Jay Kiew

Battle of Attitude: Chronic dissatisfaction vs. Contentment

3/31/2012

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Have you ever run into one of those people who are constantly complaining about their life? Granted, getting a parking ticket may suck, or getting a lower grade on a paper may not be what you expected, and sometimes we complain about this, but I've noticed a distinct difference between how happy each person based on how they look at their past.

Some look at their past with anger, frustration and regret; they lament why it could have been so much better. Others look at their past with respect, humility, acceptance and appreciation.

However, in both cases, they have the same yearning: to make things better.

The latter individual pursues the future by focusing on the present and positively appreciating the experience of the past. The former harbours negative feelings about the past and a lack of contentment for the present.

You have a simple choice about how to see things, with self amusement or self pity. 

Which one will you pick, circumstance-to-circumstance? 

Takeaway Concepts
Chronic Dissatisfaction - displeasure with how life is
Contentment and growth - an eager desire to make things better combined w/ being at peace with how things are
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