Optimal Life [BEing] Seekers
BEing enough
In what areas of your life do you feel you have or you are enough?
Like many folks, I work my ass off. I also parent and partner my ass off, exercise…, share…, travel…, learn…, explore…, journal…, meditate…, heal…, laugh…, etc my ass off.
He explores the tension between ambition and adequacy, suggesting that fear and ego often fuel intense effort. The core message encourages pausing to examine motivation: "I aspire to, when they do have the wheel, to notice, pull over (aka pause) and replace them with the truth which is that I am enough."
He notes that brief moments of feeling sufficient can shift perspective: "Sometimes even giving 'enough' even 20 seconds at the wheel gives us enough time to see a friend's smile, or a sunset."
"Ambition is great, but mindful ambition accompanied by constant reflection on the 'why', a sense of 'enough' and moments of gratitude is even BEtter."
Assignment
- 1.Journal about intense periods of focused effort, identify where pausing for reflection could have helped, and consider how embracing "enough" might free energy for more fulfilling pursuits.
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