[Closed] Simply Contented?

I would consider myself simply contented - very happy with my lot.

Nice one footflaps 😀

Happy with my lot. No debt, nice house nice family. Can't really complain at the mo.

One of the best moves I made was giving up management and going back to being an engineer - never realised how utterly pointless management was, spend all day discussing nonsense and achieve nothing all for a lot a stress on the side.

spando - Member

Who here is content with their lot?
Was just reflecting today on the way to Pitmedden for a ride.
I have recently had the opportunity to potentially make lots of money and become time rich.
However after giving this Network marketing business a wee go (utility warehouse) I felt something was wrong.
Under pressure to make targets etc with the carrot of great things to come I felt my life suddenly become more of a rat race than was comfortable.
In the quest to be rich I had become poor, I had sold my soul.
Having binned this I now have time with the kids and wife, we go walks, camp out in wild places and generally give our kids fantastic experiences. My wife works part time and I work shifts, we will never have lots of money or a fancy house or car or even a fancy bike but I feel like we are RICH and contented, we have our health and do great, simple things that feed the soul.
I just wanted to share that, thanks for reading....... now go do something meaningful with people that matter

you have more than many people will ever have, for sure.

i've never really been driven by financial reward, as long as i have enough to allow me to do the things i want/need to do, then that's fine by me. i'm just waiting for my CRB to clear so i can start a new job, my first permanent role after 6 months of unemployment followed by 7 months of temp contracting and it's a huge weight off my shoulders; i can now get back to living without worrying i might not have a roof over my head or food on the table the following month.
i have a fantastic partner who loves the outdoors too- walking, riding, camping, running or whatever... i really can't complain. yeah, contented is a good way to describe it!

Happy as a happy thing here.
Great family.
Business geared to providing a nice life not pots of cash.
Live in an ace place.
Ride a singlespeed - what more can anyone want.

Yeh I did the management thing..........seriously not good for your health. But I suppose someone has to do it.
The trend iv'e noticed is that the worst front line staff usually end up as senior managers and are still awful.

Great stuff to hear folk happy, positive and content when there is a lot of crappy stuff going on in the country/world. Content is a good place to be as I think greed got the country in the state it is now in. Yes we could all like/have more but I think it's much healthier to take the foot off the gas and be content.
xherbivorex good news and good luck in your new job 🙂
rogerthecat roger that on the ss thing 8)

Senior manager here. Happy with my lot too.

But then I was good as a front line engineer (some of those guys still seek me out for my technical knowledge) and I'm pretty bloody minded about protecting family time.

I think the trick too being happy is to know what you really want and accept that some of the other stuff gets compromised (but it doesn't matter). No guarantee but it improves your chances.

Edit: singlespeeds help too. Also see Mr Micawber and his £20 annual income.

I am not content 😥

I don't have enough money and have a naff job. I have horrible neighbours and my house is not big enough.
I would like a bit more support from family/friends but it doesn't happen.

Some more free time would be nice too. Raising three kids alone, working and studying leave me feeling quite deflated a lot of the time.
There are many things that could make my life more content, but I will put down my self -pity violin and be thankful for what I do have.

I have my health and my kids have their health too. Money cannot buy that.

It is nice that some people are content though, and hopefully I will feel that one day too

Life is about finding the [url= http://www.amway.com/ ]answers[/url] to the questions and fulfilling your expectations. 😉

Recent sad events left me in a position where I have a very small mortgage and no debts. At the same time the sad events made me look inwards about what I want in life and the OPs experience is about what I want to achieve - time with my family, watching my little girls grow up rather than work my arse into the ground.

I am very content. Piss poor, but very content. I was reasonably well-off once. ****ing miserable, but reasonably well-off.

Good health, very good mental health (after 40 odd years of not being so), superb partner, lovely family, outstandingly nice in-laws, great house, super location.

I count myself as being very fortunate indeed.

Edit: Sold up, downsized, paid off all my debts. Don't owe anyone a penny.

Pitmedden!

If that's the one near Aberdeen then I lived there from age 0 to 4.

Margaret from the nursery confiscated the paper aeroplane my dad made me and never gave it back.

Also my dad built our house along with everyone else in the street.

Anyway back to topic....not yet.

It is nice that some people are content though, and hopefully I will feel that one day too

I hate to casually wheel out that old cliché, but I'm afraid I've found it to be true...happiness does indeed come from within.

Good luck.

My life is ace2

if I wasnt happy with my lot, Id need a serious slap in the face.

Just as well I am, coz Im a sissy when it comes to violence.

mastiles_fanylion - Member
Recent sad events left me in a position where I have a very small mortgage and no debts. At the same time the sad events made me look inwards about what I want in life and the OPs experience is about what I want to achieve - time with my family, watching my little girls grow up rather than work my arse into the ground.

I am much more contented now - got a work life balance, a small child, love Mrs North more than ever and live in a nice house with an amazing view.

So, why do I want a new job, for more money, and no doubt more stress?

Too much contentment?

Edit: Sold up, downsized, paid off all my debts. Don't owe anyone a penny.

+1

Not owing anyone so much as a penny is a very nice stress free way to be!

So, why do I want a new job, for more money, and no doubt more stress?

Too much contentment?

Human nature is to forget how lucky one is and seek out more. The trick, in life, is to be able to continually catch this and set the expectations appropriately ie if you want for nothing, you'll most likely be happy. So either get very rich and buy everything or alternatively, learn to want for nothing material.

footflaps - Member
Not owing anyone so much as a penny is a very nice stress free way to be!

