Can we ever be content in life?
I’m sure when you read this above line you made an effort to think about do you really stay in a space where you are content and comfortable with the way life is. The needs one have is more than what one can actually achieve or hold onto. Nevertheless the wants and needs drives one to the frenzy and desperation where one could get highly frustrated if things do not happen as per their wish and choice.
Trying to be in a space of content can only come in when you have the ability to have gratitude for all the little things which you have already in your space. It could be anything from our relationship to the comfort which you have in your home or small holidays or day trips. The point is no matter how much we get or achieve we tend to move into a space of wanting more than what we can actually hold on. This is a beautiful example when we over load our plate with food with more than what we can eat.
The only way one can accept life is by going into a space of gratitude. Through this one is able to understand the importance of acknowledging the little comfort and happiness that comes into your life on a daily matters and factors. Normally it is easy for one to sit in a space and crib, nag about things not going the right way or wanting something else right away. Not once giving a thought of all the comfort and the luxuries that you already have in your space no matter how big or small it is.
When the ones become so desperate that could leave one in a space of being greedy and also to a point of becoming highly jealous of everyone and everything around one’s space. Seeing anyone doing anything what they feel they could have done would put them into a space of saying “I want to do it too”. It is completely in this frame of mind that you lose control of how your thoughts are flowing and the kind of repercussions it is having not only on you but also to the people around you. In the process we often tend to forget the other people and their feelings that’s how we may be hurting them with the words we speak.
Emotions like desperation and frustration could put you in a space within you and leads you in a path of illusion which could mislead and put you in a web of chaos leading you into spirals of confusion. Times like this is very easy to slip into a state of denial and try prove oneself right. The best step forward at times like this is to introspect and understand where you stand.
How can one be content and hold onto to gratitude with what they have?
- Take time to list the things that you already have.
- Sit to give gratitude for each and everything that already exits in your life.
- Introspect into your wants and needs and see where you stand with them. Do you really need them?
- Take time to work on issues and situations that don’t serve you at this moment and release them.
- Understand there is a difference between wants and needs. Needs could be very basic, whereas wants can be the luxuries of life.
- If your are spiraling towards the greed of wanting more, slow down and think.
- Contemplate as to what you should be doing and how to move ahead.
- It’s good to keep a gratitude journal to write your thoughts and feelings so that you have some clarity of your needs and wants.
- Savor the happy moments
- Spend time thanking everyone around you for everything that comes your way.
As the say goes, the other side of the mountain looks greener. Only when one walks to that side would they know the truth of what’s there. When one has their feet on the ground and is sure footed. Even the smallest of things would make them a happy person and one would never want anything more or ask for anything more.
You would rather be happy with whatever you have. Then trying to focus on what other people have, bringing unwanted anxiousness into your space. Life has its challenges and many situations which bring tremendous lessons to us. There maybe many options and opportunities out there. But you would only get what is right for you, and for what you are ready.
Instead of crying for not having things in your life, take a moment and see what all you have in your life at this moment.
Try to work with gratitude for the things you have, instead of mulling over what you don’t have.
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Written by
JayaPalashri
The Spiritual Princess
Shamanism
Reiki Grandmaster
Meditation Facilitator
Samskara Healing