I don’t think you need to be rich to have enough. I am not a rich person, I don’t have a ton of money, but I have enough.

What is enough?

My argument is enough is what you have right now. If you have what you need to maintain your existence, you may have enough. The mileage in my argument may vary — you might disagree.

Why think about it?

I have an idea that when we start to believe we don’t have enough, we begin to believe we deserve more. When we begin to believe we deserve too strongly, we begin to see the world as unfair or unjust. “Why does someone else have what I don’t? I deserve that! I deserve more!” I don’t think that’s a uniquely human trait.

Well, if that makes sense, then it might mean that realizing that you have enough might be antidote. Perhaps that’s why there’s so much literature on gratitude?