I AM ENOUGH

A self-fulfilling prophecy is a term used to describe a prediction that causes itself to become true. This month’s mantra is a reminder to consider how your life experiences are connected to the self-predictions you are making. 

How often in a day are you reminding yourself of where you are falling short, where you need to improve, how fat or thin you are, how you are not up to the mark, how life is not good enough or you don’t have enough? By all means, feel free to edit the list and make it your own !!  

Each time you have a self-deprecating thought, try doing this. Note down your thoughts, reflect on your notes and ask yourself two questions : 

“Is this true?” 

“Is this really true?” 

Note down the answers that come up and be with them. Reflect on what the voice in your head is saying to you and observe the truth around it. Either make a concrete plan to change what needs to change or accept the reality that you are truly “good enough” for whatever life is presenting to you in this moment! 

Do you notice that hanging around in the indecisive zone is creating hell for yourself? If you are certain that things need to change, approach the process of change from the place of “I am good enough” to make this change in your life. It is this space of “Being enough” that will give you the strength, courage, discipline, and whatever else you need to make the changes that you desire in your life. 

The mantra “ I am enough” does not stem from the arrogance that nothing about you needs to change. Instead, it evolves from the trust that you have it within you to make the changes that you desire in your life. The key here is “you desire” and not what outward forces are expecting of you. It stems from your heart rather than the mounds of “should” imposed upon you which in turn are a consequence of how you think about yourself. You can blame your past, society, and social media all that you want. However, the series of “I should” you impose upon yourself and how you experience life is an internal, personal process. Take personal responsibility for what happens in your inner world. Your inner dialogue is the “prophecy” that gets fulfilled and shows up as your outer reality. 

Embrace the self-fulfilling prophecy of “I am enough” and see how life begins to unfold. Take a deep breath and repeat the mantra “I am enough” as and when needed; until it becomes an anchor that grounds you to your power. 

Say it, believe it, and live it … “I AM ENOUGH”