Enough

At this midpoint of winter I start to consider what it’s like to be in process of being halfway or part way through something. This “something” can be the day, the month, the year, the season of life we are leaving and entering all at the same time. These midpoint spaces in our lives are necessary and vital to our growth, development, and healing. This time of year invites us to slow down and notice where we are in the midpoints of our own lives. It’s ok to BE exactly where we are. As I start to sense the shift towards the emergence of spring in this midpoint of winter, I have been drawn towards Andru Defeye’s poem, Enough. May we all come to know and embrace our goodness and enoughness in this world.

Enough

By Andru Defeye

You are enough

Divinity flows in your fingertips

        with light so radiant

        every beat of your heart

a victory march

made of whole universes

        stitched by the hands of creation

        with flawless design

a prophecy You fulfill perfectly with every breath

        You

The sun wouldn’t shine the same without it

Creation is only waiting for You

                to smile back at it

Do you see it yet?

You are enough

        For the birds to sing about

        For the seeds to sprout about

        For the stars to shoot about

        Do you see it yet?

        Gardens in your speech

Fields of wildflowers in your prayers

        Lighthouses in your eyes

    No one else can see it for you

You have always been enough

You will always be enough

Your simple act of being is enough

            Do you see it yet?

Written by Becky Riley Olin, LCPC, MT-BC