Welcome to the Daily Quote, the podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, and this episode is brought to you by the Great News podcast. Because great news should be heard, and the link is right here in the show notes.
Today's quote comes from William Blake:
William Blake was an English poet, artist, and visionary who lived from 1757 to 1827. Though not widely recognized during his lifetime, he is now considered one of the most influential figures in English literature and art. His works challenged conventional thinking and encouraged people to see the world in new ways.
William Blake once said…
”You never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough.”
At first glance, it might sound like Blake is encouraging excess.
But I think there's a deeper message here.
How do we know where the boundary is unless we've explored beyond it?
How do we know how much work is enough, how much preparation is enough, or how much effort is enough unless we've occasionally gone too far?
Many of life's lessons come from experience. Sometimes we only learn our limits after we've exceeded them. We discover balance by experiencing imbalance. We discover moderation by understanding excess.
That's true in business, relationships, health, and personal growth. Experience teaches us things that theory alone never can.
So here's the question:
What lesson have you learned by going a little further than you thought was necessary?
Sometimes wisdom doesn't come from staying within the lines. Sometimes it comes from discovering where the lines actually are.
That's going to do it for today. I'm Andrew McGivern signing off for now, but I'll be back… tomorrow! Same pod time, same pod station with another Daily Quote.
