#growth (This note is a [[Work in Public]].) All human beings resonate with these words, or the lack of them. We all struggle with this statement in different ways. Most of our lives are spent trying to bridge the gap between our own personal feelings towards ourselves, and move from "I am not enough" to "I am enough". We strive, every day, to make that transition. The way each of us behaves to prove to ourselves and the world that we are enough is unique and nuanced, based on our past experiences. But we all have the same internal need, and it drives us forward like nothing else. We desperately need that validation that we are enough. It took me a long long time to see my own self worth. Much of this blog is dedicated to that transition because it has affected me so strongly. The idea of [[Duality|duality]] and the book [[-jonathan-livingston-seagull|Jonathan Livingston Seagull]] were two critical elements.