Something New Every Day

The majority of people in first world countries want everything this world has to offer. It’s the driving force behind the most powerful economies in this world. Governments know this, and that’s why you never hear them advising people to stop spending unless there’s a recession that was caused by overspending.

Personally, I believe balance is the key to a happy life. If you have a spend what you’ve got or borrow what you can afford to pay back mentality, it will lead to a long and happy life.

Below is a list of wants I’ve created that I would always like to have. If I receive everything I want, I will always be happy.

I want to be healthy enough to avoid visiting the doctor but not so healthy that I take my health for granted.

I want to be clever enough to interact with other people and not feel stupid.

I want to be stupid enough to realise I still have a lot to learn.

I want to be rich enough to buy the things I need.

I want enough understanding of sadness to realise it, too, will pass.

I want to be able to speak well enough to be understood.

I want to be able to listen well enough to hear what everybody else is saying.

I want to be powerful enough not to abuse the power I’ve been given.

I want to like my job enough to always do it well.

I want to see well enough not to need a guide.

I want to be smart enough to add up without using my fingers.

I want to party just enough to enjoy the party, not to hear about it the next day.

I want to appreciate my home enough not to want somebody else’s home.

I want to write well enough so people will understand what I’ve written about.

I want an imagination that’s good enough to imagine everything is possible.

I want an imagination that’s realistic enough to know what’s real and what’s imagined.

I want to be in just enough debt so that I can always get deeper into debt.

I want to be brave enough to accept my appearance as it is.

I want to believe enough in my God that I don’t mind if other people don’t believe in him.

I want to know when enough is enough.

I want a house that’s big enough in which to live comfortably.

I want to like people enough to always wish them well.

I want to be respectful enough of myself that I don’t let other people disrespect me.

I want enough respect for other people to not disrespect them.

I want to be fearful enough to run from a lion.

I want to be brave enough not to run from a spider unless it’s poisonous.

I want to be deep enough to appreciate that beauty is only skin deep.

I want to be wise enough to know what I can change and what I can’t.

I want to be strong enough to accept everybody as they are.

I want a car that’s good enough to get me from A to B.

I want my clothes to be new enough to keep me warm.

I want to be courageous enough to ask for help when I need it.

I want to be open-minded enough to question everything but not so open-minded that people fill me with ****.

I want to be fit enough to walk as far as I want.

I want to be able to eat enough without worrying about my weight.

I’ll always want enough to eat.

I want to be warm-hearted enough to help other people if I can.

I want to live long enough to do all the things I want to do.

I want to be happy enough with my life that I enjoy living in the moment; not in the past or wishing for the future.

But most of all, I want to know that just being me is good enough for me.

“He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.” ~Lao Tzu