What do you think when you hear the word Content? Not like the contents of a container, but content as in satisfied. This word has had a presence in my life over the past few years. It's like a strange person that you don't know but that keeps popping up at the same places you are - and at first it's creepy and you get kind of annoyed but then after awhile you just get curious, like, maybe I'm supposed to know this person. I can't remember ever feeling that way about a word before.
This is not a loaded question. Is contentment something to be desired?
Here's my thing about contentment. As I look back, I don't think I wanted to be content, because that was somehow equated to settling. I wanted to be more than content. I don't know what that would be - overjoyed, excited, uber-successful? I didn't equate content with success.
ReplyDeleteHowever, as I've gotten older and experienced some real-life challenges (and the corresponding self-reflection), I've realized that I never gave "content" a chance, probably because I was never content!
Now I feel like contentment is awesome. Being content doesn't mean I'm not still thinking about, desiring & chasing my dreams. To me, it means that I'm in a good place, which probably results in me being in a better position to reach those goals.
I wish I would have realized this years ago.
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I feel dizzy.