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That's Enough.
Life isn't a canvas in the sense where you can paint over your mistakes or wipe the slate clean. Life is a photograph where the circumstances fall short of ideal and the results are absolute. However, within the flawed photo, there is beauty in finality. It is humbling to relinquish control of the work to limitations. It is freeing to accept the ou
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Perhaps we’ve spread ourselves too thin, by trying to do too much, too fast, with too little. Or maybe we are just limited by a conventional view of success. When we constantly pursue and prioritise ‘more’ above ‘meaning’, we take wrong turns, box ourselves in,
Bernadette Jiwa • Story Driven: You don't need to compete when you know who you are
I think it’s because this endless focus on outer growth is inherently unsatisfying, anxiety-provoking, and meaningless.
The Psychological Magic of ‘Enough’: How it Can Save our Souls, and Maybe the Planet
“Enough” is realizing that the opposite—an insatiable appetite for more—will push you to the point of regret.