Daily Question, November 14 What is enough? How do you “know” it? 20 Reflections Share Click here to cancel reply.Please log in or Create a Profile to post a comment. Notify me when someone replies to my comment via e-mail. Aine7 years agoAinePerhaps enough is the point at which my life is in flow rather than struggle? I have been considering the question for some time and gradually whittling away from my life the things that are too much in one way or another. Still, I have daily practice in reminders that it is not always possible to decide Enough, then walk away. It takes time, courage, processing, and patience, and healing of body, mine, and spirit. 1 Reply Ali7 years agoAli“enough” is being content in the present moment. (It reminds me of my hanai mother, cat ???? – and our shared love for ekhart tolle teachings). we don’t know it when we’re in a poverty mindset we do know it when we’re at peace 5 Reply Hot Sauce7 years agoHot SauceTo me, “enough” is when I have genuine connection and continually progress in my wisdom. The second is there. I am on a continual process of growth and knowledge. Right now, I am seeking genuine connection. It’s hard to find time to be with others when I am so busy between work and school, but now that my work is settling down a bit, I think I may have more time to make connections. 3 Reply John Turner7 years agoJohn Turner“Enough,” to me, is giving/receiving love from my family, friends, and people I encounter during my day. It’s also having the ability to be comfortable in my own skin. Sure, I strive to better my situation in life, but I still accept and cherish the man I am in this moment. 6 Reply Francine Marie Tolf7 years agoFrancine Marie TolfYes Late June again, and long necks of tiger lilies rise from nests of green leaves that are slender as rushes. Petals crowning those stems are like hungry beaks opened wide to receive the sun, their mother. The flowers are like birds, and the birdsong at dusk is like water falling, so pure and so clear. Isn’t this enough, my heart used to sob when I was twenty, and no, and no, it never was. But tonight in this neighborhood in Minneapolis, the world brims over. Enlightenm... Yes Late June again, and long necks of tiger lilies rise from nests of green leaves that are slender as rushes. Petals crowning those stems are like hungry beaks opened wide to receive the sun, their mother. The flowers are like birds, and the birdsong at dusk is like water falling, so pure and so clear. Isn’t this enough, my heart used to sob when I was twenty, and no, and no, it never was. But tonight in this neighborhood in Minneapolis, the world brims over. Enlightenment – how many millions, over centuries, have yearned for it. Not me. Not here. Read More4 Reply Hank Birnbaum7 years agoHank BirnbaumMy mom often shared with us what her father told her as a girl growing up in the 1920’s Nevada and Idaho mining camps: “Enough is too much”. Something to be said for that too! 3 Reply Deb7 years agoDebMary Poppins says “Enough is as good as a feast.” I agree. 7 Reply Sheila7 years agoSheilaI love that, Deb!!???? Have a good day! 1 Reply Deb7 years agoDebThank you, Sheila! Likewise!! 0 Reply Sheila7 years agoSheilaI have all that I need, that is enough. I “know” it, because I am still here as it is says in a ‘Conversations with God’ book. Thank-you to everyone for sharing your reflections! Peace to all. 3 Reply Michael7 years agoMichaelEnough is based on need. I don’t need anything, but the people of Sudan (etc…..) need more than the world is providing. And there is never enough love. It is much needed. 4 Reply Aine7 years agoAineI'm not sure there isn't enough love available, but I am very much certain we do not show it enough. Love itself is limitless by nature, but oh how bad we humans can be at sharing and expressing it! Yesterday, I listened to a very good sermon from 2011 by Br. david Vryhof of the Society of Saint John the Evangelist near Boston. He broke it down beautifully, how the entirety of the task (at that time the famine was in Kenya and Somalia) is too large for any one person but that when we give wh... I’m not sure there isn’t enough love available, but I am very much certain we do not show it enough. Love itself is limitless by nature, but oh how bad we humans can be at sharing and expressing it! Yesterday, I listened to a very good sermon from 2011 by Br. david Vryhof of the Society of Saint John the Evangelist near Boston. He broke it down beautifully, how the entirety of the task (at that time the famine was in Kenya and Somalia) is too large for any one person but that when we give what we can, where