Chasing enoughness perpetuates the occurrence of not-enoughness

The moment you grasp for enoughness, you lose the awareness of enoughness

An idea to contemplate

Pursuing love, acceptance and approval is the very thing that prevents you from feeling loved and accepted. The search for enoughness only reinforces the experience of not-enoughness. It blinds you to the truth that you are enough. 

Three questions for you

What does the illusion of not-enoughness drive you to do? Overwork, overgive, overdo? Where did your story that you aren’t enough originate?

An experiment to try

Look at yourself in a mirror and tell yourself that you are enough. Notice how your mind responds to that and notice how your heart responds to it. What does your heart know that your mind doesn’t? 

If your inner critic comes up with proof of how you aren’t enough, write these arguments down and list three ways each of them is not true. 

A quote to ponder

“He does not store, and therefore he has a superabundance; he looks solitary, but has a multitude around him. In his conducting of himself, he is easy and leisurely and wastes nothing. He does nothing and laughs at the clever and ingenious. Men all seek happiness, but he feels complete in his imperfect condition.” – Lao Dan (Lao Tzu), Zhuangzi, Tian Xia, 5

What’s on my mind

Happy new year to you! 

I took this photo yesterday, during my last run of 2025. Totals for the year: 2,247 km. 352 runs. I’ve been running consistently since 2023 and 2025 was my second best in terms of distance. 2023: 2,533 km, 312 runs. 2024: 1,805 km, 260 runs. Running has been pivotal to my self-awareness journey. I’m so grateful to my body and for all the hours spent in nature.

Last run of 2025. Totals: 2,247 km. 352 runs.