Hi and welcome to Insight,
A weekly inspirational podcast with me,
Pratima Nagraj.
On this week's podcast,
You are enough.
It's time to get back in touch with your real best self.
I believe you are enough,
Just as you are,
Just as you were made to be.
We often fail to understand the vastness and the depth of what this means.
Being enough is not an end,
But the beginning of a journey,
An incredible journey of discovering you.
Being enough is not a label or a goal or a target to acquire.
It's not a place to be complacent,
Nor a final product,
Complete and ready to be shelved for display.
It's not about being all powerful and perfect.
It's not that you are everything and you are done changing and growing and learning forever.
It's not about stopping to seek more of you.
You may not be where you want to be in your life,
But dear one,
You are where you need to be.
Sometimes,
We may not be able to direct the wind,
But we can definitely adjust our sails.
Close your eyes now.
Focus on your breath,
The most vital part of your existence.
Feel every breath touching the depth and core of your very being,
Drifting into the stillness that lies in the comfort of your own presence.
You are enough doesn't mean you are as flawless as a fresh coat of snow.
It doesn't mean you are as pure as a blooming flower.
It doesn't mean that you never make mistakes.
It just means that you acknowledge your flaws.
You see them.
You know they're there.
You know they exist,
But you're comfortable in its presence with absolutely no judgements.
You are enough dear one.
Listen and listen again.
You are enough.
Let these three words really sink in into every pore and molecule of your being.
Keep showing up every day of your life in every way,
Beautiful or broken,
Just as you are.
Because it's no mistake that you are this person in this place at this time.
It's a wonderful gift to simply be alive on this planet,
To be breathing,
To feel the fresh air and the warmth of the glowing sun.
It's time to end the internal struggle of wanting to become more worthy,
More loved,
More acceptable,
More valid.
Because you are already all of those things.
It doesn't mean you stop striving.
You might want to be more authentic,
More vulnerable,
More true,
More connected,
More empowered,
Open and honest and more free.
These are simply just expressions of yourself,
Your very being.
They are expressions of you being enough.
It's never about changing yourself.
It's always about being yourself,
About celebrating you.
It's unbelievable how often and constantly we compare ourselves to others and get addicted to saying we are not good enough.
We hold on to this belief as if it's the most precious thing in our lives,
As if it's the very source of our existence.
It's time to stop.
Because you are enough.
There is no need to change yourself to please others or change the way you dress or talk in order to gain approval.
You don't become enough because of something you do or say,
But simply because of who you are.
Now is the time to remember.
You are beautiful.
You are loved.
You are stronger than you think you are.
You are alive for a reason.
You are going to get through whatever it is you are going through.
You have your back even if no one else does.
You are never the one to give up on life.
You will never give up on you.
Now as you move into the stillness of your breath,
Allow yourself to acknowledge this deep within and let it permeate into every cell and every molecule of your energy,
Of your body,
Of your entire existence.
You are enough and you are loved and that's the truth.
