What if you already have enough?
Let’s talk about that feeling of not enough.
Not enough time, not enough clarity, not enough support, money, sleep, direction…
The list can spin fast.
Let's add to that list all the ‘what if’s’ you have about the future.
Feeling overwhelmed and insufficient? Im sure.
When we sit in these feelings of lack and overwhelm, trying to make a decision, choose a path forward, or think positive, can be daunting.
Lack and overwhelm leads to graspy, defeated energy.
That graspy, defeated energy takes over, and before you know it, you're chasing every solution from a place of "I'm behind" or "I'm not where I should be", "I should be better."
Have you been there? Me too.
The opposite to feeling lack is to feel “abundant”, that “there is plenty” but honestly sometimes that can feel like a stretch. When you're in the thick of it, "plenty" can feel fake. Disingenuous. Unreal.
So what if we don’t reach for abundance just yet?
What if we start with sufficiency? Enoughness?
And that's what I want to offer you to focus on today.
Find all the ways you are sufficient. Enough. Right now.
Sufficiency says:
You have enough right now.
Not tomorrow. Not after another to-do is ticked off. Not worrying about 20 years in the future, but Right Now. You have all you need.
For instance,
You have a roof over your head.
Food in your belly.
A brain that is good enough and has gotten you through every challenge so far.
A body that is enough.
Enough friends
A work situation that is enough.
etc.
"I have enough right now" brings peace and relief.
From that place of peace, relief and calm, you can still reach forward.
But it’ll come from a completely different place.
It'll come from curiosity, not desperation.
I’m not ignoring our future needs and the realities of life.
I’m inviting you to reach for them from a different energy.
Graspy energy says: I need to fix this now or else. I need to get this right, or else. There's a right way and I need to find it, now.
Sufficient energy says: I’m curious what would happen if I tried this? I'm curious to see how I handle this. I'm curious how it will work out. Who I will become.
Feel the difference?
Here’s my challenge for you to try this weekend:
Make a list of everything you “need”. (don't judge yourself here, just write your needs out)
Then next to each one, write why. Why do you need it? In just one or two sentences.
Then reply here and send me your list.
I'd love to see what comes up.
I did it too and its very interesting.
Steph