Never good enough is then a manifestation of an addiction to perfection that conflicts with the pleasure that might otherwise be possible in most of our daily pursuits. The addiction is probably the result of an internalization of what we judge to be other people's standards for us that we magnify through our own critical lenses.

There is little humour in this process. It is a so serious business and indeed, there are instances in life where our best efforts are essential. Our challenge is to be mindful about when our best efforts are required and when we can be good enough. There is little thought of such a choice in an addictive process like perfectionism.

So... how do we solve the riddle of never saying never in never good enough when the situation calls for it? First never modify good with enough. Good will never be good if it is only enough. Instead, say enough is good. We want to be good and if enough is good then being good is enough because that is the same as good is good!

Whew! That sounded like a conversation between Abbot and Costello and Dr. Seuss. By the way, I know Who is on first base because Horton told me so!

I could go on and on and make this better and better. It's not perfect... but it's enough. And that's good and good is enough.