Are You Enough?

What does it mean to be enough? When was the last time you felt like you weren't enough?

I heard this question posed to a psychologist the other day. It got me thinking. There are many times I feel like I'm not enough: when my kids are having a hard time with something and I can't just swoop in and make things right, when my loved ones are struggling, and I don't readily know the solution. And when I have my own challenges with depression and anxiety, I may in the moment think I'm not enough to even help myself. 

Then the question is: Am I enough to do what I want and need to do?

Like many people, I sometimes equate not being perfect with not being enough. Perfection means no need for improvement. But being enough doesn't mean you are perfect and aren't a work in progress. It means you are already who you need to be to take this self-improvement journey and to sustain the path. The way my mother used to say it: "The Lord would never put more on you than you can handle." Ain't that the truth! 

You are enough. You are enough to take the first steps you need to take. You are enough to begin to make important changes happen in your life and the lives of your loved ones.

You won't be perfect; none of us will. But you will be you and that's all you need. You are enough.