Good Enough

I don't need an award.  I don't have to be the best.  I just have to be good enough to be the best. But, what is good enough? 

Enough is what it is.  Enough is not giving up or going soft.  It is holding strong and pushing to the end. It is good effort for the task at hand. It is solid.  Being good enough is taking what you have and making it what you can. Sometimes being enough is a sacrifice.  Often it is hard work.  Sometimes it feels like too much.  When all is said and done, enough really is enough.

Being the best is not comparing apples to oranges or ourselves to another.  Being the best is not listening to others who compare us when there is no way to do this...really. There are so many variables in place. Being the best is giving your best.  It is a selfless thing... no matter what you do or how old you are.  Being best is the most personal thing in the world.  There is no award for that and no one can tell you that you are the best. Only you know if you are.

The reward in everything is seeing the best in everyone else and knowing that you are good enough to be worthy of their love and gratitude.  The reward is being able to accept it and realize that you are enough. 

Knowing that you are enough and giving your best is the best.  It is the award and the reward.  It is enough.