A note from Sean
Contentment can feel controversial. For many of us it runs into a sense of unworthiness, inadequacy, or not enoughness. So it’s worth asking: What is my relationship with contentment? What am I waiting for to be content?
Try this today. Sit for five minutes and rest your attention on your breath. Feel grateful for it. When your mind wanders, say silently, “I am content with the breath,” then come back without judging where it went. Notice whether anything in you resists the words.
This suits anyone who keeps thinking “I’ll be happy when.” If contentment feels out of reach because of loss or a hard season, go gently. Stop when you need to.
