You Are Enough

“You are enough.
You are so enough,
it is unbelievable
how enough you are.”
— Sierra Boggess

When I first heard of the phrase "I am enough", years ago, I dismissed it. 

Enough just wasn't enough. I wondered why people didn't want to strive, to reach more, better, higher.

Today, I know I misinterpreted the phrase, and my priorities were not what felt good to me but what was the going rate in the circus of my economy at the time.

On Wednesday I went with other fabulous women to a meeting at our local school. The speakers were from a community of women, called Coralus, founded in 

How to be true to ourselves is not that obvious.

In the time between fully asleep and fully awake in the morning, I like to switch to some thoughts of gratitude or loving-kindness. This morning, I thought I would start the day by wholeheartedly stating to myself that I am enough. At this moment, I have everything I need. I am in a warm bed. I breathe. I am loved. 

I got up and searched "Beautiful poem about being enough". Below is what I found. I loved it. Some parts of the poem resonated more than others, but I was able to get out of it what I needed. I am creating moments of radical acceptance of being enough. They are my mindful re-boots. In my economy nowadays, the more of those moments, the richer the experience of my life. 

How can you find some of your own truth in it?


I Am Enough — A Poem about Worthiness

There is a wholeness that’s already mine.

It’s already ours.

I am not just the seed,

I am the rain that waters the flower.

It’s a reality that’s already there,

That I am enough.

I take on faith

That wholeness is already mine,

That I need do nothing to deserve,

That my worthiness is based only on my being.

I am wise enough to let go,

And I am strong enough to remember the truth

Of who I really am.

I can encounter the world

In such a way

That I remember who I am.

I am the rest inside the unrest.

I am the depth of the sky,

And the light piercing the sea.

I am the crest of a wave.

All that I need to be,

I am.

There is no problem to solve in this moment.

There is no plan to make,

No failure to be feared,

No other place to be.

This moment is enough.

This place is enough.

This imperfection is enough.

I am patient enough for my life to unfold in divine timing.

I feel the fullness of my life in this moment.

I feel the richness of my life in this space.

I am loved beyond thought,

And I have nothing to prove.

There is no one to impress.

I receive the message

That being is enough.

I am wise enough to see magic through a child’s eyes.

I am resilient enough to see past the pain.

I am kind enough to realize

That my worth has been with me

This whole time.

Beyond the shadows

That I have created,

The message remains:

I am the same.

I have always been enough,

Simply by being here.

Simply by being.

It only takes a moment,

And I remember this again.

— Jennifer Healey


My invitation to you:

• Take three calm breaths

• Read the poem if you feel like it  - try it aloud, or softly in your mind

• Notice which part of the poem resonates with you.

• Which parts did you need to read today?

• Notice how this feels

This is your time. 

With radical acceptance