justquani:

con·tent ² adj.

1.  Desiring no more than what one has; satisfied.
2. Ready to accept or acquiesce; willing
3.  mentally or emotionally satisfied with things as they are
4. assenting to or willing to accept circumstances, a proposed course of action, etc.

Boooooooy I can tell what type of post this will be. I can write a whole book on this topic! But instead I’ll keep it brief and to the point.
The last…approximately 3-4 years of my life have been made up of one big lesson on Contentment. I’ve had periods where I had much more than I needed or deserved and other periods where I had literally NOTHING. If i’m to be honest, about 3 out of those 4 years…I let my state sway me…where ever the tide was moving…I moved with it. Sad one day, happy the next. Depressed one month, overjoyed the following month. Balling one week, begging the previous one. 
I gained more clothes than I could store, Cars that were purchased for me, all sorts of weaves (lol), Free trips, good jobs, friendships, trinkets, electronics, an incessant amount of costume jewelry (most of which I can’t find), thousands of dollars, knowledge, wisdom, Enemies, WEIGHT (this can be seen as a gain and a loss) and the list goes on.
I’ve lost jobs, thousands of dollars, friendships, a car, home, companionship, excuses, WEIGHT :o), my minds a few times (thank God I found it) Peace, God (thank God He never let go), Countless possessions due to moving, My way, Myself, people who said they were there for me but wasn’t, etc.
but most of all what I’ve lost most recently is the willingness to be tossed to and fro with the worries of life!
I prayed one day that God would make me content in whatever state I was in…He did me one better…and SHOWED ME!! I now recognize that the trials of the past few years were to do just that!! 
So now when I want to complain about my bed that is too soft or my too hard couch I remind myself that there was a time when i had NEITHER!When I find myself feeling lonely…I remember what it was like to be with someone who made me unhappyWhen I get frustrated about my darn dresser drawers that break every other day…I think about the time when i was living out of laundry bags.I get so angered by the bus system but i quickly shut up when I remember that its my fault that I can’t drive right now.

There are many things I want right now…and many things i’d love to change but me complaining about them or allowing it to change my state will not change a thing but my attitude!! That effects no one or nothing BUT ME!!
The GREATEST thing I have learned and possibly will EVER learn is that life will shift…over and over and over. Sometimes it’s a good tide…sometimes not so much… but SO WHAT!! The only thing that determines whether you have a good life or not is how you react to those things!!
Whether good or bad is dealt to me…I CHOOSE not to break!! I will be happy today, tomorrow, and next year…and I decide that nothing will have the power to change that.

:o)