Enough
Enough
as in ‘that’s enough now stop hitting your brother’
as in ‘you’ve had enough wine/ice-cream/chocolate for today’
as in ‘as much as is required’ (by whom? for what?)
as in ‘sufficient’
as in ‘adequate’
as in ‘ample’
What dull words. No wonder we don’t like ‘enough’. It feels like curtailing, settling, depriving, not … Read more
The gift of gratitude
There is no greater gift than gratitude
for in the thanking of the world and the other
we find ourselves rewarded in the recognition of all that we have received,
all that we ignore and take for granted,
our heart beating,
our lungs expanding,
our hands peeling the potatoes,
our eyes seeing each other’s smiles,… Read more
There is enough
Minus 5 degrees.
The Beast from the East.
We are feeding the birds in the snow.
It is a pleasure to watch them as we are eating.
We are lucky humans. We have enough to eat and we are warm. Not all humans are so lucky.
Nor all birds.
I have brought bird seed so … Read more