Enough is enough

If we step out of addiction and codependency, we already possess more than Jeff Bezos or Bill Gates because we have enough and we are enough.

Our culture quietly trains us to believe otherwise, reinforcing the idea that worth is measured by accumulation and consumption.

We are conditioned to seek relief and meaning through shopping, food, phones, and endless stimulation.

Substances like drugs and alcohol simply make this pattern more obvious, not more unique.

Addiction thrives in a mindset of lack, where satisfaction always feels just one purchase or one hit away.

Codependency grows when people orbit one another’s unmet needs rather than their inherent wholeness.

Advertising and consumer culture amplify this dynamic by telling us we are incomplete without more.

The result is a restless hunger that is never truly fed.

Buddhist teachings describe this state as hungry ghosts, always consuming, never fulfilled.

Modern neuroscience echoes this insight, particularly in works like the book Dopamine Nation which explains how overstimulation erodes contentment.

Freedom begins when we recognize that desire does not equal necessity.

Accepting that we already have enough disrupts the cycle at its core.

This truth is simple to understand, profoundly difficult to live, and entirely capable of transforming both individuals and society.