My intention for this newsletter, if anything, is just to present the musings of a wandering woman in a way that will inspire you. 

I'd love to hear your thoughts, insights and understandings. deb@portagecoach.com

And I'd love to work with you on any transition, personal or business. Just give me a call at 231-879-4178 or 877-762-4178.

Please excuse my tardiness this month. I had planned to have this newsletter out on Monday. I seem to be in some kind of time warp. I can't believe it's July already! Some of that may have to do with N. Michigan's weather this year. For instance, today we'll be lucky if we see 60 degrees. I'm not complaining, mind you. I'm not a hot-weather fan. But I do seem to be experiencing a little bit of seasonal disorientation this summer. 

But that's all about to be fixed the end of this month. I'm heading to Northern Ontario for another fishing trip. I'll be healed and whole when I get back! And there's still room for you. Call me! 
 

Enough is Enough

It has been a short path from June's newsletter, “It Is What It Is,” to this one in July, “Enough is Enough.” Many of you sent me some very playful spins on June's theme. Like, “It ain’t what it ain’t,” “It will be what it will be,” “It can be what it can be,” etc. And one of my favorites was “Enough is Enough.” 

Too often, we say, “enough is enough,” to express our impatience and exasperation at something. As a child, you may have heard this from your parents. Maybe you've even said it to your own children. As in, “Enough is enough! I've heard that from you too often.” 

But “enough” can mean to be satisfied and feel sufficient. In the book, The Soul of Money, Lynn Twist says that what we choose to appreciate appreciates. That we must look at what's working and where we have sufficiency rather than at what is not working and where we are lacking or experiencing scarcity. When we focus on where we have enough, we have the ability to contribute in those areas. And through contribution, we begin to appreciate even more. And if what we appreciate appreciates, then we've strengthened our feeling of enough.

In the condition of scarcity, when enough is not enough no matter how much we have, we hoard and measure our stockpile. We become competitive. When we feel money or anything else we desire (love, for instance) is scarce, we never have enough no matter how much more we accumulate.

When we feel sufficiency, when enough truly is enough, we collaborate with others because what we desire moves in and out of our life naturally. There is enough for us; there is enough for everyone. We have the ability and freedom to nurture others and ourselves. When we appreciate the enough-ness in our lives, our enough-ness appreciates.

"Appreciation is the beating heart of sufficiency." ~Lynn Twist
 

Books On My Shelf

The Soul of Money by Lynn Twist. About way more than our relationship with money. An inspiring read!

Pilgrim At Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard. This one has been on my shelf for a very long time. But after writing about "enough," I'm inspired to pick it up and explore again with Dillard all the enough-ness in one small neighborhood, Tinker Creek.
 

Resources for You

Are you thinking about experiencing life in another country? Want more than just a vacation? 

First, visit Kim Davis, at www.extraordinary-jobs.com
Then stop by one of Kim's recommended sites for restarting your life overseas at www.escapeartist.com
 

A Note About My Recommendations
I provide links in this newsletter to products and services I am offering or I have personally found valuable. With some of them, I have an affiliate agreement. If you are ever disappointed with one of these recommendations, please let them and me know. If they don't make it right, I will.
 

Peace and much love
Deb
 

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