Revolution of the Discontent

Contentment is a difficult and unbelievable achievement that forever alters the soul.  Life is far too short to be wallowing in self destructive thoughts like insecurity, disillusionment, or dissatisfaction. There’s one thing this generation coming up got right, YOLO.  They use this as an excuse to be fools, and do whatever it takes to be destructive because eff it you only live once, but what if the you only live once thought process was applied to where you are right now, right in this very moment?  Are you loving?  Are you kind?  Are you enjoying the finest things the soul can embrace?  Like friendship? Intimacy? Beauty?  Awe?  Wonder?  Joy? 

Circumstances will change.  They will become worse.  They will become better.  And at any moment you could be dead.  So, what are you waiting for?  Perfection?  It never comes.  Never.  I’ve only been alive thirty one years, and if there’s one thing I’ve learned it’s that circumstances are never what we want.  Life is never what you expected.  But I’ve also learned something else.  Happiness and or contentment is there for the taking.  It is.  You can have it right now.  It’s a choice.  A mindset.  Stop being unhappy.

YOLO.

Okay, okay, before I get pushback, there are circumstances that must change.  Abuse is never acceptable.  A life full of suffering, pain, and joyless abandonment is never one you have to accept.  So, yes, absolutely work on changing those circumstances, but don’t forget contentment is a choice.  Learn the discipline of working on change, yet being content regardless.  You can.  You really, really can.

Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof.  Clap along if that’s what you want to do.




**this is not meant to be a broad stroke covering all areas, for example clinical depression and anxiety.