Day 7: The Art of Enough
The Neurodivergent Philosopher: Daily Meditations
“You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do and say and think.” — Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 2.11
There’s a voice in your head that says: not yet, not enough, not right.
It’s been there so long you think it’s yours.
It’s not.
That voice is the internalised shame of a world that told you your default was deficiency. That effort equals worth. That productivity determines value.
The Stoics had a word for this: akrasia — acting against your own knowledge of what’s good.
You know you’re enough. But you act like you’re not.
You know rest is necessary. But you treat it like failure.
You know your brain works differently. But you measure yourself by neurotypical metrics.
Marcus Aurelius: “You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do and say and think.”
If you had one day left, would you spend it proving you’re enough?
Or would you finally believe it?
Today:
List three things you did today. Not achievements. Just things.
You woke up. You spoke to someone. You noticed something.
That’s enough.
Not because you accomplished something.
Because you exist.
The art of enough isn’t lowering standards.
It’s remembering that your worth was never conditional.