Permission to Be Enough This Year

ENOUGH.

What comes to mind when you hear that word?

Maybe it’s a frustrated parent telling their kid to stop making noise.

Or a polite hand raised to signal a waiter to stop pouring wine or grinding pepper.

Maybe it’s someone laughing or shouting at a friend splashing too hard in the pool.

But what if, just maybe, ENOUGH made you think of yourself?

That you are enough.

We often associate “enough” with a limit—something that’s been tolerated to its edge: irritation, food, noise. But there’s another, softer definition we don’t always remember:

You are doing enough.

You are being enough.

You don’t have to prove yourself to anyone—not even to yourself.

At the start of this year, I chose the word commit to guide me. I set out with big intentions—write a book, grow my business, journal and meditate daily, walk more, eat better... You know the drill.

But when the first few weeks passed and none of those intentions turned into reality, the shame crept in. I felt like I had already failed. Everyone else seemed to be sprinting toward their goals, while I could barely jog.

The longer it went on, the more I judged myself for not keeping my own commitments.

Until one day, it clicked: I don’t need to keep proving anything. Not to others. Not even to myself.

I’m doing what I can. I’m doing my best. And that is enough.

Because the truth is, the more I push to be more and do more, the closer I get to burnout. And I’ve been there before. I know what it costs. I also know it’s easier to slow down before burnout hits than to try and recover from it later.

So I let go of my word for the year and chose a new one: ENOUGH.

For the rest of this year, I’m holding onto the reminder that I’m going at a pace I can handle. That I am exactly where I need to be, and that is enough.

Have you ever struggled with feeling like you're not enough? How did you shift your mindset? Hit reply or share with the community—because you’re not alone in this.