Are We Enough?

A Progressive, Positive, Practical Weekly Reflection by the Reverend Doctor Durrell Watkins, M.A., M.Div., D.Min.

“I know that I am enough. There may be religions and philosophies that agree with me, but that’s not why I am enough. I am enough because I was born to express life, and life is always enough.” Dr. David J. Walker

We have goals, of course (and we need them). And we are proud of our achievements (and rightfully so). But let’s not let our achievements define us. There are times when we have false starts or when we make mistakes or even when we fail. Are we no good at such times? Of course not! We’re the same people we were in the times of success, accomplishment, and celebration. We can keep our trophies polished and admire them from time to time, but we learn good lessons from the mistakes, and we bounce back from the failures, and the disappointments don’t last forever (and sometimes they turn out to be blessings in disguise). The point is there will always be ups and downs. We can appreciate the ups, but our value doesn’t depend on them. We are Life in expression, at all times. In good times and bad times we have sacred value and enormous potential. We are enough. When we believe that, the ups won’t leave us conceited and the downs won’t leave us in despair. At all times, we are enough. And that’s enough to know, isn’t it?