Cultivating Contentment: A journey to inner peace and personal fulfilment
Contentment
Do you experience it often?
That wonderful state of being that arises when you find satisfaction and peace in your current circumstances, appreciating what you have rather than feeling the lack of what you perceive or believe is missing.
Contentment is a gift you can give yourself when you choose to appreciate and value what is in your life, a gift that also leads to improved mental well-being and reduced stress.
Can you relate to the lack of contentment in day to day experience?
How often do you feel content?
Some big detractors from contentment are materialism, social comparisons and the pursuit of status symbols. There’s always something newer, better or different to strive for. The belief in these external markers easily undermines your capacity for contentment. It eats away at your ability to be present and accept where you are at, which is the only moment there is. The world, social media, competes for your attention every day. Only you can manage that.
People who exhibit contentment and acceptance of their lives and situation experience a stable foundation, more easily tap into joy and set realistic goals and expectations which align with their intrinsic values. They don’t get lost in the external noise.
Everyone deserves to experience contentment. Below, I list some easy Circuit Breakers which will help you move towards contentment now.
Circuit breakers towards CONTENTMENT :
- Practice gratitude… gratitude and contentment are inseparable. What’s one thing right now you are grateful for? And how did that one thing come into being … who, what or how is it in your life…gratitude !
- Take control of your attitude – compare and despair
- What is 1 thing you have taken for granted today?
- Take a slow mindful breath….
For a moment follow the process of cool fresh breath in through your nose and then a warm breath returns to be expelled… repeat, repeat.
Did you notice you stopped thinking while your followed your breath ?
Quieten the busy mind and breathe….
Great work … enjoy your own unique journey!
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