Could This Be Enough?

Podcasts. Audiobooks. Youtube. At times I feel pressure to make ordinary activities like driving a car, doing the dishes, or rocking a baby to sleep more valuable; lately, however, it’s been fun to ask the question, “Could this be enough?” What if all I did was enjoy the experience of driving the extraordinary feat of human invention that is my car? What if all I did was to experience the sensation of soap and water and the joy of bringing my kitchen back to order after a meal? What if all I did was bask in the goodness of my child and allowed myself to grow in love for her as she fell asleep in my arms? Could these things be enough? And what might I be losing when I add something extra to these activities out of pressure to be more productive? While I still consume podcasts, audiobooks, and Youtube videos, time and again I am amazed by the richness of my experience when I decide that ordinary things are enough. 

There is a bigger issue here as well. Sometimes I work hard on an amazing vision for my life out of a place of scarcity. I feel that what I have is not enough and so I frantically scramble to build something better. It is very different when I settle into the peace of the abundant gift that my life already is, and work to make things better from that spirit. This is already more than enough, and I also wonder what I might be capable of next? 

This week I invite you to examine how you experience small things and how you relate to the big picture vision for your life: 

To what extent do you feel pressure to squeeze extra value out of the ordinary experiences by adding some other activity? What if ordinary experiences were enough? What do you gain by adding something extra? What do you lose? 

What is your vision for an amazing life? To what extent do you work on building this life from a spirit of scarcity, assuming that what you already have is not enough? What would change if you believed that your current life is already an abundant gift as it is?  

God bless,
Dan