Enough is Enough

I've been reading this Wonderful book by: Lynn Twist
We live in a world, particulary us in the U.S. of not enough. There is always something more to buy, better gadgets, bigger Christmas presents.
What Lynn suggests in her book and I fully agree is that there is a point when we need to start taking stock and learn that we have enough, there is plenty for everyone and there is more than enough to go around.
We must change our thinking though, in order to really get this concept we must dig deep and reprogram ourselves to understand that we are not in lack... There is Plenty.
When did we learn it was ok to want to much? To have so much it's never enough.
This void we are trying to fill can Never be filled with things, Ever!

WE live in a society with to much food... to much clothing... to much gas guzzling... to much violence... to much television watching... to many obese kids...To Much STUFF!
I believe this comes from a lack of internal wealth.
When you feel You are enough and know there is enough you no longer need to get more!

There are people who get by on a very small amount everyday all over the world and here we sit with not enough? If we spent 1/4 of our wealth on spreading enough we would make a huge impact on this planet.
Shopping at Walmart for the cheaper stuff...we don't need? We wouldn't need cheap stuff if we didn't feel we needed so much. We could chose high quality over quantity.

Lynn also talks about changing the Dream as a Nation. I quote " The times call for honest conversation and self-examination as we see the true costs of our national consumer appetite and our reputation as arrogant, gluttonous consumers by so much of our global community. We can take a stand, change the dream, and shift the conversation to enough".
Do we want to live in a you and me world or a you or me world? That is the real question and one that Lynn addresses in this book.
I think we want a you and me world. We know this is the only way to continue together on this planet.

We do have enough on this planet for us All to live a wonderful life, we just need to remember that this is not just Our planet it is Billions of people's planet and we need to understand that Enough is Enough.