we are, to who we can, this is multiplied to feed far more than we ever could on our own. It makes it more doable somehow, this consciousness that every act of love contributes to the whole. It gave me food for thought! Read More1 Reply Carol7 years agoCarolI share a very recent experience that addresses what I recently learned about acceptance and what makes it enough. I was in a lot of discomfort when I arrived at “Lotus in the Pines” yesterday to get a massage. I was experiencing a lot of physical and emotional stress. My massage therapist is a very spiritual woman and seeing her regularly is one of the many blessings in my life. As she worked to bring relief to my tense body and racing mind, she coined a new word! She was working dil... I share a very recent experience that addresses what I recently learned about acceptance and what makes it enough. I was in a lot of discomfort when I arrived at “Lotus in the Pines” yesterday to get a massage. I was experiencing a lot of physical and emotional stress. My massage therapist is a very spiritual woman and seeing her regularly is one of the many blessings in my life. As she worked to bring relief to my tense body and racing mind, she coined a new word! She was working diligently to get a muscle to release in my lumbar area and in an attempt to get me to place my leg in a position that took strain off of a muscle in my buttocks, she had me bend my knee and draw that leg up. As she explained why that was necessary for her to work on loosening the muscle that was tight and challenging a vertebrae in my spine, she said something about “h-open-ing” and quickly stated that without realizing it she had created a new word! She shared that this often happens to her and what she meant to say was “opening.” I replied, “What a wonderful word. It’s a blend of hope and open—“hopening.” I thought to myself, for me it screams “trust…trust the frustration…trust the current discomfort…trust the challenge it offers…trust the process you are currently experiencing.” I applied another of her sayings, “Relax and Release.” The muscle let go! This weekend, I watched an episode of Oprah’s Super Soul Sunday in which she conducted an interview with Eckhart Tolle, author of “The Power of Now” and “The New Earth.” He said, “Accept what is happening as if you chose it.” I’ve decided to take his advice because it does make it easier to “trust the process of grateful living. ” It does make it easier to remain open and willing. I love the word “H-OPEN-ING.” Why, because it opens me to being in this moment and this moment. And, I know that in the moment that my beautiful friend and masseuse uttered it, she was a willing instrument of this mysterious thing we call “grace.” Something I like to call the “Yes of the Universe.” Blessings always and all ways, Carol Read More5 Reply Aine7 years agoAineOoooh, I love that new word! I, too, have been in a time of much physical and emotional pain, and I could definitely use some Hopening up. Thank you for sharing your blessing, and I hope you feel better soon. 0 Reply kathleen7 years agokathleenWhen I feel grateful for what I have, I have enough. 5 Reply Ed Schulte7 years agoEd SchulteWhat is enough? How do you “know” it? Every child from 2 year of age on up knows that! “You never know what is enough, until you know what is MORE THAN enough! 🙂 8 Reply Liane Schrahe7 years agoLiane SchraheI know it when I stop running for something and feel in this moment everything is fine . 6 Reply Jeff7 years agoJeffEnough is what you decide is enough. Decide and you have enough. If you don’t decide, there is never enough. 6 Reply Joanne7 years agoJoanneWow, that made stop and think! Simple truth. Thank you! 4 Reply Kevin7 years agoKevinIt depends on “what” is. For example: I have enough love in my life so that I am able to share it with others. I have enough material things so I don’t need to be cruising on Amazon. When I have had enough pain in my back I stop and do my stretches. When I have more than enough clothing I drop a box off at the shelter. When I have had enough sitting I get up and head to the gym! 5 Reply My Private Gratitude Journal Write an entry in your private gratefulness journal Get Started This site is brought to you by A Network for Grateful Living, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. All donations are fully tax deductible in the U.S.A. CONTRIBUTE https://demo.gratefulness.org/content/uploads/2015/03/GX-Gold-Participant-L.png Community Engagement Guidelines Privacy Policy [email protected] Connect with us on Social Media: © 2000 - 2024, A Network for Grateful Living Website by Briteweb
