Plenty of Plenty in 2014
My word for the year is PLENTY.
It’s easy to think in terms of enough and not enough… yet there is so much limit in that word. Enough merely means sufficient. Kind of a low bar to hit. But Plenty? Plenty means ample, full, abundant.
Plenty is where I want to live. No more “enough.” Justplenty and not plenty. It’s time to raise the bar and aim for a fuller experience.
My plenty is not about increasing quantity so much as it is a conscious attention to the quality of things I allow into my life. (click to tweet)
This year I’m going to observe my language and substitute the word plenty when I would have said “enough” — and I will take note of its impact. I know it’s going to require conscious and consistent attention until it becomes habit.
“So, when you have enough saved up for…”
“If you wait to pay yourself till the end of the month, there’s never enough.”
“You are enough, you have enough, there’s enough for everyone…”
The other day I was giving a presentation to a women’s business group, introducing this concept of shedding “enough” for “plenty.” Hard as I tried the “enough” word kept popping out of my mouth. It was frustrating and funny at the same time, how that word felt so tangled up in my day-to-day language.
Challenge: I dare you to not use the “enough” word for a full day, 24-hours, starting now.
What word will you use to shed the mere sufficiency of “enough”? What word will you use to train your brain around the concept of plenty?
Bonus:
Shell Tain (www.sensiblecoaching.com) first pointed out the shortcomings of “enough” to me — she joined me for my virtual retreat Receiving Money with Grace and we dove into conversation around enough, and plenty. I’d love to share it with you, just enter your name and email below.
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