Isnt it Stoic philosophy that goes something like: to imagine living with the the loss of everything is to live life freely?

McHamish, sorry no its the Pitmedden near Auchtermuchty.
Margaret sounds like an evil person 😐
Some great posts folks

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to imagine living with the the loss of everything is to live life freely?

It's that kind of fear that pushes me on. Not sure I feel free just yet.

Love that Stornoway song.

Happy as Larry after seeing the Stornoway vid.

Nope. No money or at least not enough to be financially secured.

More than contented ... I am happy 🙂

2 years ago, I hit rock bottom. I'd lost my long-term partner, my home, half my belongings, several friends, and living with my dog. None of which was of my choosing, which made it even harder.

But since then I've learnt many things - that happiness comes from friends, especially when they are positive about life, from small and simple enjoyment like strolling on the beach, and most of all from getting the most out of every day. I've also learnt that money and promotion isn't the main focus in my life, and have been happy to turn down opportunities for "improving my career". Instead I get to carry on living in a place that I love, spending my time in the hills, and being with a great group of friends.

So now I embrace the good in my life - this morning's ride in the sun, laughing with friends, planning a holiday with my new chap, and curling up on the sofa with my dog. None of these cost lots of money 🙂

to imagine living with the the loss of everything is to live life freely?

I used to fully subscribe to this and I was a big fan of following it through to it's logical conclusion fairly regularly too.. up to and including friends and family and even hope on a couple of noteworthy occasions..
although in my late 20s I started to keep a small portfolio of sketches when I cleared everything else out..

then early 30s I also started keeping a few small artifacts, some books, hi-fi equipment, a couple of plants and a rug..
eventually, like a Bowerbird, my collection of material possessions attracted a mate..
now I've got literally tons of stuff clogging up the cupboards and wardrobes and shelves, the attic, the shed and under the stairs, I've got kids and all the toys and clothes and stuff they come with.. bikes, TVs, cars, welly boots, xmas decorations, keepsakes.. calenders, appointments and obligations.. unopened bottles of booze.. trinkets, candles toiletries and torches and tupperware and TV guides.. we even keep broken stuff occasionally.. dead batteries.. issues, memories, complexes, guilt and grudges..

got no debt though.. a nice little family, but there is a hollow spot in my soul now that I exist primarily within my comfort zone..

basically content here. Nothing amazing just comfortable and content on the whole.

Flat remains a major issue with a bolloxed statutory notice repair that is into the 6th year of the saga with no end in sight , new job just started which is tough now but should settle

What a nice thread. People happy with their lot. As my wise old mum says, "better to want what you have, than to have what you want..."

This thread's also a nice antidote to the reactionary right wing views in the numerous "rich/poor" debates, that everyone's intrinsically jealous of the mega-rich. No we're not!

Suew_w you sound like you have got it all in perspective, nice 🙂

Yunki, that made me smile 🙂

Almost verging on smug at the moment...

And that's despite the fact that my home is in Sheffield and my job is in London. In some ways it's the best of both worlds; OK, spending several nights a month in a Premier Inn isn't great, but I don't pay for it, and it means I can do "London" things when I'm there (Borough Market followed by St John Smithfield yesterday!) and I generally manage a couple of weeks working from home each month, at which point I've got the Peak District to play in during lunchbreaks/evenings.

No money worries; mortgage is manageable, and I'm still on a "London" salary, plus the fact that there isn't much I want to spend money on at the moment. I've got all the bikes I want/need, and they all work!

I have always been a happy person. I don't have periods of sadness like some and I guess I have always been a bit ignarent and ignarence is bliss.

It wasn't until a few years ago that I met Mrs Tommid (although we are not married), someone I wouldn't normally have thought of as my type. She is 9 years older than me, I would have considered posher than me and more intelligent than me. But in a way that has what made us good together. We chllenge one and other and learn from each other.

We never wanted kids, Mrs Tommid had been married before. But three years ago we discussed how happy and settled we were and that actually both of us were being drawn to the idea of having a family. 18 months ago along came Bea our daughter.

I can honestly say that I am content. There are things I want, but I have learnt learnt that there is a big difference between want and need. I have a job that empowers me and drives me to be better as a colleague and not just an employee and tthat is worth more thaan money.

I am truley content. Lucky me. But for those who are'nt, it will come when you least expect it, but you have to be in the right place to allow these things in your life.

Not really. No money, no job security, lots of jumping through hoops and doing stuff I don't want to do while not doing nearly enough of the stuff I like doing. All a bit unbalanced at the moment.

along came Bea our daughter.

We've got one of those as well..! (22 months old)

Me, working part time and bringing up my daughter single handed.

Time rich money poor.
Not got a pot to piss in and plenty of time to piss in it.
And ride bikes.

Very happy.

although i suffer with depression and have no family (have some great friends though),i am currently feeling quite happy.am listening to the new rush album for the first time (my favorite band).and i will be getting a lovely vintage lemon drop guitar in 13 days time.material goods don't buy you happiness,but they do help 😉
am glad that you all are in a happy place 😀

Poor as church mice, but we're happy. Most of my old school friends now have real jobs, decent houses and the like - but they're also looking and acting awfully middle-aged and don't seem any the happier for it.

Lift up your hearts,

Soulful people,

Soulful.

🙂