Don't Let Your Emotions Tilt Your Perception Of Contentment

Not everyone believes this but the emotional and mental aspects of a person, when combined, leads to a better sense of contentment

Emotions love to dominate our actions and reactions, even though we do not want it to happen sometimes. Society often sees emotions as a sign of weakness, so people are used to putting them aside and focusing on the rational aspects more and more.



No matter how strict and logical you may be, you will always "Feel". One way or another, someone or something will get through you.

Positive emotions are a lifelong goal for many of us concerned about emotional health and self improvement. What is more important; is the amount of money you made during your life or the times you laughed out of sheer joy?

People tend to put their positive emotions behind their negative feelings. This is one of the biggest problems that people come across during their lives. Accent the positive.

There is no clear way to ignore a negative experience and try to replace it with a positive one. Life just does not work that way.

For example, when you were a child, if your goldfish dies, you would be heartbroken. Your parents will probably buy you another goldfish but the sorrow is still there.

Things get even more complex when you become an adult. A fight with your spouse the night before will affect your entire day. You will go to work angry, tired, and your mind will wander. On the way home from work you will not notice the sun shining and you would not be tempted to stop at a roadside stand to pick up some fresh fruits and vegetables.

All this because that one negative thought has contaminated the way you perceive the reality around you.

In this moment you will realize finding a safe place to relax your mind will do wonders for your emotional and mental improvement. Stop - just look around you.  Despite the emotional stuff you still have your Family, Love, Hope, Friends, Memories, and Eternal Life if you trust Jesus.  So, stop the sobbing and realize that despite the emotional horrors you are blessed.

Why not be content.

Contentmen is relatively easy to find. It can be an actual place or an imaginary location. The best idea is to totally lose yourself in it.

Let us say you have a problem on your mind and it just would not go away. Go bowling. Do not know how? Just give it a shot.

Get caught up in the game. Your mind will drift away from the negative thoughts that dominated your last hours or days and start processing a whole new kind of information.

A safe haven can take many forms. It can be a song, a movie, even a person or animal. The main thing is allow yourself to get completely involved with being content.


I isn't easy trying to be contented in a world where day by day we are prompted to get better, get more, Tv, newpapere, internet all are prodding us to go an get the new stuff.

Contentment comes primarially from a well balances sense of Self Esteem.  You and your God are all it takes. So I recommend Click Here! Self Esteem For Women (but it's the same for men) as a starting place for building your awareness of contented aging.

As we journey,
Larry
How To Age Contentedly