Your Enough Is About You

In the midst of knowing, realizing, and fully comprehending that you are “filled with your own flaws,” do you ever wonder if your “Enough” is really enough? Is “Your All” enough to do this life-thing successfully and with some fulfillment along the way?

When your “Enough” is really translated into “Your All,” what do you do with the nagging questions and uncertainties that lurk around in your thoughts and feelings? You know, the ones asking, “Are you really enough for all of these life challenges?” So often, that question is all wrapped up with the messy dynamics of other people – their words and behaviors.

When these kinds of questions lurk in the darkness of three o’clock in the morning, do you secretly open that dangerous door of inner-questioning? Most often, the sounds behind that door go like this:

(Yes, I’ve peaked into that dangerous door at three o’clock in the morning!)

In Spite of All You Know and Believe

Yes, indeed, in spite of all you know and believe about yourself and your God-given abilities to overcome, endure, persevere, and bring real solutions to life’s challenges: it is true that you still have three o’clock in the morning experiences with doubtful self-questionings and interrogations.

So, what areas of your life do the self-interrogations most often occur?

(Yes, I know. Me, too.)

There is This Truth

Even so, and in spite of all you know and believe, there is THIS:

In spite of all you know and believe, the only person you can control, make to do something, force, or even manipulate is yourself!

Here is one more truth: Among each of these action words, you cannot succeed in controlling, making, forcing, or manipulating yourself for very long, or in a very effective manner. The reasons are complicated, so this truth simply falls into that category of “Is.” It just “is what it is!”

(Yes, I’ve lived it out and discovered it to be true.)

The Truth from the Soul-Kind-of-Place

In spite of all you know and believe: The real, life-changing, authentic change (that brings true fulfillment) primarily comes from deep within you.

This is because it is in these deepest places of our thoughts and feelings – the soul-kind-of-place – that life-changing decisions are made.

Amazingly, no one else has the power to make these kinds of decisions for you. As a result, the follow-up to these kinds of decisions is generally action.

Ditto: No one has the power to take the kind of action you need for true life fulfillment.

Boom: Circle of Life stuff right here.

And, guess what? It is you, and you alone, who is responsible for the soul-kind-of-place U-Turns, Sharp Curves, and Right or Left Turns in life.

This is primarily because “despite how open, peaceful, and loving you attempt to be, people can only meet you as deeply as they’ve met themselves!”

Therefore, if you want anything to change toward achieving true fulfillment in your life, then here is the deal: you will need to focus on yourself, your decisions, and your actions. Herein lies the beautiful outcomes from the soul-kind-of-place.

(Yes, I’ve had to re-focus a bunch of times in my lifetime!)

Asking for Something Others Cannot Give

Life-Truth Flash: When you are looking outside of yourself (separate and apart from you and your God) and into the capabilities of someone else, take note of the red flag waving. Consider being cautious about expecting or asking others to meet a deep-seated need, desire, and longing within your heart.

Right here, in this very scenario, you are setting yourself up for the self-doubts associated with “Your Enough.” Right here, we are back to the self-doubting questions associated with, “Am I really enough for all of this life stuff?”

So if the inner-questionings are spurred, in part, by opening that door of expecting someone else to contribute to your life fulfillment, what if you dealt with your expectations? Are you asking something from someone else that he or she cannot give?

Consider these truths:

(Yes, I’ve worn rose-colored glasses way too much regarding the potential I see in others!)

Re-Assessing Your “Enough”

Could it be that you are very much “Enough” for each and every one of the life scenarios and challenges that you face right now? Consider these real-life scenarios:

(Yes, I’ve re-focused more times than I can count – in a day!)

A Renewed View of You

Could it possibly be that “Your All” is, in fact, enough to do this life-thing successfully and with some fulfillment along the way?

When you ask the right questions of yourself and adjust your perspective in the matter, so many dynamics come into a very different view – for you.

Truly, the common denominator in this renewed view is YOU. Do you see it?

It might come down to an attitude, but that my friend is a decision. When you adjust your attitude, you can make a decision over and over to move forward and upward from there. This is because your “All” is more than enough for ALL you are called to go and to do and to be.

Oh, and here is the for-real truth about going and doing and being: Others will meet you in your fulfillment destinations as deeply as they’ve met themselves.

Oh, what glorious meeting places those will be!

(Yes, I’ve experienced this glorious meeting place – more than once. The re-focusing is so worth it!)