Great trouble comes
From not knowing what is enough.
Great conflict arises from wanting too much.
When we know when enough is enough,
There will always be enough.

Lao Tzu in The Tao of Peace by Diane Dreher

 

To Practice This Thought:
Compile a list of excesses in your life--possessions, behaviors, ideas. Which could you do without?

 

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