Lessons in Enough

I thought I needed to earn more money.
Until I realized, I needed to do better things with my money.

I thought I needed more time.
Until I realized, I needed to do better things with my time.

I thought I needed more friends.
Until I realized, I needed to love and appreciate the friends I have, more fully.

I thought I needed more vigor and health.
Until I realized, I needed to make the best of the vigor and health, I already have.

I thought I needed more possessions.
Until I realized, I needed to cherish what I already own.

I thought I needed more thrills.
Until I realized, I just needed to look at the sky, to listen to a piece of music, or to watch a pet, to feel those thrills.

I thought I needed more wins.
Until I realized, how I handled insults, failures, and losses was far more important than wins.

I thought I needed more status.
Until I realized, respect comes from character, not titles.

I thought I needed more sophistication.
Until I realized, authenticity is the truest form of elegance.

I thought I needed more attention.
Until I realized, true fulfillment comes from giving attention, not receiving it.

I thought I needed more love.
Until I realized, I needed to show more gratitude for all the love and blessings I have received.

I thought I needed more control.
Until I realized, peace comes from letting go.

I thought I needed more of everything.
Until I realized, instead of yearning and grasping, all I truly needed was to appreciate what I already have. And that, in itself, is plenty.