ll double the recipe, I thought.
He can take some home to his mom.
More cookies. More joy.

Well… that innocent let’s double it decision didn’t turn out so great.

When I pulled the first batch out of the oven, they weren’t cookies.
They were pancakes.

Flat. Sad. Undeniably wrong.

I stood there staring at them thinking, oh no…
This was a very real case of more isn’t better.

So naturally, I did what many of us do—I ChatGPT’d why my cookies might have failed.
Outdated baking soda?
Not enough flour?
Or maybe the recipe simply wasn’t meant to be doubled.

I adjusted. Tweaked. Salvaged what I could. Eventually, he had cookies to take home to his mom.

But the moment stayed with me.

Last night, I was baking cornbread.

Different day. Same kitchen.
And the thought crossed my mind again: Should I double it?

And this time… I didn’t.

Not because I didn’t want leftovers.
Not because I was trying to make a point.

But because my body said, don’t.

So I trusted that.

And the cornbread came out perfect.

Not just technically—energetically.
Grounded. Warm. Enough.

And I realized how often we double things in life the same way we double recipes.

We overdo.
We over give.
We overextend.

Not because it’s aligned—but because we’re afraid there won’t be enough.
Enough time. Enough love. Enough value.

So we add more effort instead of listening.

This is especially potent right now.

Neptune is shifting into Aries at 9 degrees on Jan 26th. And it’s an Ace of ♦️ / 1 energy day.

This energy doesn’t ask you to prove yourself.
It asks you to trust your instinct.

Neptune doesn’t move quickly.
When it changes signs, it’s not a mood—it’s a generational shift.

The last time Neptune moved into Aries was 168 years ago.
Let that land for a moment.

The world then was unrecognizable compared to now.
No internet. No electricity as we know it.
Different systems. Different structures. Different definitions of power and leadership.

And yet… here we are again.

Neptune in Aries marks the beginning of a brand-new spiritual chapter—one that none of us have lived through before. Neptune dissolves illusion. Aries ignites action. Together, they don’t ask us to escape reality; they ask us to embody truth.

This isn’t the kind of awakening where you float above life.
It’s the kind where you step fully into it.

We are already in a spiritual awakening—one that’s been unfolding quietly and sometimes painfully for years. Old systems have been breaking down. Identities have been unraveling. Beliefs we once clung to no longer fit.

Neptune in Aries doesn’t allow passive spirituality.
It asks:
What are you going to do with what you now see?

And this is where today’s Ace of ♦️ / 1 energy matters.

The Ace of Diamonds isn’t about money the way we’ve been conditioned to think about it. It’s about value—self-worth, leadership, and the courage to stand on your own inner authority.

The 1 energy plants the seed.
It initiates.
It begins a new manifestation cycle.

Not later.
Not when you feel ready.
Now.

This is the energy that says:

• You don’t need permission

• You don’t need consensus

• You don’t need to double the recipe to prove yourself

The Ace of ♦️ highlights the leader in you—not the kind that dominates, but the kind that trusts itself enough to go first.

Neptune in Aries doesn’t want followers.
It awakens pioneers.

People who are willing to listen inward instead of outsourcing their truth.
People who feel the nudge and move—even if they can’t fully explain why yet.
People who understand that leadership starts with self-trust.

This is a seed moment.

What you choose now—what you initiate, believe, and value—sets the tone for an entirely new cycle.

And the question isn’t can you lead.
It’s whether you’re willing to stop overriding your intuition long enough to hear it.

Because this era isn’t asking you to do more.

It’s asking you to be more honest about who you already are.

For years, I believed my value came from what I produced, earned, or held together.

So of course I doubled things.
In business.
In relationships.
In responsibility.

Until I started listening differently.

That shift—learning to trust my inner sense of value instead of overcompensating—is what I call inner currency.

And it changes everything.

If this story landed for you—if you see yourself in the overdoing, the “just in case,” the quiet fear of not being enough—I want to invite you into The Inner Currency Masterclass.

This isn’t about doing more.
It’s about understanding the value system you’re operating from—and gently rewriting it.

🜂 The Inner Currency Masterclass
🗓 February 12 (12 PST)
⏰ 90 minutes
💎 $37

You don’t need to double the recipe to be worthy.

Sometimes, trusting yourself is the missing ingredient. ✨

If you would like to join us you can click the link here: The Inner Currency

Here's to stepping into your inner leader❤️❤️❤️

Adrienne
Professional Numerologist. Soul-Path Guide, Relationship Strategist.