Quotes About Contentment

Envy comes from wanting something that isn't yours, but grief comes from losing something you've already had.

He knew that there was a difference between something that makes you happy and something that doesn't make you unhappy. The trick was convincing yourself these were one and the same.

You have everything, she said slowly, as if she were explaining the order of the world to a small child. A family, a great job, a lot of people who look up to you. You've got a place to go home to. She smiled a little. So go.

Now, I'm wondering why those were ever even goals. We don't need those things to feel whole. We need to wake up in the morning. We need our bodies to function. We need to enjoy a meal. We need a roof over our head. We need to surround ourselves with people we love. We need to take the wins in a much smaller way.

Sometimes, there's this expression on his face, as if he cannot quite believe he got so lucky. I'm not sure what he's seeing when he looks at me, but I want to be that girl.

because he believed that if you wanted to get rid of a hole, you filled it. He had not realized at the time that there were all sorts of filler that took up space, but had no substance. That made you feel just as empty.

Busy is just a euphemism for being so focused on what you don't have that you never notice what you do.

When you engage in work that you love, you are happy.

When we perform at our highest level of potential, we are content. Because we have given I best in what we enjoy doing.

Work keeps us occupied. Faith keeps us fortified. Hope keeps us gratified. Love keeps us satisfied.

I don't have any babies or ambition. I have it all!

Here I am where I ought to be.

My parents have a strong work ethic, but their attitude to life, their philosophy, is: 'whatever makes you happy.'

I want my life to match my work now. I don't want to work and then travel. I want to be at one place.

I have never been given to envy - save for the envy I feel toward those people who have the ability to make a marriage work and endure happily.

I am happy at Tottenham. I go into work every day with a smile on my face, and that is important.

A happy life includes finding joy in small things, less doing, and observing more.

My life sucks! I just gotta remember that someone out there is having a heart attack, or getting a limb amputated. Then I stop complaining.

When life sucks I just sit back and enjoy the head.

Its a crazy life but I'm all right...I got everything I'm always wanted.

A good life is when you assume nothing, do more, smile often, dream big, laugh a lot, and realize how blessed you are for what you have.

I just want to be the answer you give when someone asks you why you've been so happy lately.

I am not always happy but when I'm sure you are at peace with me, my heart feels no pain. You are my light.

Contentment is Riches. Not all that glitters is gold. Don't be intimidated by Facebook captions. While some are real, most are unrealistic facade. Be Grateful, appreciate God for the little you have.