Many of us tend to see what we have as not being enough or we feel as though
why do others have what we don't have. This is because we don't take time to
think of our current situation or circumstance first before comparing ourselves
with others. For you to notice that you don't have something is because you
have seen that someone else has that same thing you don't have. How do I only
focus on me and not see what others have, you might ask, simple, Gratitude.
Gratitude is you being thankful for what you have and this same gratitude will
bring more to your life.
Gratitude starts by you doing introspection and a thorough analysis of all that you have in your life. Then, you need to ask yourself if what you envy to have is what you really need in comparison to what you have and whether that which you have sustains your life or not. By realising that I have so much and I really don't need to have what I think I need to have, I then realise that there are others who wish to have what I have. Once you get to that state of mind or thinking, gratitude steps in. You start to be grateful for what you have and appreciate it even more.
The
society we live in many times puts so much pressure on us as young people
especially the way we look. The more expensive you look, the more appealing you
become. This, I believe, might have more to do with ones self-confidence
because if I am wisely stylish, I can be able to make even the cheapest piece
of clothing to look like a million dollars.
To succumb to such pressures makes us lose ourselves and become people who live lives that please others but suppresses ourselves. Discontentment being defined as "a restless longing for better circumstances" or "longing for something better than the present situation" (the free dictionary by Farlex: 2014), clearly says that one never gets to a point of satisfaction in your life. If you have a yearning for more than what you have, you will never get to a point where you will be fully satisfied with your present situation. Instead, the more you get, the more you will want to have. At which point will one realise that you don’t actually need more than that which you have. Will it be at a point where you become broke and start to even steal in order to get money or even to lose yourself till the point of depression? Being unhappy with our lives not only affects us emotionally but physically and spiritually as well, hence one can even break down or fall sick due to this.
This issue of discontentment affects many young people at schools, in our communities and can sometimes affect even older people. We get to a point of competing with our peers and also looking at what the media portrays as acceptable and trying to live according to those set standards. We have identified the problem, discontentment, how do we then take the ‘dis’ away from “discontentment’? Accept who you are, accept your circumstance and standard of life. Appreciate what you have and always remember that there are other people who wish to have what you have in their lives. Being grateful brings you to a point of satisfaction and acceptance of all you have as you work hard to achieve more at your pace and not pressured by anyone.
So, every time you get to a point of feeling as if you need something, just think of whether you need it or you want it or maybe just the fact that what you have in your life is all you need. You are uniquely and specially made, so be proud and stand confidently knowing that whatever you need, will come to you at the right time.....
Gratitude starts by you doing introspection and a thorough analysis of all that you have in your life. Then, you need to ask yourself if what you envy to have is what you really need in comparison to what you have and whether that which you have sustains your life or not. By realising that I have so much and I really don't need to have what I think I need to have, I then realise that there are others who wish to have what I have. Once you get to that state of mind or thinking, gratitude steps in. You start to be grateful for what you have and appreciate it even more.
The
society we live in many times puts so much pressure on us as young people
especially the way we look. The more expensive you look, the more appealing you
become. This, I believe, might have more to do with ones self-confidence
because if I am wisely stylish, I can be able to make even the cheapest piece
of clothing to look like a million dollars.To succumb to such pressures makes us lose ourselves and become people who live lives that please others but suppresses ourselves. Discontentment being defined as "a restless longing for better circumstances" or "longing for something better than the present situation" (the free dictionary by Farlex: 2014), clearly says that one never gets to a point of satisfaction in your life. If you have a yearning for more than what you have, you will never get to a point where you will be fully satisfied with your present situation. Instead, the more you get, the more you will want to have. At which point will one realise that you don’t actually need more than that which you have. Will it be at a point where you become broke and start to even steal in order to get money or even to lose yourself till the point of depression? Being unhappy with our lives not only affects us emotionally but physically and spiritually as well, hence one can even break down or fall sick due to this.
This issue of discontentment affects many young people at schools, in our communities and can sometimes affect even older people. We get to a point of competing with our peers and also looking at what the media portrays as acceptable and trying to live according to those set standards. We have identified the problem, discontentment, how do we then take the ‘dis’ away from “discontentment’? Accept who you are, accept your circumstance and standard of life. Appreciate what you have and always remember that there are other people who wish to have what you have in their lives. Being grateful brings you to a point of satisfaction and acceptance of all you have as you work hard to achieve more at your pace and not pressured by anyone.
So, every time you get to a point of feeling as if you need something, just think of whether you need it or you want it or maybe just the fact that what you have in your life is all you need. You are uniquely and specially made, so be proud and stand confidently knowing that whatever you need, will come to you at the right time.....
