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Daily Question, October 9

What do I have enough of? How do I know when I have enough?

  • Trevor

    Spiritual guidance. I know when I have enough when I don’t feel lost even though I still mess up.

  • Ose
    What if I would give away all which I have not even used once since, lets say five years, for example? When I consider this, I know that I have more than enough. It gives reason to let go of many things and to give it to others who might be in need. There was always a roof over my head, heating, clean water and food of high quality, and, most precious, in this area of the world, we live in peace, which is a gift of sorts. I send my prayers to those who have to suffer and have to endure war in so...

    What if I would give away all which I have not even used once since, lets say five years, for example? When I consider this, I know that I have more than enough. It gives reason to let go of many things and to give it to others who might be in need. There was always a roof over my head, heating, clean water and food of high quality, and, most precious, in this area of the world, we live in peace, which is a gift of sorts. I send my prayers to those who have to suffer and have to endure war in so many places all over the world. May all people be allowed to live peacefully and have access to clean water, healthy food, clothing and a warm home.

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  • Lyndsy
    I have enough and I have always had enough. I am so lucky to be able to live comfortably. Money, housing, food, ect has never been on my list of worries. I think if they had been, I would have grown up with greater stress and anxiety. People who have these worries are very resilient. I think there are times when I need more emotional support. More love, more kindness, more understanding, more patience. In reality, I probably have so much more of all of this than I am realizing. Perhaps if I thou...

    I have enough and I have always had enough. I am so lucky to be able to live comfortably. Money, housing, food, ect has never been on my list of worries. I think if they had been, I would have grown up with greater stress and anxiety. People who have these worries are very resilient. I think there are times when I need more emotional support. More love, more kindness, more understanding, more patience. In reality, I probably have so much more of all of this than I am realizing. Perhaps if I thought about the love I do have, rather than the love I am lacking I might be overall more happy.

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  • Sarah

    I have enough of everything! We are so lucky to live in the USA

  • Journey

    I have more than enough to satisfy my needs and my wants. In addition, I have resources, opportunities and options. I have family, love and friendship and a fulfilling career. What I lack are some of the gifts of the Holy Spirit i.e. Wisdom, Understanding, Counsel, Fortitude and Knowledge. The more mindful I become and the more I come to this wonderful site, the more I realize how Blessed I am and how I need to give back and develop these key virtues.

  • Hot Sauce

    I definitely have enough material stuff-probably too much, in fact. I know I have enough when I don’t wonder where my next meal will come from, when I can afford education and travel, and when I have a comfortable place to sleep, study, and live. Beyond this, I am in need of nothing.

  • I like to remember (and I just love how easy that is to do visiting this site daily) that pretty much every home in the west would have caused kings throughout the majority of human history to go to war over. It’s one of the amazing fruits of practices like fasting or periods of asceticism. We get to recalibrate our perception back to a life of radical gratitude. This morning I awoke and was able to flick a switch and light appeared, push a button and coffee brewed, grab cold soy milk from a f...

    I like to remember (and I just love how easy that is to do visiting this site daily) that pretty much every home in the west would have caused kings throughout the majority of human history to go to war over. It’s one of the amazing fruits of practices like fasting or periods of asceticism. We get to recalibrate our perception back to a life of radical gratitude.
    This morning I awoke and was able to flick a switch and light appeared, push a button and coffee brewed, grab cold soy milk from a fridge, rest on my lounge, type and communicate instantly with people around the world… Our western society suffers a horrible perspective sickness. Without daily contemplative practice I don’t stand a chance against the collective unconscious we’re immersed in and remember that existence itself is enough, turning everything else into gold.

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  • Kat

    I have enough possibilities and opportunities in my life. I know when I have enough because they’re endless, if I am just looking for them.

  • Mark Piper

    Knowing I’ve much growth to do in the “gratitude” department, the very first thing that popped into my mind is: I know I have enough issues/problems/crisis to deal with. That is to say, the negative comes out and feels like there is more than enough. What’s more frustrating than that? I know that my family is enough and yet I do not first realize or appreciate that; I don’t honor or savor that, in part because I know it’s enough but in practice I act as though it is not.

  • Mica

    I have enough of everything, and more things than I need!

  • Cheryl Read

    I know I have enough when I have no wants or desires.

  • Doug

    I have more than enough conversation. I need solitude to think and reflect on my life. I know that I’ve had enough when I can’t focus on what others are talking about.

  • Wiltrud

    How do I know? When I don’t fall victim to ads and slogans, to the beliefs of the post WWII generation, to the idea of eternal economic growth, when I don’t compare, when I trust. There is so much change going on we don’t hear about in the daily news. I especially enjoy giving someone a small present on a day my mind tells me that I miss this or that.

  • Jenna F
    I have more than enough possessions. Clothing, shoes, purses, etc. I have just recently moved and realized how much all of this stuff was weighing me down. The more spiritual I become, the more I realize that none of these things hold any value/importance in my life. I have just purged a majority of my belongings and plan to donate even more in the month to come. I feel much lighter and happier coming to the realization that the only thing that I need to make myself happy is a heart ful...

    I have more than enough possessions. Clothing, shoes, purses, etc. I have just recently moved and realized how much all of this stuff was weighing me down. The more spiritual I become, the more I realize that none of these things hold any value/importance in my life. I have just purged a majority of my belongings and plan to donate even more in the month to come.

    I feel much lighter and happier coming to the realization that the only thing that I need to make myself happy is a heart full of love. For wholeness and oneness with the divine truly makes me feel like I have enough of everything.

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  • Tom
    When I reflect upon this question I find it to be very broad as to what it asks us to identify. I certainly have enough money and things, but often times I still feel that things are not sufficient in some deep unsettled way. Having enough would mean knowing that in each moment deep within me is the fullness that God and the Universe offers. To know I have enough is to practice turning toward the fullness within. By doing so I remind myself that the physical world provides many enjoyable things,...

    When I reflect upon this question I find it to be very broad as to what it asks us to identify. I certainly have enough money and things, but often times I still feel that things are not sufficient in some deep unsettled way. Having enough would mean knowing that in each moment deep within me is the fullness that God and the Universe offers. To know I have enough is to practice turning toward the fullness within. By doing so I remind myself that the physical world provides many enjoyable things, but they are truly impermanent. The completeness of and the connection to the Devine is already here and that is enough.

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  • Present Moment

    Food.

    I know I have excess when I can’t choose what I want to eat.

  • Debra

    I have way more than enough worldly possessions—-so much so that each week I am giving away to people who need it a 1000 fold more than me. (Realistically an insignificant comparative number when you really and fully understand the plight of others.) A slight juxtaposition in my response to the question is that when the multitudes can’t eat and feed their children, I have a disproportionate amount. Enough is enough!

  • GCharlotte

    I have enough food thankfully. I know when to stop eating when there is a slight fullness or tightening around my waist and a smile beneath my lips.Praise to God.

  • Michele

    I’m content with what I have. I try to simplify my life, less on material things and focus more on time with family. When you know you have enough that makes gratefulness easy.

  • Kevin

    I have enough, and know that I have enough, of everything!

    I think that a better question would be, “what do I have more than enough of, and how can I give it to others who have less?”

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