How many of us feel totally contented with life? Have you always felt contented as a child and now as an adult? Does it come and go? Does your contentment depend on the success of personal relationships, social life, work achievements or all of these? Or is contentment an age and wisdom thing?
While the Cambridge dictionary defines contentment as -
a state of happiness and satisfaction.
"he found contentment in living a simple life in the country"google
It can be argued that simply feeling happy and satisfied alone does not make anyone a totally contented person? Surely mental strain, stress and worry stops anyone from relaxing enough to feeling contented. The art of letting go of stress and worry has to be essential to achieve this highly desired state of inner calm. Then, let us not forget acceptance of one's lot in life in this equation. Arguably the list to reach the pinnacle of total contentment is bigger than the definition.
Contentment is a wonderful positive feeling filling our whole being differently defined and felt by everyone it is only a matter of finding the key. It is said that laughing brings joy, smiles, greetings are acts of kindness all of which create happiness and satisfaction in the giver and receiver so much so that the receiver becomes a giver for others and so this wonderful wheel of energy keeps turning.
While I feel very contented with my retirement I am choosing a carefree balanced one at the beach that is both quiet and noisey filled with people. It is not a simple life in the country for me but of course this is their ideal lifestyle, their nirvana. Whatever place and type of retirement lifestyle whether it is living like a hermit, living in a commune, running a business or in a neighbourhood with friends nearby for social catch ups and cups of tea, it is up to us to pursue what makes us feel good, to feel at peace, to feel contented, happy and satisfied.
The interesting thing is that while we choose different places and ways to live our lives we are all seeking the same thing; to feel contented and at peace with our choices. And if at anytime we change our minds and want to try a different lifestyle you can wave your magic at any time.
<As always I am grateful the ever energetic @lizelle brought #silverbloggers to Hive
