You are Enough

One thing this moment is asking us to confront is the impact + harm of systems that tell us we’re not enough as we are -- that we need to be doing + producing more, always, and that our productivity is the sole measure of our worthiness.

That in the end, our productivity is what makes us deserving of good things (and worth saving).

This is all kinds of fucked-up, of course. We’re seeing evidence of that in real time, how capitalism (aka: socialism for wall street + the wealthy) has stripped our society of the supports it needs to navigate this crisis well.

At the same time, I’m also seeing how capitalism (and its lies) live inside of me.

I feel how the instinct of my nervous system -- in response to a chaotic + scary moment -- is to do more + be more productive.

To not slow down. To keep pushing. To stay active + activated.

I’m sure part of this is about wanting to prepare + gather what I need + stay safe.

But I know that a big part of it is internalized capitalism -- that instinctively, I believe my productivity will save me -- that my fate will be determined by my usefulness to the economy.

And now is a perfect time to call this out -- and name all the ways our society is built around these capitalist frames (and consequently, all the ways it puts profit + productivity before people), and begin to imagine + create something different, in our communities + in our own selves.

For many of us, this moment calls for something different than economic output + productivity.

It calls for rest + retreat. It calls for slowing down + stepping back. It calls for care + connection.

This is what will support + heal + sustain us.

This is what will save us.

What would it mean to build a world around *that*?

This is what I’m doing about this today:

I’m letting “enough” be my grounding mantra.

I’m breathing it in. I’m creating an experience of it in my body. I’m letting it guide me through the day.

Because it matters that we claim our own enoughess.

It matters that we imagine + create a world built around our collective + inherent worthiness.

Especially in this moment.

So I’d love to invite you to take a breath, read the blessings below, and let them land in your animal body:

You are enough.

You are worthy, exactly as you are (with the energy levels you have).

Your enoughness is not in question here. It never was.

You matter.

Your well-being + safety + thriving matters.

You are beloved, just as you are.