ENOUGH

When I was a child…like most children I suppose I had these feelings I couldn’t ignore… I never thought about all I had because I was always wanting more. My dad would always smile and shake his head… with this philosophy he never agreed. He’d say, “Look around at all you have…you have more than you’ll ever need.” “You have enough food to eat…enough clothes to wear. You have this house with a roof above you. You have your health…you have your friends… You have a family who loves you.” It was a simple lesson…one I didn’t learn right away… to look around at all my stuff…. and think…what more do I really need… I already have enough. I think of Dad’s words often as I look back on my life… for just as he believed…. I have learned how to be happy with all the blessings I’ve received. I have enough food to eat…enough clothes to wear. I have a house with a roof above me…. I have my health…I have my friends and I have a family who loves me. I like to think Dad’s smiling down on me… thinking it was worth it…even though teaching me was tough… and I imagine he’d be happy knowing… his smile is enough. And happy knowing I’ve come to see… what I could not see before…. that not only do I have enough… but I have so much more.