WHAT IS ENOUGH?

"...I thought that love sometimes just wasn't enough, and then I realized that each individual gets to decide what is 'enough,' and that love can be whatever we let it be." ~ Mark Manson

Trust the hopeless romantic and love poet in me to find such a line in a self-help book. Funny enough, someone else could read the same book and not even notice that line. Why? Because we’re naturally drawn to the things that resonate with who we are. Yada yada.

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Back to the quote above, i came across it while reading late at night. And yes, I jumped out of bed to grab a notepad and pen to jot it down.

The first question that came to mind was: What is enough?

As someone who has always believed that love isn’t enough, I had to pause and reflect. I had to question both myself and the quote.

“Enough” isn’t universal. What’s enough for me might not be enough for you. That’s why it’s important to define what truly matters to you. And this goes beyond love.

Almost everything in life is elastic—stretchable. Just like water takes the shape of whatever vessel it’s poured into, love can be whatever you allow it to be.

We often try to define everything so rigidly, but the truth is simple: there’s an infinite range of possibilities available to every concept. It’s not always ideal to say that love "is" a certain thing. It’s more accurate to say that love "can be".

The difference between “can” and “is” is subtle but significant. One speaks of possibility. The other, of fixed definition.

Dearest reader, the point is this: things are rarely ever generic. More often than not, they vary from person to person.

So remember, "you" get to decide what’s enough and where your boundaries lie. To quote Mark Manson again: "You're always choosing."

@favvy_Okwans 🖤.