You Have Enough to Share

I can make up a laundry list of things I don’t have enough of. Time. Energy. Money. You name it, I can wish I had more of it. Did I mention chocolate?

I am back in school and one of the things the student group does is provide food baskets around the holidays for students who are in a difficult financial situation. I went to a teacher and said I wanted to nominate someone in the class I knew was going through a tough time. If she didn’t get chosen, I said, I’d like to know so that I can put together something. Don’t get me wrong, I am not exactly flush with cash, but as the saying in my family goes, “We have everything we need, and most of the things we want.”
In other words, I have enough to share.

Those words have echoed in my mind for a day or so and I realize how very true that is. Not just with financial resources, though most of us have enough to share, but with everything. I don’t have tons of time, but I have enough time that I can give some if it away, whether to listen to a friend or donate blood or volunteer to campaign for a local election.

I have overflowing closets, crowded cabinets and pantries filled with plenty. Friends and Goodwill and the local food pantry need what I’m hoarding. I have enough to share.

Not to mention the love, friendship, joy, laughter and happiness that, every once in a while, I have in abundance. I can share more there, too.

Plus, the more I share, the better I feel about my life and myself, even when circumstances are less than ideal.
Go share with somebody.