You are enough.
You are enough.
For years, social media has been inundated with YOU ARE ENOUGH.
And sometimes, you are. And for you, and those people, on those days - awesome.
But what if you aren't?
Hear me out....
What if you aren't enough for THAT person? That's not your fault. That person, whomever that is, might need more. That person, might need more than you are or more that you can give - or maybe even want to - and that's okay too. You don't have to be enough for everyone else. That person that needs more - that's on them!
I could say you are a lion. You are brave, protective, and fierce. You are a lion. The fact remains - you're not. You are human. You may hold those traits, but you are not a lion. You are human.
I could say you are a bee. You work hard, you like to be busy, you are productive and find sweet things. You are a bee. Factually. you are not a bee. You are human.
And if you, like me, have ever been not enough, and struggled with all the soul work, and were as much as you could be, and still came up short to being someone else's enough - and realized IT'S NOT YOU... you, my friend, have won at life. You can't be enough for everyone. You can only be you, and who you are matters.
Why do we always have to be enough for someone? Most days, I am enough for me; but not all days. Some days I know I can be more. Somedays I need more of me too.
"Why am I not enough for them? Why isn't everything I do ENOUGH?"
Enough for what? For them to love you? For them to make an effort? To make them stay? The truth is, some people need more. And that's not up to you. Some people need their hand held for all the things, some people need their decisions made for them. Some people need control that you aren't willing to relinquish. Some people have desires and needs and stories in their own minds that you don't meet. That's not for you to take on. You don't have to be enough for someone. You are human.
You don't have to be enough for them. You don't have to be enough for you; not everyday. You can be as much of enough for yourself as you see fit. You are human.
You aren't enough. And that's okay. You don't need to be enough for anyone else. I'm changing the lyrics. You matter. Just as you are. You are someone's whole world, you are someone's miracle. You are the reason someone smiles. You are the god damn sun. So you if you aren't enough for someone else, let them find enough - and leave you to to shine on.
J
