People often confuse happiness and contentment. Some people even use them interchangeably, but these two words connote a world of difference. Happiness usually involves moments of feeling extreme joy or elation. You can find happiness in doing what you want, more money, and material things, but the feeling is certain to come and go. Contentment, … Read more
A lot of people tend to associate being busy with using time wisely. Every hour is filled with work, activities and commitments. Idle seconds can feel like precious time slipping away. Just notice how people pull out their smart phones to check email or the news when there is a moment of down time. It’s … Read more
For too many days I’ve struggled to love my body. I am full figured. Bigger, not smaller. On a good day, I might say curvier. For most of my life, I’ve been unhappy with my weight and because of that, unhappy with my body. My self-esteem has been tied to my size. When I was … Read more
Last week I had one of those days. You know…one of those days where everything seems to be just a little off. It was a tiredcrabbyheadachehungrytotallyoutofsorts day. A woke up at 3:25am and couldn’t go back to sleep kind of day. A three appointments canceled – each at the last minute kind of day. A … Read more
To be content is to be mentally and emotionally satisfied even while all your other feelings come and go. When you cultivate contentment it leads to a steady state of being unshakably ok. As a culture, we’ve learned there are good feelings (like happiness) and other feelings (like anger, sadness, or worry) that are not … Read more
“Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. “ ~ Dalai Lama I love when something takes my breath away as it aligns in just the right way. I especially love it when I’m reminded that practicing contentment works. Recently, this happened when I saw an interview of the Dalai Lama on … Read more
Last week, I totally blew it! In my haste to get an email out to all my friends and family, I failed to blindcopy everyone and sent out a huge mass email instead. When I realized what I had done, my perfectionism collided with my being human! Instead of simply shrugging it off and trusting … Read more
To be content is to be mentally and emotionally satisfied even while all your other feelings come and go. When you cultivate contentment it leads to a steady state of being unshakably ok. As a culture, we’ve learned there are good feelings (like happiness) and other feelings (like anger, sadness, or worry) that are not … Read more
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