Women's Spiritual Journey discusses Contentment

Please Note: This meeting will NOT be held at Gail's; it will be in Cheryl's in Victoria Commons. It will also be on a Saturday! Call Gail 386 717 8198 for DeLand address.
*We love our men friends, but this meeting is just for women--Sorry!

Ordinarily, Women's Spiritual Journey randomly picks a different character trait to discuss each month. Discussions are freewheeling, guided by the interests of the group. Generally, we think about how the quality operates in our lives (or doesn't), what it looks like, what it produces, and how we can strengthen it. But this month, we're doing something different-- we're discussing...
Contentment
Contentment is an awareness of sufficiency, a sense that we have enough and we are enough. It is appreciating the simple gifts of life—friendship, books, a good laugh, a moment of beauty, a cool drink on a hot day. Being contented, we are free from the pull of greed and longing. We trust that life provides what we need when we need it. Contentment allows us to experience satisfaction with what is. We are fully present in this moment. Being contented does not obstruct our dreams or thwart our purpose. It is a place to stand and view the future with a peaceful heart and gratitude for all that is and all that is to come.
“Love came up to me showing me that a contented mind is best for growth.”
~Zoroastrianism, The Yasna 43
The Practice of Contentment
I allow myself to be satisfied and grateful.
I trust that I am enough.
I enjoy where I am and what I have.
I resist the craving for more.
I am fully alive to the present moment.
I relax in the trust that life is good.
I am thankful for Contentment.
It shows me that life is a gift.
Question to Your Heart’s Content!

1. Do you feel you have enough to be happy and content?
2. Do you feel you are enough? If not, what are you lacking and how can you become it?
3. Besides those things mentioned, what are some of the simple joys of your life?
4. What simple joys aren’t you getting enough of and how can you make room for them?
5. Do you often feel “the pull of greed and longing”? Are you content with that?
6. Has your experience been that life provides what you need when you need it?
7. How do you understand the statement that “Being contented does not obstruct our dreams or thwart our purpose.
8. Are you peaceful about the future? Do you feel grateful?
9. Explore the meaning of the Zoroastrian passage, “Love came up to me showing me that a contented mind is best for growth.”
   10. Does it make sense to you that feeling contented and grateful are attitudes you can allow—or disallow?
   11. Is it hard for you to resist craving more?
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