Are you content? - Page 2

lancsdave · 28-01-2007, 20:49

If you don't plan your life out a bit then you will end up with it passing you by. The more you plan it out the more sod's law kicks in and pees on your bonfire. Take your pick

grannyclaret · 28-01-2007, 22:20

If we just look around ,theres always someone worse off......i dont think i would realy like to change things...

shakermaker · 28-01-2007, 22:41

I think, therefore I am

...hungry.

WillowTheWhisp · 28-01-2007, 23:02

I'm happy with who I am, where I am and what I've got but that doesn't stop me from making goals, having plans and dreams.

Just drifting through each day would be quite boring without something to aspire to but that doesn't mean I can't enjoy the here and now.

I suppose that sounds like a bit of a contradiction but it isn't meant to be.

garinda · 29-01-2007, 00:24

Am I content with my lot?

A resounding yes.

Luck played a little part, in that I think I had good parents and a great upbringing. The rest of the cards life dealt me, I think I played well...and am magnanimous as a a winner.

garinda · 29-01-2007, 00:25

Am I content with my lot?

A resounding yes.

Luck played a little part, in that I think I had good parents and a great upbringing. The rest of the cards life dealt me, I think I played well...and am magnanimous as a winner.

LancYorkYankee · 29-01-2007, 00:40

Hey kitty, thanks for the thread. I think "tadah" was a bit harsh on you. Feeling sorry for oneself or just reaching out for answers, IMO that's what we're all suppposed to be here for eh?

Overall, I find myself very content with life.

Do I have ups and downs, much more than I'd like.

I believe aging definitely has an impact on one being content!

Brian

ANNE · 29-01-2007, 00:57

Be content with what you have. Like Granny says there is always somebody worse off.
My Dad was always using the saying " What you have never had you never miss."
Don't take what you do have for granted.

Ianto.W. · 29-01-2007, 02:19

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misskitty, These plus a few more have been on my mind all week-so about time i did something about it me thinks(if circumstances allow me).

I is never to late to change things, never wait for circumstances to allow you to do it, do no not become an 'if only' person (if only I had done that) or a 'nearly person' (I was giong to do or nearly did that.) As Kipling wrote in his verse.'IF' "If you can meet with triumph and disaster and recognise them for the imposters that they are" there is no difference between success and failure, it is good health and happiness that count in life.

mrskitty · 30-01-2007, 11:46

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Originally Posted by Ianto.W.

I is never to late to change things, never wait for circumstances to allow you to do it, do no not become an 'if only' person (if only I had done that) or a 'nearly person' (I was giong to do or nearly did that.) As Kipling wrote in his verse.'IF' "If you can meet with triumph and disaster and recognise them for the imposters that they are" there is no difference between success and failure, it is good health and happiness that count in life.

Hear,hear!
Although surely being Healthy and Happy comes from being successful?just in a different way than what springs to mind when we say the word 'successful'?(when i asked my friends they said climbing the social and career ladder was the first thing they thought of).
Keeping jack healthy and happy surely means i am being a successful parent?

entwisi · 30-01-2007, 14:04

Successful in what context? To achieve what you set out to do makes you successful, that may be living off teh land or ruinning a multinational conglomerate, each to their own but equally successful.

I guess if you reach a platform where you no longer feel the need to strive for anything more[1] then you should consider yourself content and successful. Life is only what you want from it. anymore is a pure bonus

[1] that doesn't mean if it comes knocking you should turn it away!

WillowTheWhisp · 30-01-2007, 14:36

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Originally Posted by misskitty

Hear,hear!
Although surely being Healthy and Happy comes from being successful?just in a different way than what springs to mind when we say the word 'successful'?(when i asked my friends they said climbing the social and career ladder was the first thing they thought of).
Keeping jack healthy and happy surely means i am being a successful parent?

Corny quote number one:
'No amount of success can compensate for failure in the home.' - David O. McKay
Corny quote number two:
'Sometimes to get ahead in the ratrace you need to become a rat.' - my friend Denise
Corny quote number three:
'Draw your own conclusions.' - Procol Harum

Kisser · 30-01-2007, 16:16

I suppose I'm pretty content, but for me that isnt always a good thing. I am always looking for something new, some new challenge. At the moment am looking at changing jobs - have no idea why as I love my job and the company I work for. Unfortuately I seem to get into the idea of "the grass is always greener". If I'm comfortable for too long I get fed-up and look for changes. Not always a good thing!

Kitkat · 30-01-2007, 16:32

Your probably feeling like this because of the time of year, January and February can be the most depressing months, just think in a few weeks it'll be Spring, in fact driving through the countryside a weekend I saw a field full of LAMBS - so Spring is just round the corner

ShortStuff · 30-01-2007, 20:35

Although I am happy with everything I have in life, I wouldn't say that I am content. There is always something I want that seems just out of reach - but as soon as I actually achieve/reach my goal, I want something else!

You don't sound like you're feeling sorry for yourself to me, it sounds like you are making positive decisions to get more out of your life - and there's nothing wrong with that. Content sounds a bit boring to me!!!