“Not Enough” is An Illusion We Can’t Afford
- Mar 18
- 3 min read
by DK Hillard
Many of us live with the belief that we must strive to be and do more in order to fulfill our dreams. We think that we are missing something crucial, whether it be an attribute within ourselves or more material possessions. For a very long time that’s exactly how I operated and I wound up stressed, overtired, overworked and ultimately lacking. The only thing I was lacking was my full self. I was sure I needed just one more something that I didn’t have, that illusive missing piece to the puzzle of my success.
The truth is that in any given moment we are all enough just as we are with nothing added.
My experience both in business and in life has shown me that when I think I need something other than what I have, I’m mistaken. It usually turns out that the very thing I assumed was missing, was either not necessary or would have sent me down an alternate path to the one that I was meant to take, the one that actually led me to more than I originally thought possible.
I’ll give you an example.
As a creator, and a visionary one at that, I have infinite visions of the things I want to create. It’s a blessing and a curse because I am constantly creating and on to the next idea before I’ve completed the first. In the last couple of years my vision for a collection of new fabric pieces called “Wraptures” has been my driving force. It is a passionate endeavor that I intend to see come to fruition. In the process of creating I’ve had to rein in my tendency to expand the scope of my creativity, because every new idea inspires ten more. I want to create more all the time. But in doing so, I’ve realized that more quantity has led to less depth. What I’m after is the full experience of what I am creating, the vision I have to offer others as well as myself. I forgot that I was the one who initially wanted to have this experience before offering it to others. But the quantity of what I was creating overshadowed my ability to revel in their beauty. I mistook “more” for quantity, not quality of experience, and in the process found myself missing the richness I wanted in creating them. I was heading down the wrong path for me.
I know I am on my intended path when I am experiencing the fullness of who I am, and when I am traveling deeper down to the root of what I am offering others. That simply requires me to be me. It doesn’t require me to be more.
I have no idea what it will take for this dream of mine to make the impact I want it to make. It’s very possible that the things I thought I needed to add to the mix might dilute rather than enhance. I can’t predict the future nor do I know what any given opportunity will bring. All I need to do is listen closely to the whispers in my heart telling me the truth. I am more than enough and whatever is in front of me is everything I truly need whether it appears that way or not. The illusion of a missing piece is just that, an illusion.
We are the generators of the success, the magic, and the fulfillment we desire. The magic we seek lies within us, not in the things we believe we need to add to ourselves to create something extraordinary.
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