Enough

Enough is so vast a sweetness, I suppose it never occurs, only pathetic counterfeits. (Emily Dickinson)

“Enough” is an end and a beginning.

Etymology: genog in Old English, “ge-“ meaning “together” and “nok” from the Proto-Indo-European for “to attain”. Enough is something we attain together.

Deciding you have enough is an antidote to the the hedonic treadmill.

Kurt Vonnegut:

True story, Word of Honor:
Joseph Heller, an important and funny writer
now dead,
and I were at a party given by a billionaire
on Shelter Island.

I said, “Joe, how does it make you feel
to know that our host only yesterday
may have made more money
than your novel ‘Catch-22’
has earned in its entire history?”
And Joe said, “I’ve got something he can never have.”
And I said, “What on earth could that be, Joe?”
And Joe said, “The knowledge that I’ve got enough.”
Not bad! Rest in peace!