• When we feel a sense of contentment, our satisfaction influences our overall happiness.
• A simple, minimalistic way of life can help us curb many unwanted desires that cause misery in the future (including financial troubles).
• The contentment over our significant other boosts any relationship and avoids our efforts to change others into versions we like.
• Contentment leads us to accept our children and love them as they are, instead of imposing undesirable conditions on them.
• Being content with a good job helps us avoid being a complaining, grumpy person, leading to more opportunities in the future.
• Social change is possible if we are content with ourselves and can therefore work positively in the bigger issues that plague the earth.

Life has challenges, misery and struggles for everyone inhabiting this planet, and it is our choice to be happy or unhappy, because our behaviours, thoughts and attitude are what makes our condition good or bad.

By counting our blessings and focusing on the good things in life, instead of ...