Living In The Moment : Why Both Contentment and Wanting More Will Not Work

moment living thumb Living In The Moment : Why Both Contentment and Wanting More Will Not WorkThis is a guest post by Arvi of Self-Help & Happiness.

I decided to write this piece in response to one of my favorite posts on MySuperChargedLife.com entitled Contentment Versus Wanting More.

I say it’s one of my favorites because it’s a dilemma that I personally know all too well. I hate to say it, but the key to a happy life in this scenario isn’t striking the right

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Contentment Versus Wanting More

balance thumb Contentment Versus Wanting MoreAre you content or do you always want more?

It is difficult to find the correct balance between wanting more and being happy with what you have.

I’ve put off writing on this topic for awhile now simply because I have more questions than answers.

However, I figured we can explore it together.  I’ll lay out my thoughts and you can help fill in the gaps.…

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How We Judge Success Determines Our Happiness

contentment How We Judge Success Determines Our Happiness How do you judge success in your life?  What makes you happy?

I’ve been writing a lot lately about money, but the accumulation of wealth can be a false yardstick for success.  As we’ve seen in our economy, money comes and goes.

True happiness or joy in life needs to be built on a more solid foundation.

How we judge success really does determine our happiness.  Picking the …

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Super-Charged Living: Creating Significance and Joy in Life

mountain lake thumb Super Charged Living: Creating Significance and Joy in Life Is your life full of all the joy and significance you desire?  For most, the answer is no. 

Why is this?  There are a few that seem to be living with a deep sense of contentment.  What makes their lives different?  What are they doing to achieve such satisfaction?

These are the questions that I ponder regularly and intend to answer as I write this blog.  I named this …

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Finding Contentment and Fulfillment For A Happier Life

d34da085 459a 46b8 881a 656758a550a6 Finding Contentment and Fulfillment For A Happier LifeAre you happy with your life? Happiness and fulfillment come from a sense of contentment. How does one become content? Well, I think it starts by realizing we have enough.

We often drive ourselves crazy pursuing more. In fact, constantly wanting more is what has pushed America into a recession. Greed, envy and an obsession for more has taken it’s toll. Let us now pursue contentment!…

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When Thanksgiving Comes And Goes What Then?

It’s not having what you want.  It’s wanting what you’ve got.
~ Sheryl Crow

thanksgiving thumb When Thanksgiving Comes And Goes What Then?When Thanksgiving is over this year and all the hubbub dies down, will our lives be full of contentment and joy or will we make ourselves crazy striving to have just a little more?

When Thanksgiving is over, will we still be truly thankful or will we allow ourselves to slip into ungratefulness?

When Thanksgiving has …

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Living Life To The Fullest On A Fine Fall Evening

blue campfire Living Life To The Fullest On A Fine Fall Evening “Happiness consists more in the small conveniences of pleasures that occur every day, than in great pieces of good fortune that happen but seldom to a man in the course of his life.” ~Benjamin Franklin

Living life to the fullest is often found in the simplest pleasures of life.  Things do not have to be big, exotic, expensive, or complicated to be enjoyable.  I find that the deepest, richest …

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