That's enough!

He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough. –Lao Tzu

I’ve been rolling around the concept of “enough” in my mind a lot. Actually more than enough to start putting my thoughts down on paper. Because that’s the only way I can write it—pen to paper—not typing on a computer.

Enough gets such a bad rap as in “that’s enough”—like when it’s coming from a parent when you’ve crossed the line. If you ask someone if they liked something if they say “it was good enough,” that actually means it probably wasn’t good at all, or that they hated it!

But really, why can’t enough be enough?   [as much or as many as required]

In our world where most definitely there is no such thing as “enough,” who wants or expects “as much as required”? We want more, better, faster,  more often and I, for one, am always thinking whatever I’ve accomplished is never, ever enough. I should be trying harder, working harder, putting in more effort...I think I’m not creative enough, I’m not good enough at teaching, painting, doing social media, you name it. If I did more that would get me “somewhere”, or be better somehow…

But I’m ready to try calling enough enough, are you?

I want to be in that childhood state of creativity, where there’s no judgement, only fun. I want to spend more time doing things that I love. Painting, going to places that inspire me, spending time with people who make me happy. And I want to remember that enough is a perfect place to be while doing these things. I don’t need more or need to be more than I am in this moment. Period.

Oh, and in full honesty, when I finished writing down these thoughts I wanted to drop this in ChatGPT to improve it, but I won’t because it’s already good ENOUGH just as it is. 

Enough already, let’s get back to creating!