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Earlier this week, I was asked if I would give up everything I have worked so hard for to live the way I wanted. I surprised myself with my response. I said – I am living the way I want to. Over the last year, I feel that I have grown so much as a person, and I have actually found myself to be very content with my life at this time – its not an easy task!

So, what does it mean to be content? I looked in the Merriam Webster Dictionary:

Main Entry: 2content
Function: transitive verb
Date: 15th century
1 : to appease the desires of
2 : to limit (oneself) in requirements, desires, or actions

Contentment can be seen and understood as both a positive and negative quality. I interpret the first definition of the word as positive – ridding yourself of “wants” and living with “needs.” Kind of like buying a new shirt or having that extra piece of chocolate – you want them, but do you need them? The second definition however, I can see being negative using the word “limit.” For a person that is striving to do their best, trying to get to the next level, constantly craving more or never satisfied – the sky is the limit, contentment could just be another word for settling and if mankind was to settle, we never would have evolved from the life of the caveman.

But is this true? Being content doesn’t necessarily mean you are settling. Its human to never be satisfied and we should always try to do our best. Its about balancing the two – it always comes back to BALANCE. When there is balance, there is contentment – the harmonies and melodies working together to create something beautiful.

Ecclesiastes 4:6