You Are Enough Right Now
“All around us lies what we neither understand nor use. Our capacities, our instincts for this our present sphere are but half developed. Let us confine ourselves to that till the lesson be learned; let us be completely natural; before we trouble ourselves with the supernatural. I never see any of these things but I long to get away and lie under a green tree and let the wind blow on me. There is marvel and charm enough in that for me.”
Margaret Fuller — Summer on the Lakes (1844)
The call to compete, stay relevant, follow the social media draped existence of others, robs us of our focus.
And, of course, the chase for more belies the fact that we already possess so much. Find less to do, think about, and observe, and it is likely you’ll discover that your idea, your innovation, your silly little thing that nobody gets is quite perfect.
Strip the essence of your business down to no more than two or three priorities each month, each quarter perhaps, and go to work brilliantly on those ideas.
New ideas and new ways to make money are tantalizing, but the real fortune is in fully realizing the essential nature of your unique point of view, and that is expressed by doing less rather than more.
You are enough does not mean that you are everything right now. It says you had this idea of yours because you needed to shine a light on something; and even though you may need lots of help, and you may make lots of mistakes, you trust that, right now, at this moment, you’ve got what it takes.
Step back, take in the wind, learn, smile, and stay focused on what’s right in front of you. Everything is perfect, everything is perfect, everything is perfect — right now.
Challenge Question: What is one thing you feel is holding you back?
