Some people want the best of everything.
Not me.
For me, good enough is just fine.
10,000 steps a day may be the magic number you need to stay healthy and fit.
But a new study shows that even less than 5,000 steps might be good enough to show a benefit.
A $3,000 dollar bicycle would be amazing, but a $500.00 bike would be good enough.
Being a vegan is a great way to show respect for all living creatures.
For me, being a vegetarian is good enough.
An RV with all the bells and whistles would be the ultimate camping vehicle.
In my experience, a tent is good enough.
A 2,000 sq ft house would have lots of room to do things, and put things. It would feel spaciously comfortable.
From experience, I know that about 600 sq ft is good enough.
A 75 inch big screen TV would be fun to watch.
I have never had anything bigger than a 14 inch computer screen for watching stuff, because, that's right, it is good enough.
A person could spend a lot of time perfecting most everything they do. Often, no one notices or cares.
Therefore, limiting effort to attain just good enough is usually adequate.
I don't care to have the latest, greatest, and fastest.
Good enough is perfectly fine.
All great points!
ReplyDeleteI think we all could stand to learn how to find a good enough place for ourselves and to learn to accept things as they are instead of believing the harmful lie that we should all be in a frenzied, neurotic pursuit of constant improvement trying to make ourselves the greatest, smartest, richest, prettiest, fastest, most powerful, etc. It's a competition that pits us all against one another and the few who "win" at the cost of everyone else usually lose, but reap many seeming rewards from the many, while the many still run around caught up believing the falsehood that they can "have it all" as well. We see what this kind of mentality does...it destroys the earth, our well-being, our respect for each other and other life forms. It does nothing and no one any good, though the seductive allure of it all seems to suck people in and keep them trapped in that cycle on the deceptive hamster wheel of thinking that life is and can be a neverending ascent with more, more, more and better, better, better.
ReplyDeleteYour observations ring true with me as such ideas have always occupied my thinking. It looks like we are nearing the end of this phase of living as it is destructive, and ultimately unsatisfying. More and more people can see what the real problems is, and who is perpetuating it for profit. A big change is coming, and has already started. Take care.
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Embracing "good enough" fosters contentment and a sense of fulfillment, allowing individuals to appreciate what they have rather than always seeking more. Can you share an experience where you found embracing "good enough" to be particularly liberating or rewarding? Tel U
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