How You Can Find Contentment
In today's world where material gratification is encouraged, it can be difficult to learn how to be content without materialistic things. Everyone is different and no one's journey will be the same but there are ways to help us to be content.
Be grateful.
It's not easy, and maybe impossible, to be content without being grateful for what you have. In fact, contentment and gratitude go together. Grateful people can easily focus on all the good in life and they don't think about what they don't have. Make a list of all the things that you are grateful for, big and small. This exercise is a great way to change your thinking and focus on what's important.
Attitude.
No one's happiness can be based on materialistic possessions because it's your decision to be happy. If you rely on materialistic possessions, you will always feel like you will be happy when you get this or that, I will be happy. There are people who are happy with very little and don't think about having the best of things. Happiness is a choice.
Don't compare.
If you are always comparing yourself with others, it will always make you feel discontent. You may think that others have it better than you because we always compare the wort about ourselves while assuming others are not as bad. No one has a perfect life and we are all unique.
Appreciate what you have.
Give yourself credit for the goals that you have reached and make a list of the progress you have made. There is always someone worse of than you.
Help people.
You can find contentment when you help other people by giving your time and using your skills to make a difference in someone else's life. You will start to appreciate what you do have and realize that you have a lot to offer.
This is really nice, I needed this. Thank you for writing about this and for the reminder that happiness will always be our choice. 👍
Thank you! You can be happy no matter what.
Thank you for resteeming it.
I agree. And most of us often forget that at the end of it all, it's always us who will decide to be happy. Most often than not, we do tend to rely our happiness to something or someone. Which should not be the case. Because if we do that, we'll never be happy. We have to learn that happines lies within us. Easier said than done, but that's the hard reality.
I know, it's not always easy, especially how things are in the world. There is alway pressure to but the next best thing, upgrade to a new phone and on and on.
Indeed, the happiness from materialistic possessions is just temporary =(
I agree, so it's best that we learn how to be content with what we have. Again, like what I have said in my earlier reply to@mikej, it's easier said than done. But at some point, we have to start learning how to be content and grateful, and it starts with our attitude and there's no other way.
Attitude is a huge part of it.
Material possessions are false wealth.
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Yes, that's it, be happy with the small things in life!
Very impressive thoughts, nice to meet you and welcome in our group CleanSteemit.
Best regards
Tom
Thank you and thank you for accepting me in to your FB group.
You heartly welcome, hope we can work good together.
Best regards
Tom
I look forward to working with you @zanoni!
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don't compare is important
I agree. No one has it perfect.
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