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The word for today is inadequate, and we’re washing it down the drain. Adequacy may feel like a low bar, but sometimes doing the minimum is all we can muster. Dan Harris interviewed a couple whose child had been very sick. I can’t imagine the pressures they experienced, and one of them, Miguel Sancho, admitted that he made the situation worse for his family a few times. He said he had to strive for adequacy. My wife has confronted me more than once about an agreement I made to clean the showers and tubs in our house. Defensively, I have vowed in the past to clean them even more frequently than we first agreed. My wife doesn’t need a clean tub hero, though. She needs “adequate.”

Today’s concrete challenge is to strive for adequacy in an area where you feel you are falling down. Have a conversation with someone you trust or do some journaling to figure out where you feel inadequate and what action would help you feel adequate. Keep it simple and ask, “What have I agreed to do?” At the same time, know that we all have failings. You, as a whole, are adequate.

If you want to commit, say the following phrase: “I will strive for adequacy today.”

I’ll keep the music playing while you get it done, and don’t miss the soundtrack at the end of this episode.

Before you go, repeat the following soundtrack, “I am the kind of person who feels adequate, overall.”

Let me know if this made a difference in your day by leaving a comment in your podcast app or at concrete.win/today.

Check back tomorrow for a new challenge. Until then.

References:

#346 The Gospel of Adequacy | Miguel Sancho & Felicia Morton

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