Hey You!

The purpose of The Enoughness and Become the Front Row Editor of Your Life is to get to the truth of what we truly need to live our best lives.

It’s the active pursuit of editing to what works best for you, with no pointless excess.

Think of it as streamlining with fun and purpose. And in a cost-of-living crisis that never seems to end, it’s logical too.

The Enoughness of: purpose

This week I came across research suggesting that knowing your purpose can quite literally extend your life.

It brought me back to my conversation with model and fashion sustainability activist Dr. Brett Staniland, who spoke about deciding his purpose early and using it to inform everything he does. The result is, he says, a life that feels meaningful, and crucially, it’s one he genuinely loves.

His focus is simple. Advocating for a less but better approach to fashion. Something he does by sharing the good and the bad, living his choices in public, and sharing his knowledge as he goes.

He’s brilliant at it and has helped inspire a generation to ditch cheap fast fashion and scour eBay and charity shops instead.

His story will inspire you.

(Listen here)

Finding Purpose

Do you agree with the statement:

"Some people wander aimlessly through life, but I am not one of them"

If you do, it means you have a high sense of purpose which is linked to living a longer life.

A study by Patrick Hill and Nicholas Turiano says that having purpose acts as a stress buffer, promotes healthier behaviours, and provides cognitive resilience, contributing to increased longevity across all adult ages.

If you’re thinking, “waaah ‘but I don’t know my purpose!’” how about this:

Being part of The Enoughness community means we all have one shared purpose, a curiosity to actively find our edited balance on the wobbleboard of life.

There will be days when it feels too much, or not enough, but if we pause long enough to notice those moments, we can edit back to what works best for us.

Read The Enoughness Squad Goals

Read Hill and Turiano study

Mindset shift

In the week the cost-of-living crisis reared its head again, I said "Some people wander aimlessly through life, but I am not one of them" to myself a LOT.

Then I began to wonder if there’s a way to reframe the cost-of-living crisis to feel more manageable than depressing.

Then I thought: Hmm…why not use it as an opportunity to streamline?

To think: what do I always waste, what is excess, and what is enough in a good way?

I tried it every day this week, and it’s changed my outlook.

It got me into Aldi and Iceland for the same basics that cost significantly more in other shops. A win, and also fun.

It inspired me to subscribe to Green Chef for no waste healthy meals, with 40% off my first box.

But there’s more.

Saying "Some people wander aimlessly through life, but I am not one of them" everyday (or every hour in mty case) is a reminder that being engaged in the process of editing your life today, now, is better than hoping for a better day tomorrow.

Or feeling like everything is getting worse.

Use it to get you out of a rut.

When negative thoughts start looping.

When you slip into autopilot.

To remind you that fulfilment starts when you take a moment to notice the good things in your life, and to remember we are here to go for that.

Get High On These

• The Art of Contemplation by Richard Rudd - this tiny book is my go-to when I need to pause and re-find balance in a crazy world.  Stick this in your e-reader or bag, and thank me later.  

• Uniqlo’s New Sunglasses - UV and blue light blocking, look expensive and designer-y, and cost £19.90.

• Lucas Paw Paw - the world’s best lip-balm and skin ointment was invented by a Scottish Botanist who loved the Paw Paw tree and founded his business in Brisbane in 1910. It’s still run by his family today. One £22 pot in this size will last you at least two years, and save you a fortune.

The Enoughness of everything, shared every Tuesday.

Melanie x

The Lighthouse

Scroll down to find this months’s screensaver

Value your time. (the end.)

Every time you unlock your phone, ask yourself:
Is this where I want my attention to go?

Tap on the image to save it to your phone.