Autumn in the northern hemisphere is a visual reminder of abundance as there are signs of harvest all around us. Recently, I spent hours watching three squirrels scurry about a New Hampshire shoreline hiding hundreds of acorns in unmarked caches. How can they remember the dozens and dozens of holes they dig? Turns out they don’t! Instead, individual squirrels eat from the community of squirrel caches. There is no need to remember where “my nuts” are buried because there are thousands of nuts buried all over this squirrel territory. There is enough for all squirrels to eat from all caches, without the burden of remembering where exactly each squirrel buried which nut. Squirrels hide food for future abundance, trusting in the larger community of squirrels who will share their abundance, too.
I do enough.
I have enough.
I am enough.
This is a meditation that I use to remind us of abundance in our lives. We beat ourselves up for not getting everything done perfectly by an arbitrary deadline, not having the right clothes, job, house, car, and sometimes a general feeling of un-named anxiety paralyzes us. Think about the top three things you fear and worry about; it is probable that most of your lists can be categorized into concerns about health, financial security, and relationships. These are universal worries that can overwhelm us, if we don’t actively remind ourselves of our actual worth.
Try this meditation by breathing deep breaths in between each sentence. Take your time to reflect on how much you do and know that it is enough right now. Breathe. Consider what it feels like to shift your thoughts to gratitude for having enough today in this moment. Breathe again. Know that being you, as you are, is enough. You are worthy of love and abundance.