“I have eaten abundantly; anymore would be an exert.” Dorothy Arrington
I was pleased to see the pictured quote-of-the-day when I flipped to November 15. But my enthusiasm dimmed when it registered this really didn’t feel true. Even so, I’m glad Reverend Forrest gave me food for thought. And what did I think? I like my grandmother Arrington’s version better. I answered to minimalist for years and never objected until I realized that enoughism is my philosophy. Think of enough as the fulcrum on which scarcity and excess are balanced. It’s a good, steady place. When you know that enough is enough, it’s writ large, not elusive.
We loved it when our grandmother was asked if she’d like seconds and she responded as she did. She knew that she’d had enough, aplenty, an abundance, and anymore would be too much. Hearing her say this, we delighted in her doctored version which always came next. ”I have eaten a bumble bee and it’s under my shirt.”
I guess we were easily amused. But it was enough.