Inspiration and Life
Are You Content?
The 4 States of Contentment?
Ah, to be content. Such a great feeling. But did you know there is a bad side to being content? There is also a good side to discontentment! Read on to learn about the four states of contentment and their usefulness.
To be or not to be content
Most of us see being content as good while thinking discontent is not so good. Indeed, contentment is usually linked to happiness, while discontentment is often associated with unhappiness. Can there be any other way to view them? Absolutely!
As you age, you learn that what is good is sometimes bad, and what is bad is sometimes good. And there are times when something can be bad and good simultaneously.
For example, work can be good at times and bad at other times. Then there are times it can be good and bad at the same time, such as when you love your job but are unhappy with your wages. Over time you realize the good can come with the bad.
Let’s take a different view of contentment and discontentment. Instead of saying contentment is good and discontentment is bad, let’s find the upside and downside of each. In doing this, you will find four states of contentment. Let’s look at them in the following order:
