Written by Sylvia Marina, Inspirational Speaker & Personal Development Mentor.
“Until you make peace with who you are, you’ll never be content with what you have.”
– Doris Mortman
People blame external influences or their history or the feelings about themselves.
Many people gauge their success by the amount or assumed quality of the chattels they have accumulated and measure their success in terms of pecuniary value.
Material items should never be the judge of your success! It can be difficult to put aside the notion that more is better when we live in a society where more is often interpreted as ‘success’, it’s a myth! For many the more they have the more dissatisfied they become, addicted to ‘more’ they strive for excess.
No matter how much or how little we have, our contentment must come from within. Focus on how you are feeling on the inside.
▪ Are you feeling settled, happy and full of energy?
▪ Will this purchase, relationship, career move, fascination or idea, move me
‘closer to’ or ‘further from’, my desire for life meaning and inner contentment?
Contentment is not something that comes from another person, item, purchase or idea. Some people have been brainwashed into thinking ‘I will be happy when...’ when I have a new kitchen only to become dissatisfied when a new colour/design or it is out-fashioned! We then become dissatisfied again and hear again, the words from our lips, I will be happy when! It becomes a ‘life cycle’.
When you can find contentment in yourself it will enrich your life and create meaningful abundance around you.
Let go of the thrill you get from addictions; sugar, caffeine, sexual impropriety and or excesses, let go of the stimulation you get from perfection, comparing self endeavor to another’s life or project! Stop trying to impress for recognition and approval...
e yourself, love yourself and be happy with yourself.
Happiness and contentment go hand in hand. You have the power within you to be happy every day. You can do it, be happy today. Happiness and contentment is a choice and it really has nothing to do with your surroundings or circumstances.
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