DO YOU HAVE ENOUGH?
Nigel Jones
Life Coach | Hypnotherapist | Positive Psychology Coach | NLP Practitioner | Author | Speaker | Founder 9KM BY 9AM | Brand, Marketing, Sponsorship & PR Expert | Fellow RSA | Marketing Agency Owner
I love the cartoon with two mice from John Kane - both on their own wheels. The first mouse is running as fast as it can spinning its wheel. The second mouse is just sitting on its wheel content and relaxed. The caption underneath says, "I had an epiphany".
This is such a great metaphor for how a lot of us live our lives. Too many of us are striving, grasping, always wanting more, believing we never have enough. We are hooked on the wheel running around continually putting off finding true happiness with "ifs" and "whens' - I'll do this when, I'll do it if...
But what about the second mouse - he is content. He knows enough is enough. He is happy with what he already has.
When you realise you have enough, you are no longer on the hamster wheel. Knowing the meaning of enough gives you a feeling of calmness, powered by the fact that you have been released from desire and the need to compare yourself to others.?
There’s a story in the book, Stillness Is The Key by Ryan Holiday, that exemplifies this. It’s about the writers Kurt Vonnegut and Joseph Heller who went to a party at the magnificent home of a billionaire. Vonnegut questioned Heller about how it felt to realise that the person who hosted the party had possibly earned more that exact day than Heller’s book, Catch-22, had made in its entire history. Heller answered by saying that he had something the billionaire would never have, which is the understanding that he had enough. What Heller meant was that he was content with what he had accomplished. If you see yourself desiring for more, remember Heller’s contented acceptance of enough.
My book, Walking Back To Happiness: The Secret To Alcohol-Free Living & Well-Being is packed with over 70 exercises or steps you can take to improve your well-being and happiness, it’s a blueprint of how to live your best life! https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nigel-Jones/e/B0B7RP6LH6/
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