It was 2014, and my research team—including the GGSC’s Dacher Keltner—was studying a remote group of former nomads high in the Himalayas of Eastern Bhutan. This was a place that no outsider had ever ...
Many of us seek happiness as a guiding aim in our lives. But what about being content? Are feelings of contentment just a lesser, diluted form of happiness—or something distinct and valuable to pursue ...
The relentless pursuit of happiness often overshadows the more subtle yet profound emotional state of contentment. While happiness may be a fleeting high, contentment is the gentle hum of satisfaction ...
As the Portuguese writer Jose Saramago once said, “If I'm sincere today, what does it matter if I regret it tomorrow?” And, it’s true. By making decisions only after being emotionally and cognitively ...
The General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Pastor Enoch Adeboye has challenged Nigerians to imbibe the values of love, contentment and peaceful co-existence to foster national ...
Recently, during a friendly conversation, I was asked by one my friends if I was content with my life. Subconsciously, I found myself whispering the following questions to myself: "Am I really ...